Fairlight-CMI

Well, just to reply to my own email here is a picture of a cmiIII with an MFX port : 

http://members.tripod.com/kmi9000/kmi_cmiIII_MFXback.jpg

But my CMIII has the two printer ports like this : 

http://members.tripod.com/kmi9000/kmi_cmiIII_leds.jpg



--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Eight to Infinity (Arron)" <arron@8...> wrote:
> 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.