Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu) - Sony MVS-6000 User Manual

Interfacing With External Devices (Device
Interface Menu)
To carry out setup relating to DME connections with external devices, display
the DME >Device Interface menu.
To display the Device Interface menu
In the Engineering Setup menu, select VF4 'DME' and HF4 'Device
Interface.'
The following functions are available here.
• Editor Protocol: Set the protocol to be used on the Editor port.
• Editor Port Setting: Make settings relating to the control of the editor ports
installed in the DME.
• GPI Input: Set the GPI input ports and trigger polarities, and make the
action settings.
• GPI Output: Set the GPI output ports and trigger polarities, and make the
action settings.
Note
The MKS-6470 does not have a GPI Output function.
In the following, the settings for DME1 are explained. (It is not necessary to
make settings for DME2.)
Setting the editor protocol
In the <DME1 Editor Protocol> group of the DME >Device Interface menu,
press the following buttons to make the setting.
DME: Control by DME protocol through the editor port.
VTR: Control by VTR protocol through the editor port.
Making editor port settings
In the <DME1 Editor Port Setting> group of the DME >Device Interface menu,
press either of the following to select the way in which the editor ports are used.
Common: Control all of channels 1 to 4 through Editor ports 1 to 4.
Independ: Control channels 1 to 4 individually through Editor ports 1 to 4.
Note
On the MKS-6470, Editor ports 1 and 2 are supported.

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