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How To Install Software and Drivers

This document provides instructions for installing software and device drivers on Windows and Mac OS X systems. For Windows, it describes downloading drivers from the CD or online and walking through the installation wizard. It also provides directions for updating existing drivers. For Mac OS X, it outlines extracting and running the PKG file which automatically installs drivers and software requiring an administrator password. The document ensures drivers are properly installed to run the lighting control software.

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How To Install Software and Drivers

This document provides instructions for installing software and device drivers on Windows and Mac OS X systems. For Windows, it describes downloading drivers from the CD or online and walking through the installation wizard. It also provides directions for updating existing drivers. For Mac OS X, it outlines extracting and running the PKG file which automatically installs drivers and software requiring an administrator password. The document ensures drivers are properly installed to run the lighting control software.

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Driver and software installation

User Manual
(V.1.4)

Driver and Software Installation User Manual 1


Summary:

P.2 Installing and updating the software for Windows


P.3 Installing and updating the DMX Device Driver for Windows
P.4 Installing and updating the software for MAC OS X
P.4 Installing the CQ DMX512 Device Driver for MAC OS X

This chapter describes how to install the software and the interface drivers on
selected Windows and Macintosh computer systems.

System Requirements:

Windows Macintosh
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista 32/64, Seven MacOSX 10.4 (Tiger) or greater
1 Ghz CPU 1 GHz CPU (Intel)
512 MB RAM 512 MB RAM
150 MB free disk space 150 MB free disk space
1 CD Rom drive 1 CD Rom drive
1 or more USB 2.0 port 1 or more USB 2.0 port
Video 1024 x 768 screen definition or higher Video 1024 x 768 screen definition or higher

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Installing and updating the software for Windows
Before you install the software, close all running applications, disable virus
protection, and ensure your computer has enough memory and free disk space.

Insert the software CD into the CD ROM drive. The installer should launch and
the installation will appear. If the Installer do not appear, find the Setup file in the CD
ROM.

• Click Install Software to proceed with the installation.


• Choose the setup language.
• Click OK and click NEXT to proceed with the installation.
• After reading the license agreement, select I Accept The Agreement and click
Next.
• After reading the Software Information, click Next.
• When the Select Destination Location window appears, accept the default
location: c:\Program Files\..., or click Browse to make your own selection. After
selecting the folder location, click Next.
• When the Select Start Menu Folder window appears, accept the default
location or click Browse to make your own selection. After selecting the Folder
Name, click Next.
• When the Select Additional Task window appears, accept the default setting or
deselect the task that you don't want then click Next.
• Review the Pre-Installation Summary information and click Install.
• The installation will begin. You can cancel at anytime during the installation.
• The Install Complete screen will appear once the installation is finished. Click
Done or OK to quit the installer.
• If you have already installed the interface drivers, you are ready to run the
software and begin creating light shows. If not, proceed to Installing interface
Driver for Windows.

To update the Software:

You can proceed with a new installation. It will update the old files automatically. But
we advise you to uninstall the previous software version before. Don't forget to save
all the important files in a backup before, then proceed to the de-installation that is
available in the Windows start menu of the software.

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Installing and updating the DMX Device Driver for Windows
The following instructions will guide you through the task of installing the DMX
Device driver. Driver installation varies from system to system, therefore you may
see subtle differences in your installation.

Follow the instructions to install the drivers for your interface.

Note:

Do not click Cancel or Skip at any time during the installation. Doing so will prevent
your driver from being properly installed on your computer.

• Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive or download the driver form the
internet.
• If you have already installed the software (recommended), you can find a
Driver folder in the software installation directory. We strongly recommend
using this folder as the default file for the Windows Wizard installation.
• After you attach the interface to your computer, Windows will detect new
hardware and launch the New Hardware Wizard.
• Select the recommended option to have wizard search for and install the best
driver for your device and click Next.
• Windows will search for the driver software. Select CD-ROM Drive or the folder
which contains the driver (select the Driver folder in the installation directory) if
prompted and click Next.
• When Windows has completed the driver installation, click Finish.

Note:

Windows XP will prompt you to select the best match from a list of drivers. After
selecting the driver and clicking next, you will receive a warning that the drivers are
not signed. Click continue anyway.
Refer to the Update Driver procedure to install the Driver on Windows Seven
because Seven install automatically signed drivers only.
There is a chance that Windows may ask you to install the driver a second time, if
so, the New Hardware Wizard then guides you through the installation of the DMX
Interface drivers following the steps above.
You must install the driver for each new USB port of your computer, when your
hardware is attached to a new USB connector of your computer.

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To update the Driver:

When a new driver version is available, you may choose to update the windows
driver.

• Open the Device Manager of Windows and select you hardware device (CQ
DMX512 Device for example).
• Right click on the device and select Update Driver.
• Select Browse My Computer Fro driver Software.
• Select Let Me Pick From A List Of Device Drivers On My Computer.
• Select the folder that contains or where you would like to put the new driver
and click Next.

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Installing and updating the software for MAC OS X
The purpose of this chapter is to provide users with a simple procedure for
installing the Software under MAC OSX system (10.4, 10.5, 10.6 and latter).

• In the CD Rom, double click on the .PKG.ZIP file to decompress the .PKG file
to your desktop. A .PKG file appear on your desktop.
• Double click on the .PKG file and follow installation instructions. The .PKG
install the driver at the same time.
• To proceed with the driver installation, users must use the Root or
Administrator password because it requiers to copy some files in specific folder
that a single users are not allowed to open.
• Wen the installation is completed, just create an alias for your dock or on your
desktop. Use Control + CLIC or right click on the .APP file to create the alias.
• Drag and drop the alias for your folder or your dock.

Note:

Before user running the software, you must install the drivers to your Mac by using
the Root or administrator password.
The Application won't start if the drivers are not well installed.

Installing the CQ DMX512 Device Driver for MAC OS X


The .PKG installs driver automatically on Version 0.3, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6. You
must know you administrator password (root) to complete the installation.

To check if your drivers are well installed, you can check the /USR/LOCAL/LIB/
directory with your terminal and see if these files are well installed : libftd2xx.dylib
and libftd2xx.0.1.7.dylib.

If the software do not start, just refer to the driver installation instructions gives in the
drivers folder of the application.

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