Connecting to a Computer
USB Connection
DME64N/DME24N Owner’s Manual
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USB Connection

USB connections can be used in the following two ways:

(1) Control the DME64N/24N from DME Designer.

(2) Connect to any individual DME64N/24N and control that DME64N/24N unit by transmitting MIDI

commands from a MIDI sequencer or similar software.

Be sure to follow the procedure below when you make a USB connection with a computer. Otherwise, the

computer and/or DME64N/24N may freeze, resulting in damages or loss of data. If the computer or

DME64N/24N freezes, turn the power to the DME64N/24N off and then on, then restart the computer.

• Before you connect the DME64N/24N to the computer via USB, cancel the computer’s energy saving mode (such as Suspend, Sleep, or Stand-by mode).
• Before turning on the power to the DME64N/24N, first connect its [USB] connector to the computer’s USB port.
• Before turning the power to the unit on or off, and before connecting or disconnecting the USB cable, take the following actions:- Quit all open applications.- Make sure that the DME64N/24N is NOT transferring any data.• Be sure to wait six seconds or more between turning the power to the unit on and then off (or off and then on), or between connecting and disconnecting (or vice versa) the USB cable.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.”
NOTE
• When using a DME64N/24N together with the DME Satellite, you must assign the DME Satellite as the master. The
computer on which DME Designer is running can be connected to either the group master or a slave DME series unit.
• 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
CAUTION