Steinberg Nuendo SyncStation, Operation Manual

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Menu Reference
P2 Out menu
The P2 Out menu determines how the RS422 output han-
dles various aspects of the 9-Pin device.
P2out 01 - Record Tracks
P2out 01-Record Tracks
>Off >8 >16 >24 >32 >40 >48 >56 >64
The user can set the amount of record tracks available
from the 9-Pin device if the SyncStation has not automat-
ically determined the number from polling the device.
The amount of record tracks determines how many record-
enable buttons are available on the SyncStation 9-Pin de-
vice panel in Nuendo. Due to the menu structure of the
SyncStation, you are limited to nine choices:
>Off
No track arming buttons will be available on the Sync-
Station’s 9-Pin device panel when this is set to off.
>8 … >64
Use these settings to set the corresponding number of
tracks.
P2 audio track count in Nuendo
64 tracks is the maximum for track arming through the
SyncStation. Even though you are limited to eight choices
in the SyncStation, in Nuendo you can set any amount of
record tracks by clicking in the audio track count field of the
“Machine Control Output Settings” section in the Project
Synchronization Setup dialog.
Entering the amount of tracks for the RS422 output device.
P2out 02 - Position Request
P2out 02-Position Request
>LTC >VITC >L+V >Tim-1 >L+T+V
The RS422 protocol uses a question-and-answer polling
system to determine the location of the connected device.
When asking the question “Where are you?” to the 9-Pin
device, it can use several internal sources to get an an-
swer. That answer is then returned via the RS422 con-
nection to the SyncStation.
In certain cases, it might be necessary to instruct the de-
vice to only answer using specific internal sources. This
menu setting determines what those internal sources are.
>LTC
Most VTRs have an LTC source as part of the tape format.
It can be read internally and then communicated back via
RS422 to the SyncStation.
>VITC
This is the most accurate form of timecode since it is
physically tied to the video frame signal.
>L+V
This uses a combination of LTC and VITC.
>Tim-1 (Timer 1)
Timer 1 is yet another source of location information inside
VTRs. Only in certain circumstances would you want the
position request to come only from the Timer 1 source.
>L+V+T
This is the default setting and uses a combination of all
three sources for a position request.
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The SyncStation will normally determine the amount
of record tracks automatically for you by polling the
device and using its internal reference of machine
descriptions.