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1 6-1 MACHINES
WITH A PARALLEL
PORT
If your machine has a parallel port and is connecwd to the
EXT I (ACCESSORY
1) connector,
press 7. "El" will
light up in the MACHINE window,
The
STOP LED will flash if machine El is selected while
the EXT I (ACCESSORY
I) connecdon
is not achieved.
6-2 EVENT OUTPUT FACILITY
(AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST ONLY)
Repeat for other even& as required. The event number
on the upper line changes as you turn the SHUlTLE
knob or press MENU while holding SHIFT.
e
To use
this facility 8 dip-switch (#3) located inside the
RC-646 should be set to Up/On position, and this
should be done only by a qualified service person.
Selecting
Event Points
I. Access the Event On/Off tnenu screen. It will look
like this :
m
5 Event output ports czu be available using PLAY, FF,
REW, STOP and REC output pins of EXT I connector
(#l, 2, 3, 5 and 6). Each port cz~" output a one-shot pulse
twice.
Event point (time) is selected from MEMO 01 to 99. An
IN memory
can also be used as an event trigger point
(discussed below),
2. Use the plus and minus keys to enter into where the
01 is currendy displayed the number that corresponds
to the memory in which a first shot point is stored,
Likewise,
select a second shot point memory. (The
cursor can be moved left and right by operating
the
JOG wheel or by holding SHIFT and pressing either
the plus or minus keys,)
Event
pulse
width
can be set from
00 to 990 ms
0
If you specify
only one MEMO
No,, only one
(milliseconds)
in IO ms steps,
event pulse will be output,
NOTE
The Event Pal and Width menu and also the Even
On/Off mf?nu are accessible
only when the #3 dip-
switch
is set to ON (see
Learning
above)
and
machine I or 9 is put under remote control.
Selecting
a Contact
Polarity
and Pulse Width
1. If the RC-848 is on, turn it off, and set the #3 dip-
switch as specified abow,
2. Switch on power m the RC-848, and access the Event
PoUWidth menu screen. It will look like this :
If an asterisk
(*) appears
to the
left of "Width,"
it
shows that Event I is enabled
at the Event On/Off
menu (discussed below) and that y"" cannot change
the current Polarity and Width settings. To change the
current settings, go to the Event On/Off menu screen
first, then press ENTER to sclcct "Off,"
Select zi polarity and pulse width using the plus and
minus keys. (To nwe
the cursor up/down,
opera
the JOG wheel or hold SHIFI and press the plus or
minus key.)
3. When the scrce" looks OK, press ENTER. The "Off'
will change to "On,"
0
To modify
the settings,
first switch
the "On"'
display to "Off' by pressing ENTER.
4. Repeat for other events as required.
Programing
Events
to Be Triggered
at an
"In
Event"
Point
If the "Events"
are referenced
to points
stored
into
numbered
memories
(01 to 99), the "In Events"
arc
referenced to a point stored into IN memory,
Events referenced
to an IN point can be programed
to
start user entered frames before that IN point, typically to
overcome
the response
time discrepancies
between
the
event devices.
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