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CLIPSTER I/O Tool User Guide
7.2.6 Further Items of the Selection Area
In the selection area of the VTR task mode you can find furthermore
the following items:
With the button SLAVE you can activate or de-
activate the slave mode of VTR task mode.
Once activated, you can send either a play or a
record command to the DVS system via RS-422.
Then the I/O Tool will initiate the operation on
the currently loaded VTR timeline as command-
ed. In slave mode the DVS system will behave
like a VTR, i.e. using preroll, postroll, etc. The
specifications of these parameters can be found
in the “CLIPSTER Edit Tool” user guide. An ex-
ample how to use this mode is given in section
“How to Perform a Slave Mode Operation” on
page 7-35.
When the button SLAVE is activated,
certain functions of the VTR task mode
(such as the processing type items) can
no longer be used as expected because
they are determined by the master sys-
tem.
The EDIT/MANUAL button is a toggle button that
switches between an autoedit and a manual op-
eration mode for the VTR task mode.
With the button activated and showing EDIT the
VTR timeline is in the autoedit mode. During a
record the I/O Tool will command an external
device connected via RS-422 in this mode,
thereby allowing for preroll, edit lag, etc.
When the button is in its deactivated state, it
will show MANUAL. Then the manual operation
mode is activated which allows you to perform
a crash record on the VTR timeline. In this mode
no commands are sent via RS-422 by the DVS
software.
To perform operations with an external-
ly connected device, for example, a dig-
ital disk recorder, such a device has to
be connected correctly to the DVS sys-
tem’s input(s) as well as to the respec-
tive connectors for remote control.
Additionally, the device has to be set to
accept remote commands.