Tact Audio TCS MKII Owner Manual
TCS mkII Theater Correction Software
Connect your
TCS mkII to your
Computer
Y our TCS mkII must be connected to your computer’s serial port in order for it to
communicate with your computer and to run the theater correction process.
Please follow the steps below to connect your TCS mkII to your computer .
1 - Make sure that your TCS mkII is turned off using the master power switch on
the back of the unit.
2 - Connect the RS 232 “Input” jack on the back of the TCS mkII to your
computer’s serial port using the supplied cables and adapters. Y our
computer must have a standard RS 232 serial port with a DB 9 connector .
3 - Turn on your TCS mkII.
4 - If your computer is not on, turn it on and start the Tact-TCS mkII Theater
Correction System Software.
5 - Select the “Com” button on the main software screen to open the
communication window.
6 - Under the Operating Mode select “Connect”.
7 - Under the COM Port section select “COM1”. If you receive an “invalid
port number” message please try selecting each of the port selections until
you do not receive this message. If you receive this message on all COM ports
you may not have a COM port installed on your computer . Please refer to your
computer manufacture’s documentation for help to install a COM port.
CAUTION
8 - To verify that TCS mkII is properly connected to the host computer click on the
“Start” button to perform the communication test. If everything is functioning
properly you should see the results below . Press the “Stop” button af ter about
15 seconds to stop the test.
Rx Buf should display “0”.
Count should have counted in increments of “1”.
Err Count should be “0”.
If the results are as above select the “Close” button to close the
communication window. Your TCS mkII is now connected to your computer.
If the results are not as above please go back to step number 6 and select
another COM port. Then repeat step 7.
NOTE: If you are still are not passing the communication test you may not
have a COM port installed on your computer or you may have another device such as a modem or hand held PC that may be sharing the COM port
on your computer. If you have a Tact amplifier attached it may be set to the
same address. The TCS mkII requires a valid COM port that is not being
used by any other devices.
NOTE: You will only have to select the communication port once. The next
time you run the TCS mkII correction software it will remember your settings.
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