File | Exit
Quit the program. If the Confirm Exit option is checked (see above) the program
will have you confirm that you want to quit before it actually closes.
Hardware | Current Status
This selection gives you the current status of the MIDISPORT MIDI drivers, and
displays whether or not the MIDISPORT hardware is present and detected. The
MIDISPORT internal firmware revision is also displayed here if the MIDISPORT
is present and detected.
Hardware | Patchbay
Selecting “Patchbay” brings up the Patchbay Setup dialog box, enabling the user
to create patchbay configurations that will be remembered by the MIDISPORT.
This patchbay setup can be used
only
when the MIDISPORT is in standalone
mode. See section, “Remote Control Patchbay Operation” that follows.
Hardware | SMPTE Test
This selection gives you the current status of the SMPTE reader. This pop-up
dialog will tell you whether or not the MIDISPORT is currently locked to SMPTE
and what the incoming SMPTE format is. This feature is very handy if you are
experiencing SMPTE synchronization problems. If unable to lock onto an
incoming SMPTE signal from this dialog box, you should check your SMPTE
connections and SMPTE source.
Help | About
The usual information: what the program is, what software version, who wrote
it, copyright notice, etc.
Macintosh Menus
Following are brief explanations of the remote control program menu choices on
a Macintosh computer.
File | New Setting
When the MIDISPORT Remote Control is first opened, the default setting is
“MIDISPORT Preferences.” Clicking “New Setting” in the file menu will reset
all Remote Control settings to their defaults, while bringing up a new setting
configuration entitled “New Configuration.”
File | Open Setting
If you have saved a configuration setting previously, Open Setting will bring up
a dialog box that will allow you to choose the saved setting. Locate the setting
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