User`s guide

MachineControl Guide22
Machine Cueing
MachineControl provides two cue modes for re-
mote machine operation: search and hi-speed.
◆ In search mode, the tape remains laced during
Fast Forward or Rewind.
◆ In hi-speed mode, the tape is unlaced before
fast-forward/rewind. The Pro Tools Transport
window indicates the status of the tape as de-
scribed below.
Search Mode
In search mode, the tape is laced against the
heads when the machine is paused or searching,
and the Stop button stays lit (it does not flash)
and the Play button flashes. When cueing in
this mode, the Fast Forward or Rewind button
also lights when searching in either direction.
Hi-Speed Mode
In hi-speed mode, the tape is unlaced, and all
Transport buttons turn off (none light or flash).
While cueing in this mode, only the selected
Fast Forward or Rewind button lights.
To fast-forward and rewind in search mode:
1 Select Transport > Machine in the Pro Tools
Transport window.
2 Click Play in the Transport window or press
the Spacebar to begin machine playback, then
press the Spacebar again to pause the machine
(this is to ensure that the tape is laced).
3 Click Fast Forward or Rewind in the Transport
window to search the tape.
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.
Some devices, including several popular
VHS decks, do not support a shuttle mode
in which the tape stays laced. These decks
unlace the tape before shuttling. Refer to
your tape machine’s user manual for more
information.
Some devices may not support a shuttle
mode, and will not accept the above shuttle
commands. In these cases, the Fast Forward
and Rewind buttons in the Pro Tools Trans-
port window blink, 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.