Midiman BiPort 2x4/s Serial Interface Driver Installation
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WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION
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1.Boot Windows XP.
2.Click on the "Start" button in the task bar.
3.Select the "Control Panel".
4.Double click open the "Add Hardware" icon.
5.When the Add Hardware Wizard starts, click
the "Next" button.
6.Wait while Windows performs a search for new hardware
on your computer. But, since the serial interface of
the BiPort 2x4/S is not plug and play, the wizard
will not find it.
9.When the search is completed, Windows will ask if the
hardware is connected, select the "Yes, I have already
connected the hardware" item & click the "Next" button.
10.When the New hardware Wizard displays a list of hardware
already installed on you computer select the "Add a new
hardware device" item and click the "Next" button.
11.When asked if you want Windows to search for and install
the hardware automatically, select the "Install the
hardware that I manually select from a list" item and
click the "Next" button.
12.On the Hardware Type dialog select "Sound, video and game
controllers" item and click the "Next" button.
13.When asked to Select a Device Driver, click the
"Have Disk..." button.
14.You will be prompted for disk drive where the vendor provided
driver is located, browse to or enter appropriate disk drive
specification and click "OK".
15.When the "software has not passed Windows XP Logo
testing" message pops up, push the "Continue Anyway"
button to indicate that you want to continue the
installation.
16.When the "Select a Device Driver" window pops up
select the "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver"
entry & click "Next" button.
17.The next window indicates it is ready to install the
Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver, so click the
"Next" button.
18.When the "software has not passed Windows XP Logo
testing" message pops up, push the "Continue Anyway"
button to indicate that you want to continue the
installation.
19.The installation wizard will copy the appropriate files
and will then start the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver
Setup dialog.
20.If you have not yet done so, connect the serial interface
of the BiPort 2x4/S to one of the COM ports of your PC
& power up the BiPort.
21.On the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
select the COM port to which the BiPort has been
connected; also use the "Merge/Unmerge" button to
select if you want all of the BiPort inputs to
be merged into the single In-1 Midi input port or
if you would like Midi input data being received on
each interface to be sent to their individual Midi
input ports.
21.If you are connecting more than one BiPort 2x4/S
units, click on the "Add" button & setup appropriate
configuration for the additional BiPort(s).
22.When done configuring your BiPort 2x4/S unit(s),
click the "OK" button.
23.The Add hardware Wizard will request that you click
the "Finish" button to complete the installation.
24.In order for the driver installation to be completed
you will be required to exit and restart Windows.
WINDOWS XP CONFIGURATION CHANGES
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1.Boot Windows XP.
2.Click on the "Start" button in the task bar.
3.Select the "Control Panel".
4.Double click open the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon.
5.Select "Hardware" tab.
6.Select "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" item.
7.Click on the "Properties" button.
8.Select the "Properties" tab.
9.Click on "+" sign next to Midi Devices & Instruments.
10.Select "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" item.
11.Click on the "Properties" button.
12.Select the "General" tab.
13.Click on the "Settings" button.
14.Use the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
to make the appropriate configuration changes, then
click on the "OK" button.
15.In order for the driver configuration changes to be
completed you will be required to exit and restart
Windows.
WINDOWS 2000 INSTALLATION
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1.Boot Windows 2000.
2.Click on the "Start" button in the task bar.
3.Click open the "Settings" item.
4.Select the "Control Panel".
5.Double click open the "Add/Remove Hardware" icon.
6.When the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard starts,
click the "Next" button.
7.When asked to Choose a Hardware Task dialog, select
"Add/Troubleshoot a device" item & click "Next" button.
8.Wait while Windows performs a search for plug and play
hardware. But, since the serial interface of the BiPort
2x4/S is not plug and play, the wizard will not find it.
9.When the search is completed, select the "Add a new device"
item and click the "Next" button.
10.When asked if you want Windows to search for your new
hardware, select "No, I want to select the hardware from
a list" item and click the "Next" button.
11.On the Hardware Type dialog select "Sound, video and game
controllers" item and click the "Next" button.
12.When asked to Select a Device Driver, click the
"Have Disk..." button.
13.You will be prompted for disk drive where the vendor provided
driver is located, browse to or enter appropriate disk drive
specification and click "OK".
14.When the "Digital Signature Not Found" window pops up push
the "Yes" button to indicate that you want to continue the
installation.
15.When the "Select a Device Driver" window pops up
select the "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver"
entry & click "Next" button.
16.The next window indicates it is ready to install the
Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver, so click the
"Next" button.
17.When the "Digital Signature Not Found" window pops up
push the "Yes" button to indicate that you want to
continue the installation.
18.The installation wizard will copy the appropriate files
and will then start the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver
Setup dialog.
19.If you have not yet done so, connect the serial interface
of the BiPort 2x4/S to one of the COM ports of your PC
& power up the BiPort.
20.On the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
select the COM port to which the BiPort has been
connected; also use the "Merge/Unmerge" button to
select if you want all of the BiPort inputs to
be merged into the single In-1 Midi input port or
if you would like Midi input data being received on
each interface to be sent to their individual Midi
input ports.
21.If you are connecting more than one BiPort 2x4/S
units, click on the "Add" button & setup appropriate
configuration for the additional BiPort(s).
22.When done configuring your BiPort 2x4/S unit(s),
click the "OK" button.
23.In order for the driver installation to be completed
you will be required to exit and restart Windows.
WINDOWS 2000 CONFIGURATION CHANGES
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1.Boot Windows 2000.
2.Click on the "Start" button in the task bar.
3.Click open the "Settings" item.
4.Select the "Control Panel".
5.Double click open the "Sounds and Multimedia" icon.
6.Select "Hardware" tab.
7.Select "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" item.
8.Click on the "Properties" button.
9.Select the "Properties" tab.
10.Click on "+" sign next to Midi Devices & Instruments.
11.Select "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" item.
12.Click on the "Properties" button.
13.Select the "General" tab.
14.Click on the "Settings" button.
15.Use the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
to make the appropriate configuration changes, then
click on the "OK" button.
16.In order for the driver configuration changes to be
completed you will be required to exit and restart
Windows.
WINDOWS NT VER 4.0 INSTALLATION
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1.Boot Windows NT Ver 4.0.
2.Click on the "Start" button in the task bar.
3.Click open the "Settings" item.
4.Select the "Control Panel".
5.Double click open the "Multimedia" icon.
6.Select the "Device" tab.
7.Click on the "Add..." button.
8.Select the "Unlisted or Updated Driver" entry and push "OK",
9.You will be prompted for disk drive where the vendor provided
driver is located, browse to or enter appropriate disk drive
specification and click "OK".
10.When the "Add Unlisted or Updated Driver" window pops up
select the "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" entry
& click "OK".
11.The installation wizard will copy the appropriate files & will
then start the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog.
12.If you have not yet done so, connect the serial interface
of the BiPort 2x4/S to one of the COM ports of your PC
& power up the BiPort.
13.On the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
select the COM port to which the BiPort has been
connected; also use the "Merge/Unmerge" button to
select if you want all of the BiPort inputs to
be merged into the single In-1 Midi input port or
if you would like Midi input data being received on
each interface to be sent to their individual Midi
input ports.
14.If you are connecting more than one BiPort 2x4/S
units, click on the "Add" button & setup appropriate
configuration for the additional BiPort(s).
15.When done configuring your BiPort 2x4/S unit(s),
click the "OK" button.
16.In order for the driver installation to be completed
you will be required to exit and restart Windows.
WINDOWS NT VER 4.0 CONFIGURATION CHANGES
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1.Boot Windows NT Ver 4.0.
2.Click on the "Start" button in the task bar.
3.Click open the "Settings" item.
4.Select the "Control Panel".
5.Double click open the "Multimedia" icon.
6.Select the "Device" tab.
7.Click on the "Add..." button.
8.Click on "+" sign next to Midi Devices & Instruments.
9.Select "MIDI for Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" item.
10.Click on the "Properties" button.
11.Select the "General" tab.
12.Click on the "Settings" button.
13.Use the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
to make the appropriate configuration changes, then
click on the "OK" button.
14.In order for the driver configuration changes to be
completed you will be required to exit and restart
Windows.
WINDOWS NT VER 3.51 INSTALLATION
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1.Boot Windows NT Ver 3.51.
2.Double click open the "Main" group.
3.Double click open the "Control Panel".
4.Double click open the "Drivers" icon.
5.Click on the "Add" button.
6.Select the "Unlisted or Updated Driver" entry and push "OK".
7.You will be prompted for disk drive where the vendor provided
driver is located, browse to or enter appropriate disk drive
specification and click "OK".
8.When the "Add Unlisted or Updated Driver" window pops up
select the "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" entry
& click "OK".
9.The installation wizard will copy the appropriate files & will
then start the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog.
10.If you have not yet done so, connect the serial interface
of the BiPort 2x4/S to one of the COM ports of your PC
& power up the BiPort.
11.On the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
select the COM port to which the BiPort has been
connected; also use the "Merge/Unmerge" button to
select if you want all of the BiPort inputs to
be merged into the single In-1 Midi input port or
if you would like Midi input data being received on
each interface to be sent to their individual Midi
input ports.
12.If you are connecting more than one BiPort 2x4/S
units, click on the "Add" button & setup appropriate
configuration for the additional BiPort(s).
13.When done configuring your BiPort 2x4/S unit(s),
click the "OK" button.
14.In order for the driver installation to be completed
you will be required to exit and restart Windows.
WINDOWS NT VER 3.51 CONFIGURATION CHANGES
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1.Boot Windows NT Ver 3.51.
2.Double click open the "Main" group.
3.Double click open the "Control Panel".
4.Double click open the "Drivers" icon.
5.Select "Midiman BiPort 2x4/S MIDI Driver" item.
6.Click on the "Setup..." button.
7.Use the Midiman BiPort 2x4/S Driver Setup dialog box
to make the appropriate configuration changes, then
click on the "OK" button.
8.In order for the driver configuration changes to be
completed you will be required to exit and restart
Windows.
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