Sony XVS-7000 Users Guide - Page 286

Control of VTRs and Disk Recorders You can control VTRs, disk recorders, and other external devices through the 9-pin serial ports and network port of an SIU. Up to 12 devices can be controlled. The following operations are available for a device connected to an SIU port. • Device control block (trackball) Operation using the operation buttons and channel selection buttons in the device control block. - Operating device selection - Tape/disk transport control - Start point/stop point setting - Recording to VTR/disk recorder - Loop/Recue setting • Cueup & Play Saving the following information in registers, recalling registers, and carrying out operations using the buttons in the utility/shotbox control block. - Start point/stop point - Start delay time • DDR/VTR timeline Registering the following actions in keyframe points on the timeline, recalling registers, and issuing action commands. - Start/stop - Cueing up to the start point - Variable speed To control a device connected to a port on an SIU, the following settings are required. Button assignment: Assign the port of the target device to a channel selection button in the device control block. For details, see "Assigning the Target Port to a Channel Selection Button" (page 427). Port setting: Set the protocol (device type) to match the device connected to the port. For details, see "Configuring the Connection Port of External Devices" (page 478). Note External devices connected via general-purpose TCP/IP connection cannot be operated using the device control block buttons, Cueup & Play, DDR/VTR timeline, or similar functions. Control of external devices is supported by sending commands using macros. Controlling the Tape/Disk Transport Switching to the VTR/disk recorder/frame memory operation mode Press the [DEV] button on the device control block. The [DEV] button lights amber, and the control block switches to the VTR/disk recorder/frame memory operation mode. The operation button assignment will be as follows. Note The [SHIFT] button and [RSZR ON] button are not used in VTR/disk recorder/frame memory operation mode. Device control block in the VTR/disk recorder/frame memory operation mode (trackball) Operation buttons Button LOOP a) RECUE a) FM LOOP (frame memory loop) Operation (Only available when video disk communications protocol is used) Return to the start point when playback finishes, and repeat playback in a continuous loop. (Only available when video disk communications protocol is used) Return to the start point when playback finishes. Return to the start point when playback of a frame memory clip finishes, and repeat playback in a continuous loop. 286