Sony MLS-X1 Users Guide - Page 228
Control of GPI Devices, GPI Timeline
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[REWIND] button: Trigger 4 Numeric keypad control block [RCALL] button: Recall [STORE] button: Learn [Effect Timeline Recall/Store] taskbar [Run] button: Trigger 1 [Rewind] button: Trigger 4 [Effect Timeline Edit] taskbar [Next KF] button: Trigger 7 [Previous KF] button: Trigger 8 [Recall/Store Register] window 1) [Recall] button: Recall [Store] button: Learn 1) Only when displayed using the [Recall/Store] button on the [Effect Timeline Recall/Store] taskbar or [Effect Timeline Edit] taskbar Outputting an action command This section describes output of the Recall command in the [Recall/Store Register] window as an example. 1 Press the [Recall/Store] button on the [Effect Timeline Recall/Store] taskbar or [Effect Timeline Edit] taskbar. The [Recall/Store Register] window appears. 2 Select the P-Bus region. On the [External Device] tab, set the [P-Bus] button to the on state. 3 Press the [Recall] button. 4 Enter a register number (1 to 999) in the numeric keypad area. 5 Press [Enter]. The Recall command is output. Control of GPI Devices You can control a GPI external device via a GPI output port. Operate an external device using a GPI timeline. GPI Timeline A GPI timeline is an effect timeline for a GPI device. You can configure a GPI output port as an action at a keyframe point on an effect timeline to operate a GPI device. Up to eight GPI output ports that output a trigger pulse can be configured for a single keyframe point. Executing a GPI timeline outputs a trigger pulse to an external device from a GPI output port at the keyframe point for which an action is configured. Setting an action You can configure an action at a keyframe point on an effect timeline. For details about setting an effect timeline, see "Effect Timeline Operations (Menu)" (page 262). 1 Open the Home > External Device > GPI > Timeline > Action menu (16103.11). GPI timeline settings information is displayed for each GPI timeline port (1 to 8). 2 Select the target GPI timeline port (1 to 8) for operation. 3 Set the [GPI Action] switch to the on state. To disable an action, set the [GPI Action] switch to the off state. 4 Press the [GPI Port] button and enter a GPI output port number in the numeric keypad window. Note Set the trigger type for a GPI output port set as a GPI timeline port to [Rising Edge], [Falling Edge], or [Any Edge]. For details, see "Setting a GPI Output" (page 427). To disable all action settings Press the [All Off] button. To test a trigger output Press the [Test Fire] button. 228