Specifications
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Reset Bi-Phase
This button lets you set the Bi-Phase/Tach start
frame from Pro Tools. Click the button to update
the Timecode Display on the synchronization pe-
ripheral to match the session timecode value.
Enable Dub Window
When this option is selected, you can insert a time-
code window into a video signal with the follow-
ing Window dub appearance settings:
Vertical Position
Sets the vertical position of the
window dub, relative to the bottom of the video
picture. The choices range from 10% From Bottom
to 50% From Bottom, in 10% increments.
Horizontal Position
Sets the relative horizontal
position of the window dub within the video pic-
ture. The choices include Extreme Left, Left, Cen-
ter, Right and Extreme Right.
Size
Sets the relative size of the window dub
(Small or Large).
Color
Sets the color of the timecode numbers and
background of the window dub. The choices in-
clude White on Black Bkgnd, Black on White Bk-
gnd, White on Video Bkgnd, or Black on Video
Bkgnd. (Video Bkgnd means that the background
of the window dub is transparent, so that the time-
code numbers are displayed directly on top of the
video signal, without a contrasting background
box.) The default setting is White on Black Bkgnd.
Machine Control
The Machine Control page lets you configure
Pro Tools for use with MIDI Machine Control or
9-Pin Machine Control.
MIDI Machine Control (Master)
Pro Tools provides the following for configuring
MIDI Machine Control (Master) settings.
Enable
When the Enable option is selected, Pro Tools is
the Master and it sends MMC commands to the
slave device and receives MTC information back
from the slave device.
MIDI Out Port
The MIDI Out Port pop-up menu lets you select the
MIDI Out port to which the slave device is con-
nected.
“10% from Bottom” vertical position is out-
side the standard “safe title” area, which
means it may not be visible on some video
monitors.
The “Extreme” horizontal positions are out-
side the standard “safe title” area, which
means they may not be visible on some video
monitors.
For information about the MachineControl
Software Option for Pro Tools, see the
MachineControl Guide.