Fairlight-CMI

Hi Harald !

The way you describe your system was a lot more like what I was expecting :

I guess I will need to power the MFX myself via the exposed cables : There is no additional
mains cable ! The unit shipped from Sweden, but im unaware of its original origins.

Where does the blue center MFX port on the connect to the CMI ? Is their a special able to
go from this centronics port to the 9 pin D port where the old alpha keyboard went ?

I did find some information on the KMI site about connecting the MFX keyboards, but I
would have to say, there is no mention of the interface box !

I am kind of wondering that as the unit was only the 4th one made (according to the serial
number) Fairlights' initial plan was to use the interface to connect it to the CMI, and maybe
your CMI has extra cards or something on the rear pannel, and some of the electronics of
the interface unit buit into your CMI mainframe ?

I dont have anything corresponding to "MFX in" or similar on my Mainframe.

Im guessing you do ?

Thanks,

Arron






--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, feldmann@x wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:08:24 -0000, "Eight to Infinity (Arron)"
> <arron@8...> wrote:
> 
> >HI there,
> 
> Hi Arron,
> 
> >I have just got my hands on a MFX keyboard (serial 004!) , and a strange 
> >interface box which i havnt heard any mention of on this group before.
> 
> Congratulations !
> 
> >Does anyone have any experiance of using one of these succesfully with a 
> >rev 9,34 series III ? 
> 
> >By the look of the interface box, I connect all the cables up to the the interface, 
> >and off I go. I am a bit worried about the bare cables comming out of the back 
> >of the MFX keyboard, which are labeled with their power ratings.
> 
> I have no bare cables coming out of mine. The only cable you should
> connect to the CMI is the small 'Centronics' / scsi one. There should
> be a mains plug and a switch for power in the right hand corner of the
> back (facing the back). I have a mini jack where that cable runs out
> of yours. Maybe it is an external power plug for the electronics. I
> read in the MFX description on ebay that the MFX controller comes with
> an external power supply. Maybe the one you have originates from the
> US ?
> 
> The interface box is strange, I have never seen it before. My MFX does
> not have such a box, it just plugs into the CMI.
> 
> >The biggest mystery so far is what kind of cable can I use to connect the MFX 
> >keyboard to the interface : Its like a scsi D connector, but only half the width.
> 
> That's the one.
> 
> >I have put some pictures here : 
> >
> >http://homepage.mac.com/arronclague/PhotoAlbum1.html
> >
> >IN case anyone can recognise the MFX cable type from the ports.
> 
> The small scsi. The center one of the connectors. The left one should
> be an RS232 serial mouse connector.
> 
> >ANy help or tips would be gratefully recieved !
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Arron
> 
> Hope it helps,
> 
> Best regards,
> Harald.