Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu) - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

The Monitor Output menu appears.
2
In the <Select> group, select the DME to which the
setting applies.
DME1: Select DME1.
DME2: Select DME2.
When the signal format is 1080P, you can also select
DME3 or DME4 similarly.
3
In the list on the left of the status area, press directly on
the monitor output for which you want to make setting.
Notes
On the MVE-8000A, when the signal format is 1080P,
you cannot select MONI OUT#2 and MONI OUT#4.
4
In the list on the right of the status area, press directly
on the signal you want to output.
5
Press [Set].
The selection is reflected in the monitor output.
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Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu)

Interfacing With External
Devices (Device Interface
Menu)
To carry out setup relating to DME connections with
external devices, display the DME >Device Interface
menu.
To display the Device Interface menu
In the Engineering Setup menu, select VF4 'DME' and
HF4 'Device Interface.'
The following functions are available here.
• Editor Protocol: Set the protocol to be used on the
Editor port.
• Editor Port Setting: Make settings relating to the
control of the four editor ports installed in the DME.
• GPI Input: Set the GPI input ports and trigger
polarities, and make the action settings.
• GPI Output: Set the GPI output ports and trigger
polarities, and make the action settings.
When the signal format is 1080P, up to four DMEs can be
operated (DME1 to DME4).
In the following description, the settings for DME1 are
given by way of example, but the settings for DME2 to
DME4 are carried out in a similar way.
Notes
On the MVE-8000A, when GPI Input and GPI Output are
set, the settings apply to Ch1/Ch2 for DME1/DME3, and
Ch3/Ch4 for DME2/DME4.
Setting the editor protocol
In the <DME1 Editor Protocol> group of the DME
>Device Interface menu, press the following buttons to
make the setting.
DME: Control by DME protocol through the editor port.
VTR: Control by VTR protocol through the editor port.
Notes
This setting is disabled for the MKS-7470X/7471X.
Making editor port settings
In the <DME1 Editor Port Setting> group of the DME
>Device Interface menu, press either of the following to
select the way in which the editor ports are used.
Common: Control all of channels 1 to 4 through editor
ports 1 to 4.
Independ: Control channels 1 to 4 individually through
Editor ports 1 to 4.