Setting Up a New Machine
If you are setting up the system for the first time, or need to get a hired-in machine on-
line, proceed as follows:
First you must determine to which of the four ports the machine(s) that you need to
set up have been connected. Note that machines which are connected via the ‘DCTM’
parallel interface (see below) may be picked up by any ‘port’ on the Serial Machine
Control display.
Select MACHINES/Serial to call up the Serial Machine Control display.
Stab on the Machine box for that port and you will be presented with a list of machine
types whose control parameters are currently saved on the System Disk (see opposite).
If the machine you need is listed, select it by stabbing on that entry. If the machine is
not listed, stab outside the list to clear it and proceed to the next stage.
Stab on the appropriate Interface box and the Machine Setup Options pop-up will
appear (see lower screen opposite). To enter a new machine name, stab on Machine
Name and type in a suitable name via the QWERTY pop-up. This can be carried out
with the pen or by using the dedicated keyboard. Press END or Enter to complete the
operation (see Section 1 for more details on using the QWERTY pop-up). Repeat the
process if you are setting up for more than one machine.
Now stab on Interface Type in the Machine Setup Options pop-up, and the following
list of protocols will appear:
DCTM – Stands for ‘Direct Control Tape Machine’. A parallel interface which is the
equivalent of SSL’s ‘S29’ (29-way ‘D’ type connector) interface as used on
SL4000/6000/8000 systems. The computer slaves to incoming timecode. Note that it is
only possible to have one DCTM machine on-line at a time.
VPR3 – Used to control Timeline Lynx Modules (with the VSI option), as well as
machines which can be directly controlled by this protocol.
Teac LV210 – Specifically designed for this Laserdisc player!
Sony 9-Pin – Provides direct machine control of VTRs, ATRs, as well as ADAT and
R-DAT machines. Indirect control of ATRs, VTRs and film transports may also be
effected via Motionworker and the Audio Kinetics ES 1.11 units.
Stab on the protocol you require. If you are not certain of which protocol to use,
contact your local SSL office or distributor.
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