AJA KONA 3G, Installation And Operation Manual

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When editing a Device Control preset you can change the following:
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Name and description of Device Control preset
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Protocol for capture/playback VTR (for KONA 3G this will be RS422)
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Audio Mapping
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Time Source (LTC/VITC/both/etc.)
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Port
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Frame Rate
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Default Timecode (Drop Frame etc.)
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Capture/Playback Offsets (to correct for VTR versus Final Cut timing issues)
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Handles/Pre-roll/Post-roll
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Auto Record and PTV
KONA 3G ships with VTR Device Control Presets for Sony and Panasonic VTRs. Select a Device
Control Preset for the desired frame rate. Presets for both Sony and Panasonic VTRs are
provided with these frame rates: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, and 59.94.
The A/V Devices Window
Audio/Video Settings, A/V Devices Window
The A/V Devices window selects the current playback device for both audio and video.
Typically, you’ll select KONA 3G for both playback devices. The format chosen determines the
Primary format for the KONA 3G board during playback.
The Video
Options
button is greyed out for KONA 3G (use the AJA Control Panel for video
configuration; the Audio Options button opens a second dialog where Final Cut gives options
for changing bit depth, number of channels, and the sample rate. Since Final Cut currently
only supports 2 channels of audio, AJA recommends you leave all of these settings as set in
the factory defaults.
You may wish to use a different KONA 3G output for final Print-to-tape from Final Cut. You can
select that in this window by clicking the checkbox “Different Output for Edit to Tape/Print to