Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu)

 

 

Setting the control mode for P-BUS devices

Trigger: When a predetermined button is pressed, the action command assigned to that button is output, to control an external device.

 

 

 

Timeline: The external device is controlled as a keyframe effect controlled by the center control panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making control panel GPI input settings

Press directly on the list appearing in the status area, to select the GPI port.

 

 

 

Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor to the GPI port.

 

 

 

Turn the knob, to select the GPI port.

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
1 Port

Port selection

1 to 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Rising Edge): Apply the trigger on a rising edge of an input pulse.

 

 

 

(Falling Edge): Apply the trigger on a falling edge of an input pulse.

 

 

 

(Any Edge): Apply the trigger on a change in the polarity of the input signal.

 

 

 

(Level): Carry out the specified operation when the input is low or high.

 

 

 

No Operation: Apply no trigger on an input pulse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

M/E-1, M/E-2, M/E-3, P/P: Set the action for one of the operating banks.

 

 

 

Common/Setup: Set an action for something other M/E-1, M/E-2, M/E-3, P/P, or a setup action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press directly on the list appearing in the status area, to select the action .

 

 

 

Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor, to select the action .

 

 

 

Turn the knobs to select action and register number.

 

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
2 Action Action selection 1 to ... a)
5 Reg No

Register number

1 to 4 b)
1 to 99 c)
1 to 399 d)
5 Src No Sourcer signal selection 1 and higher e)

 

a) Action list when the trigger type is other than "Level"

When Target is M/E-1, M/E-2, or M/E-3:

Cut, Auto Trans

Key1 Cut, Key2 Cut, Key3 Cut, Key4 Cut

Key1 Auto Trans, Key2 Auto Trans, Key3 Auto Trans, Key4 Auto Trans

Key1 SS ? Recall, Key2 SS ? Recall, Key3 SS ? Recall, Key4 SS ? Recall

When Target is P/P:

Cut, Auto Trans

DSK1 Cut, DSK2 Cut, DSK3 Cut, DSK4 Cut

DSK1 Auto Trans, DSK2 Auto Trans, DSK3 Auto Trans, DSK4 Auto Trans

DSK1 SS ? Recall, DSK2 SS ? Recall, DSK3 SS ? Recall, DSK4 SS ? Recall

FTB Cut, FTB Auto Trans

When Target is Common/Setup:

Master SS ? Recall, Master Effect ? Recall, SS ?

Recall, Effect ? Recall, Effect ? Recall & Run, KF Run, KF Stop, KF Rewind, FM

Src1 Frame Freeze, FM Src1 Field Freeze, FM Src1 Freeze Off, FM Src2 Frame

Freeze, FM Src2 Field Freeze, FM Src2 Freeze Off, Shotbox ? Recall, Macro

Take, No Action

Action list when the trigger type is only "Rising Edge" or "Falling Edge"

Aux? O’ride Src??

 

Action list when the trigger type is "Level"

When Target is M/E-1, M/E-2, M/E-3, or P/P: No Action

When Target is Common/Setup: Format (Overall system settings, frame/field rate, number of lines)

Aspect (overall system settings), Simul, Level Enable, No Action

"Level Enable" is a function that determines whether GPI inputs are enabled ("Enable") or disabled ("Disable") for the "Aspect" and "Format" actions that can be used when the trigger type is Level. When Level Enable is used, if the input is "Disable" then it is not possible to switch "Aspect" or "Format" by GPI input. If a GPI to switch "Aspect" or "Format" occurs when powering the system off, the action triggered by the GPI may start immediately before the power goes off and the power may go off before the action is completed. This may corrupt the setup settings. It is therefore recommended to use Level Enable to avoid such a situation.

As for "Aux ? O’ride Src ??," when "Rising Edge" is selected, on a rising edge the set AUX bus primary input is used. On a falling edge, the original state of the crosspoint is restored. If the GPI trigger is applied repeatedly at short intervals (0.5 second or less), the cross-point switching may not be carried out correctly. In this case, apply the GPI trigger again.

b)When knob 2 selection is "Key Snapshot"

c) When knob 2 selection is "Snapshot"

d)When knob 2 selection is "Effect"

e) When knob 2 selection is "Aux ? O'ride Src ??"

 

 

 

 

Carrying out level settings

Press [H/L Set].

Press directly on the list appearing in the status area, to select function.

Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor, to select function.

Turn the knob, to select function.

 

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
1 No

Signal format/screen aspect ratio selection

1 to ...

 

To apply the selection made when the input is the GPI high level, press [H Set]. To apply the selection made when the input is low, press [L Set].

This confirms the setting, which appears in the status area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press [Action Set] to confirm the action selection. The selected setting appears in the status area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making control panel GPI output settings

 

Press directly on the list appearing in the status area, to select a port.

 

 

 

Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor, to a port.

 

 

 

Turn the knob, to select a port.

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
1  Port No

Port selection

1 to 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the <Trigger Type> group, select the trigger polarity.

(Rising Edge): The trigger causes the relay contacts to be opencircuit or drives the output high, and holds this state for the specified pulse width.

 

 

 

(Falling Edge): The trigger causes the relay contacts to be shorted or drives the output low, and holds this state for the specified pulse width.

 

 

 

(Any Edge): Each time the trigger occurs, the relay contacts are alternately closed or opened, or the output is switched between high and low.

 

 

 

(Status): Depending on the status, the relay contacts are closed or opened, or the output is switched between high and low.

 

 

 

No Operation: The trigger has no effect on the relay state or output level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turning the knobs, select the pulse width and timing to be set.

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
3 Pulse Width Pulse Width 1 to 60(fields)
4 Timing

Output timing

1 to 3 a)

a) 1: Field 1, 2: Field 2, 3: Any

When "" is selected as the trigger polarity, there is no Pulse Width setting.

When "Status" is selected, there is no Pulse Width or Timing setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M/E-1 to M/E-3 and P/P: Set an action for the M/E or PGM/PST bank.

 

 

 

Common: Set an action for error status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press directly on the list appearing in the status area, to select action.

 

 

 

Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor, to select action.

 

 

 

Turn the knobs, to select action and register.

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
2 Action Action selection 1 to ... a)
5 Reg No

Register number

1 to 4 b)

a) • Action list when the trigger type is other than "Status"

When Source is M/E-1, M/E-2, or M/E-3: Key1 SS ? Recall, Key2 SS ? Recall, Key3 SS ? Recall, Key4 SS ? Recall, No Action

When Source is P/P: DSK1 SS ? Recall, DSK2 SS ? Recall, DSK3 SS ? Recall, DSK 4 SS ? Recall, No Action

When Source is Common: KF Run, No Action

Action list when the trigger type is "Status"

When Source is M/E-1, M/E-2, or M/E-3: Key1 SS ? Recall, Key2 SS ? Recall, Key3 SS ? Recall, Key4 SS ? Recall

Key1 On, Key2 On, Key3 On, Key4 On, No Action

When Source is P/P: DSK1 SS ? Recall, DSK2 SS ? Recall, DSK3 SS ? Recall, DSK4 SS ? Recall

DSK1 On, DSK2 On, DSK3 On, DSK4 On, No Action

When Source is Common: Error Make, Error Break, No Action

b)When knob 2 selection is "Key Snapshot"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press [Action Set] to confirm the action selection.

The selected setting appears in the status area.

 

 

 

 

 

To test fire the trigger, press [Test Fire]. This outputs a trigger from the selected output port.

This is not output when the trigger type is "Status."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making DCU serial port settings

You can assign buttons in the device control block (DEV1 to DEV12) to DCU serial ports, to operate the devices (disk recorder/VTR) connected to these ports.
For a disk recorder and Extended VTR you can also set the sharing of file lists.

DCU serial port settings

 

Associate a serial port with a device selection button

 

Press directly on the list in the status area, to select the DCU serial port.

 

 

 

Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor, to the DCU serial port.

 

 

 

Turn the knob, to select the DCU serial port.

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
1 No

Serial port selection

1 to maximum a)

a) The range of the setting value depends on the DCU port settings.

The DCU number, slot number, and serial port number are displayed.

 

 

 

Select the device selection button to be assigned from the <Assign> group.

It is not possible to assign more than one device selection button to the same port. The later assigned device selection button takes priority, and the previous selection is invalidated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing disk recorder and Extended VTR file lists

In the Panel>Device Interface>Serial Port Assign menu, select the disk recorder or Extended VTR whose files you want to share with other disk recorders or Extended VTR.

Press directly on the list in the status area, to select the disk recorder or Extended VTR for filesharing.

 

 

Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor, to the disk recorder or Extended VTR for filesharing.

 

 

Turn the knob, to select the disk recorder or Extended VTR for filesharing.

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
1 No

Serial port selection

1 to maximum a)

a) The range of the setting value depends on the DCU port settings.

 

 

 

Turn the knob to select the device selection button (DEV1 to DEV12) for sharing the file list.

Knob Parameter Adjustment Setting values
2 File List File List Device selection button for sharing the file list 1 to 12

 

 

 

Press [Same File List Set]. This is reflected in the file list in the status area.