Sony MLS-X1 Users Guide - Page 217

Control of VTRs and Disk Recorders VTR/Disk Recorder Operations (Device Control Block) You can control VTRs, disk recorders, and other external devices using serial ports and network ports. Up to 12 devices can be controlled. The following operations are supported for an external device. Device control block: 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 effect timeline registers, recalling registers, and carrying out operations using the buttons or menu in the utility control block. • Start point/stop point • Start delay time • Loop/recue setting DDR/VTR timeline: Registering the following actions in keyframe points on an effect timeline, recalling registers, and issuing action commands. • Start/stop • Cueing up the start point • Variable speed Channel selection buttons To operate a VTR/disk recorder, the target device port must be assigned to a channel selection button (CH1 to CH12) of the device control block beforehand. The devices assigned to the channel selection buttons (CH1 to CH12) correspond to device 1 to device 12. For details, see "Setting Channel Selection Buttons" (page 414). Setting the protocol The protocol (device type) of the connection port must be set according to the VTR/disk recorder connected to the port. For details, see "Setting the Connection Port of External Devices" (page 428). 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. Operating a VTR/disk recorder The device control block can be switched to device/frame memory/clip player operation mode for operating a VTR/ disk recorder. 1 Press the [DEV] button. The [DEV] button is lit amber, and the operation mode switches to device/frame memory/clip player operation mode. 2 Using the channel selection buttons, select the target channel (CH1 to CH12) for operation. You can select multiple channels. The first selected button becomes the reference channel, and is lit green. Subsequent selected buttons are lit amber. 3 Operate the external device. VTR/disk recorder operations In device/frame memory/clip player operation mode, functions are assigned to the operation buttons as follows. The illustration shows the ICP-X7000 device control block. The operation for the ICP-X1000 series device control block is the same. Notes • The [SHIFT] button and [RSZR ON] button are not used in device/frame memory/clip player operation mode. • The [FM LOOP] button is used for frame memory and clip player operations. 217