Specifications

MachineControl Guide20
Hi-Speed Mode
In Hi-speed mode, the tape is unlaced, and all
Transport buttons are dark. While cueing in this
mode, only the selected Fast Forward or Rewind
button lights.
To fast forward and rewind in Hi-speed mode:
1 Select Transport > Machine in the Pro Tools
Transport window.
2 Press Command+period (.) or click Stop in the
Transport window to unlace the tape.
3 Click Fast Forward or Rewind in the Transport
window. The Pro Tools cursor indicates the cur-
rent machine location.
4 Press the Spacebar to pause the machine.
Spotting to the Machine
To spot regions to the machine’s current loca-
tion, use Pro Tools Spot mode and/or Auto Spot
(if using VITC). Refer to the Pro Tools Reference
Guide for information on using Spot and Auto
Spot mode to spot regions to SMPTE locations.
Serial Time Code
If you are using a Digidesign SYNC I/O or USD
connected to your DigiSerial port, and your ma-
chine has time code reader capability, you can
take advantage of serial time code to achieve
faster lockup times.
Serial time code can only be supplied by ma-
chines with built-in time code readers which
can serialize the time code when MachineCon-
trol requests it. Most professional machines
have such readers (including DA-88, D2, Digi-
Beta, and most 3/4˝ decks).
To enable Serial Time Code:
1 In Pro Tools, choose Setups > Peripherals and
click Synchronization.
2 Make sure the SYNC I/O (or USD) and DigiSe-
rial port are the selected device and port.
3 Ensure that the both the SYNC I/O (or USD)
and the external machine are locked to the same
video reference signal.
4 Click the Machine Control tab in the Periph-
erals window to open the Machine Control
page.
5 Enable Use Serial Time Code for Positional
Reference.
Some devices may not support all shuttle
modes, and may not accept the above shut-
tle commands. In these cases, the Fast For-
ward and Rewind buttons in the Pro Tools
Transport window flash, and clicking them
places the device in true Fast Forward /Re-
wind mode.
Auto Spot mode uses incoming VITC for lo-
cation information. Therefore, Auto Spot
mode will force the Region to be spotted to
the current incoming machine time code lo-
cation, not the current insertion cursor loca-
tion. To spot your elements directly to the
current cursor location, Control-drag (Mac-
intosh) or Right-click and drag (Windows)
the elements.
Serial TIme Code enabled in the Peripherals dialog