Specifications

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Satellites
The Satellites page lets you configure Pro Tools
for use with Satellite Link, Video Satellite, and
Video Satellite LE software options.
The Pro Tools Satellite Link option lets you link
up to 12 Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, or HD Native
systems (or 11 Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD, or HD
Native systems and an Avid Media Composer with
the Video Satellite option or a Pro Tools Video
Satellite LE system) over an Ethernet network so
that you can cue, play, and stop the transport, make
play selections, and solo tracks across any of the
systems from any linked workstation.
The Video Satellite option lets you link an Avid
HDX, Pro Tools|HD, or HD Native system and a
Media Composer system. The Video Satellite LE
option lets you link an Avid HDX, Pro Tools|HD,
or HD Native system and a Pro Tools host-based
system for monitoring QuickTime HD video.
System Name
Type a name for the local system. This name
appears in the list of available satellites in other
connected systems with the Satellite Link option.
Mode
The Mode settings let you configure the satellite
behavior of the local system.
Administrator When enabled, the Administrator
option sets the local system to be the administrator
system for any satellite systems on the network.
Satellite systems can be declared from the admin-
istrator system.
Satellite When enabled, the Satellite option sets
the local system to be a satellite system on the net-
work. When a system is in Satellite mode, it be-
comes available to be declared as a satellite from
any administrator system on the network.
Administrator
When the local system is in Administrator mode,
the
Administrator settings let you declare satellites
from that system.
System 1–12 These pop-up menus let you declare
up to 11 satellite systems (in addition to the admin-
istrator system itself) from an administrator sys-
tem. The number of the system indicates the order
of the declared satellites in the Transport window.
For more information, see the guide for your
Satellite option.