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User control devices Devices that allow the user to control the system. Chapter 6
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design keyboard, mouse,
mouse pad, and color keycaps
The keyboard is for typing commands; the mouse
selects and drags items displayed on the UI monitor;
the keycaps show the commands mapped to each
key.
Chapter 6
Dongle A ÒkeyÓ that provides access to the system software. Chapter 6
Serial port devices Devices for communicating messages or system
data.
Chapter 6
Customer-supplied printer Prints system data (for example, data in bins). Chapter 6
Modem
(standard for NewsCutter,
optional for Media Recorder)
Sends and receives electronic messages and Þles
over telephone lines.
Chapter 6
Monitors Display video and information required to run the
system.
Chapter 7
UI monitor The color monitor displays the user interface, which
includes a menu bar for entering commands to
operate the system, and bins displaying source shots
(clips) and edited material (stories).
Chapter 7
Customer-supplied playback
monitor
Displays incoming video when recording. Also
displays playback material during the edit session.
Chapter 7
Timecode In (customer-supplied
house or master clock)
The timecode is connected to the Avid Media
Processor, decks, audio, and external devices. The
timecode is used to synchronize all of the input data
to a common clock time.
Chapter 7
Video input and output devices Hardware for bringing video into and out of the
Avid system.
Chapter 7
Table 1-1 NewsCutter and Media Recorder
Components (Continued)
Components Purpose of Components See: