Avid Technology AirSpeed series, Installation And User Manual

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3 Configuring the Software
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To set up protocols:
1. Select File > Preferences > Protocol Setup.
The Protocol Setup dialog box opens.
2. Select the Channel you want to set up a protocol for by clicking on the appropriate
Channel button (1-6).
3. In the Protocol field, specify the protocol that you want to use for a port. Options are
t
NONE
t
VDCP (LouthSerial)
t
BVW75 (Sony)
4. In the Port field, specify the serial port that you want to use for the protocol.
These ports are listed as Port1 - Port8 in the menu, and correspond to the Serial ports 1-8
on the rear of the AirSpeed Multi Stream chassis.
5. (Option) Select the desired control protocol and check the desired options.
6. (Option) For VDCP (LouthSerial) only, click in the Preset/Cue check box if you want to
load the clip with the first frame of video displayed on the MiniMonitor and Output
monitor, assuming there is nothing previously loaded.
7. Click OK.
The dialog box closes. A informational message opens saying that you need to restart
your system in order for changes to take effect.
Database (blank=default DB) The pathname of the database in use. Leave this blank to use the
default database.
Story TC (only for VDCP) Enables you to specify story timecode cue in values as opposed to
zero based offsets.
Preset/Cue (only for VDCP) With this option enabled, if there is nothing previously loaded on
the channel, it loads the clip with the first frame of the video
displayed on the MiniMonitor and Output monitor.
Auto Play With this option enabled, following the first VDCP Play command
each new item cued will automatically take without an explicit
PLAY command from Automation. Play ends when there are no
longer any cued clips to play out. Under normal VDCP based
automation control, this option should be disabled.
Protocol Setup Settings (Continued)
Setting Description