What cable are you talking about ?

RS-232 and MIDI are 2 totally different data protocols, the latter
using 5-Pin din connectors.

I assume the cable you refer to is the serial data computer / Unitor
connection.....Midi has
no bearing on this.

Graham
On Oct 8, 2008, at 0:15, Microcode List wrote:

> Thanks for the tip to check the appendix. From what I can see I do
> NOT want to have a straight cable.
>
> However, I don't seem to recall RS-232 cables being sold as 'midi'
> compatible?
>
> Is there a certain type I want?
>
> RDP
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > i am afraid "serial cable" alone doesn't mean much
> > what kind of serial cable ? pin to pin ? null modem ?
> >
> > get some info there
> >
> > http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/cable/RS-232.html
> >
> > i would suggest to beep and check the 2 pinout ends of your cable
> > to see exactly what it is
> > Often (but not ONLY or always) the problem is pin 2 to pin 3 and 3
> to 2
> > instead of pin 2 to pin 2 and 3 to 3
> >
> > You can find pinout assignments is appendix A.3 of the Unitor8
> MkII / AMT8 user manual.
> >
> > Andrea
> >
> >
> > Posted by: "Microcode List" listmicrocode@... listmicrocode
> > Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:02 pm (PDT)
> > Having issues since I moved apartments.
> >
> > Setup AMT8, bought new RS-232 serial cable (lost old one).
> >
> > System cannot find/communicate with the unit.
> >
> > Reinstalled AMT8 serial drivers.
> >
> > No change.
> >
> > Re-plugged cables, no change.
> >
> >
> > Could my COM port be shot? Seems strange to me.
> >
> > XP shows the drivers installed, and I can see the COM port
> reported properly as well.
> >
> > I never have had a problem with my AMT8 before. Puzzled over why I
> have an issue now.
> >
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > RDP