Specifications

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online and a Play command is given, the ma-
chine plays from its current location, feeding
time code to Pro Tools, which chases that in-
coming time code from the deck.
◆ When the Transport window is online,
Pro Tools chases the time code coming from the
machine. The Transport window controls the
machine, and Pro Tools chases and locks to it.
◆ All record commands in this mode are di-
rected to the deck only.
◆ In addition, when Auto Spot is turned on, re-
gions are spotted to the current machine time,
and the Trimmer tool trims to the current ma-
chine time.
◆ When the Transport is offline, the Pro Tools
Transport window controls the machine only.
To select a Transport Master:
1 In Pro Tools, click the Transport Master selec-
tor (directly below the Online button in the
Transport window) to display the Transport
Master pop-up menu.
2 From the Transport Master pop-up menu, se-
lect Pro Tools or Machine.
Toggling the Transport while Online
When the Transport window is online, toggling
the Transport Master selector between Pro Tools
and your machine will also toggle their mas-
ter/slave relationship.
Playback in Serial Deck
Control Mode
To play or cue your machine independently of
Pro Tools:
1 Select Transport = Machine in the Pro Tools
Transport window.
2 Make sure Pro Tools is not online (the Online
button in the Transport window is not flashing).
3 Click any of the buttons in the Pro Tools
Transport window to control your machine.
Pro Tools always displays incoming LTC or 9-
pin time in the incoming time field in the Ses-
sion Setup window during fast-wind, and
switches during playback to display the current
positional reference.
Refer to the Pro Tools Reference Guide for
details on Auto Spotting.
Selecting the Transport Master
Transport Master selector
Online button
You can also press Control+backslash (\) to
toggle between Pro Tools, the Machine, and
Remote Transport (or, on a Digidesign con-
trol surface, press EXT TRANS).