Sony XVS-7000 Users Guide - Page 282

Saving to registers Set the data for controlling external devices in the Device menu. You can save the set data to a register (see page 296) as keyframe effect data. You can recall the register in which the data is saved, and carry out operations on it with the utility/shotbox control block. Editing registers You can carry out the following operations on the registers in which the data for controlling external devices is saved. • Copy • Move • Swap • Merge (this cannot be carried out for registers holding VTR or disk recorder control data.) • Lock • Name File related functions As effect data, you can save and recall, using the File menu. Control of P-Bus Devices You can control P-Bus (Peripheral Bus II protocol) external devices through the 9-pin serial port or network port of an SIU. P-Bus device control modes There are two modes of P-Bus device control, as follows. Trigger: Operating a previously specified button outputs the command for an action assigned to that button. Timeline: Carrying out a keyframe effect under the control of the center control panel controls external devices. In the Setup menu, select which of Trigger mode and Timeline mode to use. You can set the following actions (set what action command is output to which device) in both modes. • Store • Recall • Trigger Creating and Editing the P-Bus Timeline You can set actions at keyframe points on the P-Bus timeline. At any single keyframe point, you can set actions for a maximum of 24 devices. For details about keyframe creation, see "Creating and Editing Keyframes" (page 308). For the action setting (P-Bus timeline editing), use the Device menu. The data set in the Device menu can be saved in a keyframe effect register. Recalling the register starts execution of the keyframe effect, and when this reaches the keyframe point at which actions are set, action commands are output to external devices from the port of the SIU. Note To use the P-Bus timeline, the P-Bus control mode must be set to [Timeline] in the Setup menu (see page 427). Setting an action 1 Open the Device >P-Bus Timeline >P-Bus Timeline menu (5321). In the status area, two lists appear. The left list displays combinations of devices and actions. The content of this list is saved as keyframe point data. In the "Action" list on the right, select the action. 282