Serial Port Settings (Serial Port Assign Menu) 
 
Chapter
 
22
 
DCU
 
Setup
 
(DCU)
 
 
b)
 
Status Sense Interval: 1 to 10 
10
Press [Set].
 
11If required, repeat steps 8 to 10, to set other items. 
To enable or disable the loop and recue functions 
Press [Loop] and [Recue], respectively. 
Loop: Replay the recalled file in a continuous loop. 
 
    Recue: After playing the recalled file, recue to the
 
beginning and then stop. 
 
 
Making detailed settings for a disk 
recorder (Odetics protocol) 
1 
In the DCU >Serial Port Assign menu, select the target
 
for the setting (DCU1 or DCU2) from the <DCU
 
Select> group. 
2 
Using any of the following methods, select the serial
 
port connected to the disk recorder for which you want
 
to make the settings. 
•
 
Directly press the list in the status area. 
•
 
Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video
 
cursor. 
•
 
Turn the knob. 
 
a) The range of the setting value depends on the DCU port settings.
 
When the MKS-2700 is connected, select 2 for the slot and a value in
 
the range 1 to 6 for the port. 
3 
Press [Port Setting]. 
The DCU >Serial Port Assign >DDR Odetics Setting
 
menu appears. 
The target serial port and slot number, protocol, serial
 
port name, and SCU number are displayed at the top of
 
the status area. The setting status is displayed in the
 
lower part of the status area. 
4 
In the <TC Sense> group, select the type of timecode
 
sensing. 
Zero based: Mode in which timecode is sensed
 
(detected) taking the first frame of the recalled file
 
as 00:00:00:00. 
SOM based: Mode in which timecode saved in the
 
recalled file is sensed. 
 
 
Notes 
The details of the above operation modes depend on
 
the connected device. For more information, consult
 
the documentation for the connected device. 
5 
Using any of the following methods, specify the item
 
to which the setting applies. 
•
 
Directly press the list in the status area. 
•
 
Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video
 
cursor. 
•
 
Turn the knob. 
 
a) 1. Maximum Open Delay: Maximum time required to open a file 
2.
 
Maximum Cueup Delay: Maximum time required to cue up a file 
3.
 
Play After Cueup Delay: Delay time from the cued-up state to
 
begin playback 
4.
 
Stop Delay: Delay time from issuing the Stop command until
 
actually stopping 
5.
 
Still Delay: Delay time from issuing the Still command until
 
actually stopping 
6.
 
Command Delay (Auto Mode): Delay time from issuing the Auto
 
Mode On/Off command until the command takes effect. 
7.
 
Command Delay (Out Preset): Delay time from issuing the Out
 
Preset command until the command takes effect. 
8.
 
Command Delay (Preview In Preset): Delay time from issuing
 
the Preview In Preset command until the command takes effect. 
9.
 
Internal Parameter (1): For future expansion (set to “255”) 
10.
 
Internal Parameter (2): For future expansion (set to “255”) 
11.
 
Internal Parameter (3): For future expansion (set to “255”) 
12.
 
Internal Parameter (4): For future expansion (set to “255”) 
6 
Turn the knob to set the value. 
 
 
7 
Press [Set]. 
8 
Repeat steps 5 to 7 as required to make the settings for
 
other items. 
 
 
Making detailed settings for an Extended 
VTR 
1 
In the DCU >Serial Port Assign menu, select the
 
setting target (DCU1 or DCU2) from the <DCU
 
Select> group. 
2 
Using any of the following methods, select the serial
 
port connected to the Extended VTR for which you
 
want to make the settings. 
•
 
Press directly on the list in the status area. 
•
 
Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video
 
cursor. 
•
 
Turn the knob.