Specifications

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Choosing a Machine ID
To recognize your machine:
■ Click Identify Machine.
MachineControl queries the connected ma-
chine for its machine ID, which is then dis-
played below the Identify Machine button.
You can edit or replace the ID manually if
needed. See “Entering a New Byte Code” on
page 32 for more information.
Configuring a Profile
The Create Track Arming window lets you spec-
ify track names and track mapping.
Customizing Names for Track Arming
Buttons
You can rename the Track Arm buttons dis-
played in each Track Arming Profile to better de-
scribes the recording taking place. For example,
an eight track profile might be easier to use with
tracks named Dx-L, Dx-R, FX-L, FX-R, Mx-L, Mx-
R, Lt, and Rt, for eight tracks comprised of stereo
Dialog, stereo FX, stereo Music, and an Lt-Rt
mix.
To edit the name of a track arming button:
1 Double-click the Track Arm button you want
to rename.
2 Enter a new track name in the dialog, and
click OK.
Remapping Tracks
You can remap track buttons to target different
tracks on the machine.
To remap tracks:
1 Click the Track button you want to remap to
display its remap pop-up menu.
2 Choose a new target track.
– or –
Choose a different machine profile from the
Load Configuration selector.
Reassigning the Byte Value for a Track
In a remote machine’s firmware, each record
track on the machine has a unique hexadecimal
byte code that tells the machine which track
should be armed when an arm command is re-
ceived from a remote master. The standard pro-
file (the default setup) corresponds to the Sony
P-2 protocol, but many decks have their own
unique mapping of byte codes to track numbers
for a particular deck.
If an audio or video track, or the deck time code
track do not arm when you click its correspond-
ing track arming button, you may need to assign
a different hex value to the button.
To select a different hex value for an individual
track arm button:
■ Select another hex value byte code from the
Byte Code sub-menu for the appropriate track
arm button.
Entering a custom track name
Remapping a track arming button