Specifications

Chapter 3: Serial Control Mode and Transport Control 17
Serial Control Mode
Selecting Machines in Serial
Control Mode
When using the Digidesign SYNC I/O with two
machines connected to its 9-pin ports, use the
Peripherals dialog to choose a deck to control.
To choose machines for Serial Control mode:
1 In Pro Tools, choose Setups > Peripherals, and
click the Machine Control tab.
2 In the 9-Pin Serial section, click Enable to en-
able 9-pin Serial Control mode.
3 Select the port for your first machine, if neces-
sary (9-pin #1 of the SYNC I/O). MachineCon-
trol will auto-detect and select the machine type
it finds connected to the selected port.
4 If necessary, select a different Machine Type
that better matches your device.
5 Repeat the above steps to auto-detect and se-
lect any machine connected to 9-pin #2 on the
SYNC I/O (select 9-pin port #2 in the 9-Pin Serial
Port selector).
6 When the appropriate machine is enabled and
selected, enable Use Serial Time Code for Posi-
tional Reference.
Transport Controls
With MachineControl, the Pro Tools Transport
window becomes a multi-function controller.
Counter Display
The Pro Tools Edit window counter displays the
current machine (9-pin) or session time code lo-
cation, depending on which device is the trans-
port master, plus any current Session Start Time
Offsets being applied. (See “Session Start Off-
sets” on page 13 for more information.
The Incoming Time display in the Session Setup
window always shows absolute incoming time
code, without any offsets.
To select a Transport Master:
1 Click the Transport Master selector (directly
below the Online button in the Transport win-
dow) to display the Transport Master pop-up
menu.
2 From the Transport Master pop-up menu, se-
lect Pro Tools, Machine, or Remote.
Selecting the Transport master
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).
Transport Master Selector
Online button