DME8i-ES/DME8o-ES/DME4io-ES Owner’s Manual
Foreword
Introduction to
the DME Satellite
Controls and
Connectors
Connecting to
a Computer
Audio I/O
Connection
Connecting to an
External Device Other Functions
References
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USB Connection

To connect multiple DME Satellite units to a network, you must assign appropriate IP addresses and make other
network settings on all units. To achieve this, you need to connect the [USB] connector of one of the DME Sat-
ellite units to the USB port of the computer using USB cables, install USB-MIDI Driver and DME Designer on
the computer, then assign the IP addresses to the DME Satellite units from DME Designer.
USB connections can be used in the following three ways:
(1) Set up the network (e.g., assign a unique IP address to each DME Satellite) from DME Designer.
(2) Control the DME Satellite from DME Designer.
(3) Connect to any individual DME Satellite and control that DME Satellite unit by transmitting MIDI com-
mands from a MIDI sequencer or similar software.
Connecting to a Computer
NOTE
•Refer to the “DME Setup Manual” (PDF file) for details on installing USB-MIDI Driver and DME Designer.
•Make sure that the USB-MIDI Driver’s THRU setting is “OFF.”
•Refer to “Network Settings” on page 19 for more information on assigning IP addresses from DME Designer.
NOTE
•The computer on which DME Designer is running can be connected to either the group master or a slave DME series unit.
In this case, set the DME Satellite as the group master.
•The correspondence between the MIDI commands to be received/transmitted and the scene parameters can be set up using
DME Designer.
• The USB port being used by DME Designer is not available for use by a MIDI sequencer or other application.
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Device Group
DME Satellite
Computer
(Running DME Designer.)
Computer
(Running MIDI
Sequencer or
similar application.)
Ethernet Cable
Switching Hub
Ethernet Cable
DME Satellite
Ethernet
Straight Cable
DME64N/24N
USB Cable
USB Cable