FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 1 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 2 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM Mark of the Unicorn License Agreement and Limited Warranty on Software TO PERSONS WHO PURCHASE OR USE THIS PRODUCT: carefully read all the terms and conditions of this agreement before using this software package. Using this software package indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions of this license agreement. Mark of the Unicorn, Inc. (“MOTU”) owns both this program and its documentation.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 3 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM Packing List and System Requirements THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING MOTU Thank you for purchasing FastLane. Please read the important information in this booklet before using it. PLEASE REGISTER TODAY Please send in the registration card included with your FastLane interface. As a registered user, you will be eligible to receive on-line technical support email and announcements about product enhancements as soon as they become available.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 4 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM 4 PACKING LIST AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 5 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM Installing FastLane-USB CONNECTING A USB COMPUTER Using the USB cable included with your MOTU MIDI interface, put the Type A plug into a Type A USB jack on the computer, a USB hub, or any other USB device connected to the computer that has an available Type A USB jack. The USB cable allows the computer to communicate with all MIDI devices connected to your MOTU MIDI interface. The flat,“Type A” USB plug connects to the computer.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 6 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM CONNECTING MIDI GEAR Connect each MIDI device’s MIDI IN jack to one of FastLane’s two MIDI OUT jacks as shown by Connection 1 below. Conversely, connect the MIDI OUT jack on the MIDI device to one of FastLane’s two MIDI IN jacks as shown by Connection 2.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 7 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM CONNECTING ADDITIONAL GEAR WITH MIDI THRUS If you use up both MIDI OUTs on the FastLane, and you still have more gear to connect, run a MIDI cable from the MIDI THRU of a device already connected to the interface to the MIDI IN on the additional device as shown below in Figure-4. The two devices then share the same MIDI OUT port on FastLane.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 8 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM CONNECTING MULTIPLE USB INTERFACES The USB (Universal Serial Bus) specification allows you to connect multiple MOTU interfaces to a single computer. You can mix and match any combination of MOTU USB interfaces to suit your needs. The USB (Universal Serial Bus) specification allows many USB devices — theoretically up to 127 — to be connected to a single computer.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 9 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM Installing the MOTU USB Windows Driver To install the MOTU USB MIDI driver: 1 If the FastLane-USB is currently connected to the computer, unplug it. 2 Turn on your computer. 3 If you have previously installed MOTU USB MIDI drivers, use the Windows Add/Remove Programs control panel to remove the old MOTU USB MIDI drivers before proceeding. 4 If the Windows Add Hardware Wizard appears during startup, do not proceed and exit from the Wizard.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 10 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM 10 INSTALLING THE MOTU USB WINDOWS DRIVER
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 11 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM Using MOTU USB MIDI ports MIDI PORTS Once you have installed the MOTU FastLane-USB MIDI driver, you’ll notice that two MIDI inputs and outputs are available to your MIDI programs. The port names appear as shown in Figure-6. you relaunch them, the interface should now be available to them again.
FastLane-USB manual/Win Page 12 Friday, April 15, 2005 12:32 PM REPLACING DISKS If your MOTU USB software CD becomes damaged or lost, our Customer Support Department will be glad to replace it. Or you can download the latest version of the drivers and consoles from www.motu.com. THE MIDI THRU BUTTON The MIDI THRU button on the front of the FastLane-USB, when pushed in, creates a direct connection from each MIDI IN connector to its corresponding MIDI OUT connector.
