Fairlight-CMI

On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:08:24 -0000, "Eight to Infinity (Arron)"
<arron@8inf.com> 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.