Specifications

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Link Controls
When a Pro Tools system is configured as an ad-
ministrator, the following controls can be
shown in the Transport window:
Link Button Controls the link status of the local
system.
Satellite Link Buttons control the link status of
the other satellite systems. On every system, one
of these buttons corresponds to that system’s
main link button.
Link buttons highlight to indicate linked status.
To display linking controls in the Transport
window:
 Choose View > Transport > Synchronization and
View > Transport > Expanded.
To link or unlink the local Pro Tools system:
 Click the Link button in the Transport win-
dow.
To link or unlink other satellite systems:
 Click the corresponding Satellite Link button
in the Transport window.
To link or unlink the video satellite system from
within Media Composer, do one of the following:
 Click the Satellite Link button to change it to a
linked (green) or unlinked (grey) state.
– or –
 Press Shift-Alt-L (Windows) to toggle the link
state between linked and unlinked.
Trim, Color Correction and Effects modes in
Media Composer and Symphony are not
supported with Video Satellite.
Linking controls in the Pro Tools Transport window
Link button
Satellite Link buttons
Link buttons flash briefly when establishing
the network clock.
If Media Composer shows an error dialog, the
Satellite Link button for the Video Satellite in
Pro Tools will turn red. Hold the cursor over
the link button to view the dialog. To dismiss
the dialog, shift-click the video satellite sys-
tem’s Satellite Link button.