TEAC DM-4800 TASCAM Mixer Companion 1.60 software guide - Page 3

1 - Introduction and installation The TASCAM Mixer Companion (or "TMCompanion") is software for Microsoft Windows XP or Apple Computer's Mac OS X, allowing the following operations to be carried out on the TASCAM DM-4800 and DM3200 digital mixing consoles (referred to in this manual as "TASCAM DM") from the host computer, using a USB connection for 2-way operation: • Management of projects, allowing storage and archival of projects on the host computer, and restoration to the TASCAM DM. • On-screen metering for channels, busses, aux sends, and the main stereo buss. • Firmware updates to the TASCAM DM are carried out through TMCompanion. • A timecode display and on-screen transport controls mirroring those of the TASCAM DM can be used. • A screen shot of the TASCAM DM can be downloaded and stored as a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file on the host computer. Installation (Windows) A computer capable of running Windows XP, with at least one USB port, is required to run the program. It is strongly recommended that Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) is installed prior to installing TMCompanion (this provides better and more stable MIDI drivers than earlier versions). This Service Pack (English version) is provided on the TMCompanion CD-ROM. When the CD-ROM is inserted, the autoplay process opens a window providing the option to install TMCompanion or SP2, read the release notes, install Adobe Acrobat Reader or visit the TASCAM Web site to look for updates and further release notes, etc. NOTE If SP2 is to be installed, this should be done before TMCompanion is installed. • When installing TMCompanion, a confirmation panel appears, followed by a standard Windows installation program: • Press Next> to move to the next screen, which sets out the licensing terms and conditions. Read these, select I Agree, and press Next>. • Choose the folder in which the program will reside. The default folder C:\Program Files\TASCAM is one in which other TASCAM applications (e.g. GigaStudio) reside, so it is a good idea to leave the default settings here. Figure 2: Destination folder selection • After a few more confirmation screens, the program will then install. • Following the installation, there will be a new TASCAM group in the Start menu, with the TASCAM Mixer Companion as a sub-item in it. Other items (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader) can then be installed as required. Figure 1: Installation start screen TASCAM DM TMCompanion software guide 3