5
User’s Guide
Us
er’
s
Guide
AC INPUT
AUDIO
L
R
1
2
1. The Linecord goes here
2. The FireWire goes here (Port 1 or 2)
2. In the Import ProTools Project dialog box,
select the Pro Tools Session file you want to
import as an HDR Project file. You can
navigate to the drive and folder where the
file is located in the Location and Drive
Select boxes at the top of the window.
3. Click
Open
to save the new Pro Tools
Session. The Confirm Import dialog box
opens.
4. Click
OK
to save the Pro Tools Session as
an HDR Project file, or click
Cancel
to exit.
5. The New Project dialog box opens. Enter a
name for the Project, select whether to save
it on the external or internal drive, and
select whether it should be 44.1/48 kHz or
88.2/96 kHz.
6. Click
New
to finish.
Connecting the HDR Pro FireWire
Drive to a Macintosh
1. Plug the linecord into the IEC socket on the
back of the FireWire drive. Plug the other
end into an AC socket properly configured
for your particular model.
2. Connect the supplied FireWire patch cable
between one of the FireWire ports on the
back of the FireWire drive and the FireWire
port on the Macintosh. It doesn’t matter
which port you use.
3. That’s all there is to it!
Note:
Macintosh computers require Mac OS 9.1 or
higher. PC computers require Windows 2000 or
Windows XP.
Macintosh Setup
On a Macintosh, you should do the following:
1. Go to the Apple drop down menu and select
Control Panels – File Exchange.
2. Select the PC Exchange tab and add the
following entries:
Ext:
Application
File Type
pt3
Pro Tools x.x
PSes
pt4
Pro Tools x.x
PT4S
pt5
Pro Tools x.x
PT5S
sd2
Pro Tools x.x
or QuickTime Player SD2F
where x.x is the version of Pro Tools
installed on your system (e.g., 5.1)
Installing or Removing a Mackie
Media Tray
To install or remove a Mackie Media tray:
1. Make sure the power is off on the FireWire
Drive.
2. To install a new M•90 drive, first remove
the blank plate by inserting the key and
turning it a quarter-turn counterclockwise.
Pull out from the edge of the plate closest
to the key to remove it. Slide the media tray
