Midi Solutions MultiVoltage Professional Series Operating instructions

Type
Operating instructions
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
M8
8-INPUTMIDIMERGER
PROFESSIONALSERIES
MIDI Solutions
MultiVoltage
MIDI Solutions MultiVoltage M8 Operating Instructions M520-100
2018 MIDI Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.
MIDI Solutions Inc.
PO Box 3010
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6B 3X5
www.midisolutions.com
ThankyouforpurchasingtheMIDISolutionsMultiVoltageM88-inputMIDIMerger.
TheMIDISolutionsMultiVoltageM8mergesMIDIdatafromeightMIDIinputstoitstwoMIDIoutputs,andmaybe
chainedtogetherwithotherMIDISolutionsMergersforasmanyinputsarerequired.TheMIDISolutionsMultiVoltage
M8isMIDI-poweredandrequiresnobatteriesorpowersupplytooperate.Itiscompatiblewithproductsthatfollow
boththe5Vand3.3VMIDIspecifications.
INTRODUCTION
ConnecttheMIDIOutsorThrusofthesendingMIDIdevicestotheMIDIinputs( through )oftheM8.Connect
MIDI and oftheM8totheMIDIInsofthereceivingMIDIdevices.ThenumberofMIDISolutionsproducts
thatcanbechainedtogetherisdependentonthespecificationsoftheMIDIoutputportsupplyingpower–formore
informationseetheMIDIINDICATORLEDsection.Sincesomeproductsmakeuseofunusedpins1and3topass
phantompower,connectionstothesepinsareprovidedbetweenthe and jacks.Thesepinsarenot
connectedtotheM8'sinternalcircuitry.Itisrecommendedthatthecurrentpassingthoughthesepinsbelimitedto1
amp.
PowerisprovidedtotheM8bythedevicethatisconnectedtoitsfirstMIDIinput, .Ifadevicedoesnotprovide
poweritcanbeconnectedto - .AllMIDImessagesappearingattheM8'sMIDIinputsaremergedtoitsMIDI
outputs and .
TheMIDIIndicatorLEDwilllightassoonasthesendingdeviceisturnedon,andflashesbrieflywheneverMIDIdata
passesthroughtheunit.IftheMIDISolutionsM8'soperatingvoltagedropsbelowthethresholdatwhichitisableto
provideaMIDIstandarddrivecurrentof5mA,itsLEDwillproduceasteadyon/offwarningflash.Afterrisingabove
thisthresholdtheLEDwillcontinuetoproduceasteadyon/dimflashfor10seconds.Sincethevoltagealwaysrises
abovethisthresholdonpowerup,asteadyon/dimflashwillalwaysbevisiblefor10seconds;duringthistimetheunit
isoperatingnormallyandprovidingthestandarddrivecurrent.IftheM8'soperatingvoltageisbelow4VitsLEDwill
produceadimflasheveryfourseconds,thissignalisfordiagnosticpurposesanddoesnotaffectitsoperation.
In1 In8
Out1 Out2
In1 Out1
In1
In2 In8
Out1 Out2
CONNECTIONS
MIDIINDICATORLED
OPERATION
3
Receiving Device #2
MIDI In
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Out or Thru
MIDI Out or Thru
Sending Device #1
Sending Device #5
Sending Device #3
Sending Device #7
Sending Device #2
Sending Device #6
Sending Device #4
Sending Device #8
Receiving Device #1
MIDI In
4
MIDI Solutions Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from
date of purchase. This warranty is void if the product has been damaged by accident, misuse, alteration, unauthorized repairs
or other causes not arising out of defects in material or workmanship. Under no circumstances will MIDI Solutions be liable for
any loss of profits, benefits, time, interrupted operation, commercial loss, or consequential damages arising out of the use or
inability to use the product. MIDI Solutions specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. If the product requires service, a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number must be obtained from
MIDI Solutions and the product must be shipped prepaid to a specified Service Center. MIDI Solutions will repair or replace the
product at our discretion and will pay return shipping fees. The customer is responsible for any damage or loss sustained
during shipment in any direction.
WARRANTY
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