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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................................................4

FCC RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ................................................................................4

WARRANTY STATEMENT.....................................................................................................................................4

OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................................4

VIDEO SERVER CONTROL USING VDCP PROTOCOL .....................................................................................4

PHYSICAL...............................................................................................................................................................5

NOTE ABOUT PANEL CABLE - DO NOT USE CAT5 NETWORK CABLE ........................................................5

INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................................................5

REFERENCE CONNECTION TO THE RM-4000..............................................................................................5

OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................................6

BASIC OPERATION...............................................................................................................................................6

EJECTING TAPES AND SCANNER CONTROL...................................................................................................6

RECORD.................................................................................................................................................................6

PREVIEW (REHEARSE).........................................................................................................................................6

LOCATING OPERATIONS (CUEING) ...................................................................................................................6

SLOW MOTION.......................................................................................................................................................6

VTR SELECTION....................................................................................................................................................7

RE-SYNCH AND AUTO RE-SYNCH.................................................................................................................7

SYNCHED PLAYBACK.....................................................................................................................................7

SYNCHED LOOPING........................................................................................................................................8

THE TIMELINE........................................................................................................................................................8

PERSONALITY REGISTERS.................................................................................................................................8

SETTING TIMECODE VALUES .............................................................................................................................8

GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS (GPI) ....................................................................................................................8

GPI BACKSPACE EDITING...................................................................................................................................8

GENERAL PURPOSE OUTPUTS (GPO)...............................................................................................................9

SWITCH OPTION....................................................................................................................................................9

COLD BOOT...........................................................................................................................................................9

MENU..........................................................................................................................................................................10

EVENT MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................10

CHANGE THE EVENT NUMBER....................................................................................................................10

SET THE EDIT IN POINT (CUE POINT).........................................................................................................10

SET IN POINTS (CUE POINTS) FOR A SERIES OF EVENTS WITH AUTOINCREMENT ..........................10

COPYING IN POINTS......................................................................................................................................10

SET THE EDIT OUT POINT ............................................................................................................................10

SET THE EDIT DURATION.............................................................................................................................11

TRIMMING TIMECODE VALUES ...................................................................................................................11

MARKING CURRENT VTR TIMECODE AS IN OR OUT POINTS.................................................................11

MARK ALL VTRS' TIMECODE.......................................................................................................................11

MARK A VTR'S IN POINT WHILE MAINTAINING THE CURRENT SYNCH RELATIONSHIP....................11

PROGRAMMED STILL....................................................................................................................................11

RECORD SETUP..................................................................................................................................................12

PREVIEW (REHEARSE).......................................................................................................................................12

RECORDING....................................................................................................................................................12

RECORD INHIBIT............................................................................................................................................12

HARD RECORD...............................................................................................................................................12

OPEN ENDED ASSEMBLE EDIT...................................................................................................................13

ASSEMBLE EDIT ............................................................................................................................................13

OPEN ENDED INSERT EDIT..........................................................................................................................13

INSERT EDIT...................................................................................................................................................13

ANIMATION.....................................................................................................................................................13

GPI EDIT ENABLE ..........................................................................................................................................14

SET PREROLL ................................................................................................................................................14

SET AUTO TAG...............................................................................................................................................14

COLOR FRAME MODE...................................................................................................................................14