JLCooper PPS-2 User Manual

PPS-2 Remote for Mac OS X™

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Introduction! 1

Installation! 1

Setup ! 2

Operation! 5

Frame Rate! 5

Sync Type! 6

Start Time! 7

Stop Time! 8

The Batch Striping List! 9

Batch Stripe Settings! 11

Striping! 12

Batch Striping! 13

Saving and Restoring! 14

Other Menus! 16

Edit Menu! 16

Stripe Menu! 16

Synch Menu! 16

Batch Striping Menu! 17

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Introduction

PPS-2 offers the advantages of several synchronizers in one versatile package. It reads
and generates SMPTE time code and converts SMPTE into MIDI Time Code or Direct
Time Lock. It also reads and generates JLCooper's “Smart FSK” sync and converts it
into MIDI Clock with Song Position Pointer. PPS-2 also offers Jam Sync/Regeneration,
Flywheeling and Auto-Merge.

The PPS-2 Remote Software for MAC OS X™ extends these capabilities by offering the
ability to set frame rates, start and stop times and to batch stripe a list timecode starts
and stops of songs, film cues, etc.

Installation

After downloading the file Install_PPS-2_Remote_Software.dmg, double-click it. In the
window that opens, drag the icon labeled PPS-2 Remote Software over the icon
labeled Applications alias and release the mouse. This will cause the Finder to copy
the software into the Applications folder on your hard drive.

Once the Finder is done copying files, look in the sidebar of any Finder window for the
PPS-2 installer icon. Click the little eject icon next to it to close the installer window.

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Setup

Connect the MIDI Out of a MIDI interface connected to your computer to the MIDI In of
the PPS-2. Although the PPS-2 Remote software doesn’t receive MIDI messages from
the PPS-2, other MIDI software you are using probably will, so you should also connect
the PPS-2 MIDI Out to the interface’s MIDI In.

If you want to see the PPS-2 listed by name in your MIDI applications, open Apple’s
Audio MIDI Setup (/Applications/Utilities/). If you don’t see the MIDI Studio window,
chose Show MIDI Window from the Window menu. Click on the Add Device button,
then double click on the new external device icon that appears. This will open the
Properties editor.

Set up the Properties editor as in the following graphic. You can put anything you want
for the Device name. This is what will appear in your MIDI applications. For
Manufacturer and Model you should type “JLCooper” and “PPS-2”. Do Not use the
popup menus to select these settings. The information that Audio MIDI Setup has stored
about JLCooper is incorrect, and using these popups can cause a crash.

Close the Properties editor then drag from the PPS icon’s input to the output on the
MIDI interface icon that matches the physical input that your MIDI cable is connected to.
Make a similar connection from the PPS-2 Out to the interface’s Input.

Quit Audio MIDI Setup.

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Navigate to /Applications/PPS-2 Remote Software and double-click on the PPS-2
Remote application, then go to Preferences under the PPS-2 Remote menu.

This will open the Preferences dialog.

If you will be using the batch striping feature you will want to set the number of seconds
of silence between each section of timecode, or Delay Between Starts. If you will be
batch striping multiple tapes, then you should also make sure that Pause for Reel
Changes While Striping is checked. These settings will be discussed in more detail,
and can be changed at any time.

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The Default Frame Rate and Default Sync Type popups determine what frame rate
and sync type settings will be active each time the software is started up. These settings
can easily be overridden in the main window.

The MIDI Output popup lists all the MIDI ports that are present in your system. In order
for the PPS-2 software to communicate with the PPS-2, it needs to know what ports the
PPS-2 is connected to. If you previously created a PPS-2 device in Audio MIDI Setup
as described above, the name you chose for the PPS-2 will appear in the popups. If not,
the name of the port it is connected to will appear. Choose the PPS-2’s port from the
popup then hit OK.

The PPS-2 and the PPS-2 Remote application should now be communicating.

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