Setup guide
Connector Pinouts and Connections
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2x.1D - RENAME This command renames an ID in the video disk from the Original ID to the New ID.
The Original ID will no longer exist once the command is executed.
2x.1F - NEW COPY This command creates a new ID in the video disk from an existing ID. In terms of the
AirSpeed 5000, a subclip is created. If the original clip is deleted, the subclip will
also be deleted.
2x.25 - PLAY CUE WITH
DATA
This command is similar to the CUE command but allows play out of just a part of
the ID.
2x.2C - RECORD INIT
WITH DATA
The RECORD INIT WITH DATA command is similar to the RECORD INIT
command and allows the setting the timecode of the first frame.
It does not support Clip Overwrite. The ID must not exist prior to issuing the
RecordInitWithData command.
3x.14 - ID SIZE REQUEST This command returns the duration of the specified ID to the controller. The format
returns the frames in RETURN DATA 1, seconds in RETURN DATA 2, minutes in
RETURN DATA 3 and hours in RETURN DATA 4, in BCD. SEND DATA 1-8
contains the ID name.
3x.06 - POSITION
REQUEST
The POSITION REQUEST query returns the current position ‘timecode’ or time
remaining within the ID which is currently playing on the selected port.
3x.07 - ACTIVE ID
REQUEST
This command returns information to the controller about whether a queried port is
active (an active port is one that is either recording, playing, cued or cueing), and
what the active ID is. This query does not affect the output of the system.
3x.08 - DEVICE TYPE
REQUEST
The DEVICE TYPE REQUEST command is used to request the specifications of the
Controlled Device. The response to this command is a 16-byte (maximum) data
message advising of the specifications of the CONTROLLED DEVICE. The first N
bytes will be the manufacturer ID followed by a colon ‘:’
Supported Optional VDCP Commands (Continued)
Command Description