JLCooper Electronics MCS5 User manual

MCS5
USB Media Control Station
User Manual

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MCS5 User Manual
Part Number 932458
May 8, 2014
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Table of Contents
.............................................................................................................Installation!5
.......................................................................................................System Setup!8
Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
...........................................................Introduction to the MCS5 USB Hardware!11
............................................................Introduction to the MCS5 USB Software!12
Keysets
...................................................................................................Editing Keysets!13
......................................................................................................Bank Buttons!14
........................................................................................The Inspector Window!15
.........................................................................................................Action Tabs!17
Keystrokes Tab
Mouse Tab
MIDI Tab
Emulation Tab
Special Tab
Built In Actions Tab
.......................................................................................................LCD Display!38
Display Button Labels Tab
Built In Tab
Display Text Tab
Display MIDI Tab
Display Emulation Tab
..................................................................................Keyset Summary Window!44
......................................................................................Final Cut Pro™ Support!45
Final Cut Pro™ and Control Surfaces
Using the MCS5 with Final Cut Pro
The MCS5 Final Cut Pro Keyset
..................................................................................Final Cut Pro X™ Support!46
The Final Cut Pro X Keyset
............................................................................Adobe Premier Pro™ Support!47
The Adobe Premier Pro Keyset
....................................................................Avid Media Composer 6™ Support!48
The Media Composer 6 Keyset
..................................................................................Soundtrack Pro™ Support!49
The Soundtrack Pro Keyset
.............................................................Logic Pro™ and Logic Pro X™ Support!50
The Logic Pro Keyset
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..............................................................................................Nuendo™ Support!52
The Nuendo Keyset
.........................................................................................................Uninstalling!53
................................................................................JLCooper Limited Warranty!55
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Installation
Connect the MCS5 to a USB port on your Mac, or to a powered USB hub connected to your Mac.
After downloading and double-clicking the Install_MCS5_USB.dmg file, you should see the following
window:
Drag the icon labeled MCS5 USB Software over the icon labeled Applications alias then release the
mouse. This will cause the Finder to copy the MCS5 software to your Applications folder.
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Once the copy is complete, open the /Applications/MCS5 USB Software/ folder and double-click
on the MCS5 USB application.
If this is the first time you are installing this software, or if you are installing a newer version, an installation
dialog will appear. Click on Continue to finish the installation, or Cancel if you want to finish it the next
time you run the MCS5 USB application. The installation must be completed before the MCS5 software
will be fully functional.
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Once all the software components have been installed, click on the Finish button.
At this point a connection will be established between the MCS5 software and the MCS5 hardware, and
you can start working with the software.
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System Setup
The MCS5 software relies on Apple’s Universal Access to perform mouse emulation. In order for the
MCS5 software to work correctly, certain Universal Access settings must be enabled. This is
accomplished in different ways depending on which version of Mac OS X you are running.
Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
You don’t actually need to change any Accessibility settings before starting to use the MCS5 software.
In fact, you can’t change them before using the software. Just start using the software and Mavericks will
let you make the changes the first the time they are needed. Following is a description of how this will
happen.
Previous versions of Mac OS X had a setting called Enable access for assistive devices which was
found in the Universal Access pane in System Preferences. This setting has been moved and
renamed. It also has to be set for every application that makes use of Universal Access features.
This setting is now found in the Security & Privacy pane in System Preferences under the Privacy tab.
When you click on Accessibility in the left-hand column, the applications that are allowed to use the
Accessibility features will appear in a list on the right.
Initially, the list will probably be empty. An application is only added to the list if it tries to use an
Accessibility feature. When that happens the OS will display a dialog box similar to the one below.
Click on Open System Preferences. System Preferences will open to the Security & Privacy pane and
Privacy tab with Accessibility selected. The application will appear in the list on the right. Make sure the
checkbox next to the application’s name is checked.
There are two applications that need to appear in this list in order for the MCS5 software to function
correctly. The first is the MCS5 application. The “MCS5 would like to control this computer...” dialog
should appear right after you click the Finish button. Then you will be able to add the application to the
list.
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The other is MCS5USBBackground. It will actually appear in the list as launchproxyls. It will be added to
the list the first time the MCS5 software tries to perform a mouse action or certain Built in Commands.
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Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
The MCS3 software relies on Apple’s Universal Access to perform mouse emulation. In order for the
MCS3 software to work correctly under Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.8, you must open System Preferences
and go to the Universal Access pane. Make sure “Enable access for assistive devices” is checked
then quit System Preferences.
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