Accom APR Attache, User Manual

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62 User Guide
regardless of the current menu or output mode. With Bypass active, input video
and audio passes directly from the video and audio inputs to the output of the
Attaché, for quick monitoring of input signals. Toggle
to
OFF
to disable
E-E function and return the video and audio outputs to off-disk material. Bypass
(if enabled) is canceled by using any transport control command to move the disk
(
, , , , etc.). Bypass remains ON when the Freeze function is
enabled, but Bypass automatically cancels when the disks move.
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ON
The video input is seen on the video output.
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OFF
Off-disk video is seen on the video output.
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F6 GPI Out
Press (
GPI Out
) after typing a number (from 1 to 4) on the numeric
keypad to trigger one of the four available GPI output ports. For example, typing
the number 2, then pressing
will trigger GPI output port number two.
When triggered, the selected number appears in the column adjacent to the “
GPI
Out
” label.
The duration of the GPI output pulse can be from one field to 3,200 fields. You
set the duration by typing a duration value into the numeric keypad before typing
the GPI Output number. For example, to trigger GPI Output 3 with a four field
duration pulse, you type 43 on the numeric keypad and then press
.
You may use GPI output pulses to trigger external devices. You may also use the
GPI Out function to trigger devices manually, or to trigger devices automatically
by including the trigger as part of a macro sequence.
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F7 Time Display
Press (
Time Display
) to toggle the numeric display between Timecode
and Frames. With
Timecode
enabled, numeric values such as IN points and OUT
points are shown in timecode format (seconds:frames), with
00.00
representing
the start of disk. A colon between digits represents field 2 of the designated
frame. A period between digits represents field 1 of the designated frame.
Figure 2.15 illustrates the Status Section with the Timecode display enabled: