Specifications

Chapter 3: Macintosh Configuration 19
chapter 3
Macintosh Configuration
This chapter contains information for Macin-
tosh systems only. If you are installing Pro Tools
on a Windows computer, see Chapter 2, “Win-
dows Configuration.”
Installation Overview
Installation of the Mbox on a Macintosh in-
cludes the following steps:
1 Configuring “Apple System Settings for
Mac OS X” on page 19.
2 “Installing Pro Tools LE” on page 20
3 Restarting your computer.
4 “Connecting Mbox to the Computer” on
page 21.
5 “Configuring Pro Tools LE” on page 22.
6 Making audio connections to the Mbox. (See
Chapter 4, “Mbox Hardware and Connections”
for details.)
Apple System Settings for
Mac OS X
To ensure optimum performance with
Pro Tools LE, configure the following settings
before you install Pro Tools software.
To configure Mac OS X for Pro Tools LE:
1 Make sure you are logged into an administra-
tor account where you want to install
Pro Tools LE. For details on Administrator privi-
leges in Mac OS X, refer to your Mac OS X doc-
umentation.
2 Choose System Preferences from the Apple
Menu and click Energy Saver.
3 Click the Sleep tab and turn off the Energy
Saver feature by setting the sleep feature to
Never.
4 Return to the System Preferences and click
Software Update.
5 Deselect “Automatically check for updates
when you have a network connection.”
Before installing this version of Pro Tools,
please refer to the Read Me information in-
cluded on the Pro Tools Installer CD-ROM.
Do not use the Mac OS X automatic Soft-
ware Update feature, as it may install com-
ponents that have not yet been qualified for
Pro Tools. For details on qualified versions
of Mac OS, refer to the latest compatibility
information on the Digidesign Web site
(www.digidesign.com).