Serato Scratch Live SL3 Quick Start Manual - Step 2:
RANE SL3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • QUICK START
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Step 2:
Install
Scratch live
SERATO.COM
Before installing, visit serato.com to be
sure you have the latest Scratch
Live
software update. Check back regularly for
updates, advice and tips. If you are new
to computers and installing software, read
this section first.
1. At
serato.com, click
DOWNLOADS
.
2. Look for Scratch Live. See if the version
online is higher than the disc you have.
a. If it is the same, proceed to the Mac or
Windows installation in this Quick Start.
b. If it is higher, click the download link.
3.
Do you want to open or save this file?
Click
Save, and navigate to an easy
place to find it, such as your desktop.
When using Win 7 or Vista’s Windows
Explorer, click
Browse Folders in the
lower left corner and select
Desktop.
4. When the download is complete, click
Open.
a. For Mac, just double click the
Scratch
Live Installer and it will install to your
Applications folder.
b. For Windows, opening this downloaded
file (double-clicking) should uncompress
it. A dialog will ask where you want the
files: choose
Desktop. Note: if nothing
happens when you double-click the
downloaded file, you will need to install
an unzip utility to uncompress the file.
Type “unzip” into a search engine for
options.
MAC INSTALLATION
Insert the Software Installation CD and
double-click the installer icon. Mac users
need only connect the SL3 interface after
installing the software. No extra hardware
installation is required.
WINDOWS XP, VISTA & 7
INSTALLATION
1. Connect the SL3 to your computer with
the included USB cable. Cancel the
New Hardware Wizard if it pops up.
2. Insert the Software Installation CD.
If the CD doesn’t start automatically,
browse to the CD drive and run
setup.
exe.
a. If you downloaded the installer in
Windows XP as described in the
previous section, double-click
setup.
exe on your desktop.
b. If you downloaded the installer in
Windows Vista or 7, double-click
setup.
exe in the compressed (zipped) folder.
If a message tells you the software you
are installing has not passed Windows
logo testing, choose
Allow or Continue
Anyway.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
To change the directory you wish to
install Scratch Live into, select
Custom
Install, otherwise choose Complete.
Once the installation is complete,
Scratch Live appears in the Start
Menu under
All Programs > Serato >
Scratch Live.
DRIVER UPDATE TOOL
If you forgot or were unable to connect
the SL3 during software installation, you
can update or install your drivers later by
using the Driver Update Tool. By default
the Driver Updater will be located at
C: > Program Files > Serato > driver_
updater32.exe
or for Vista or 7 64-bit systems:
C: > Program Files (x86) > Serato >
driver_updater64.exe.
1. Connect the SL3 interface to your
computer with the USB cable. If the
Hardware Wizard shows up, click
Cancel.
2. Run the driver_updater.exe utility. If you
are asked whether to install one of the
drivers, choose
Continue Anyway and
the utility will confirm that the driver has
been updated.
3. In Windows XP, each USB port is
treated separately, requiring a separate
driver install for each USB port. Follow
this installation process for each USB
port you will connect to an SL3.