Control Of P-Bus Devices - Sony MVS-8000 User Manual

The following keyframe functions cannot be used.
• KF LOOP, EFFECT LOOP, REVERSE, NORMAL/REVERSE
• PATH
Saving to registers
Set the data for controlling external devices in the Device menu. You can save
the set data in keyframe, snapshot, or shotbox registers. You can recall the
register in which the data is saved, and carry out operations on it with the
keyframe control block.
For details, see Chapter 12 "External Devices" (Volume 2).
Editing registers
You can carry out the following operations on the registers in which the data
for controlling external devices is saved.
• Copy
• Move
• Swap
• Merge (this cannot be carried out for registers holding VTR, disk recorder,
• Lock
• Name
File related functions
As effect data, you can save and recall, using the File menu.

Control of P-Bus Devices

You can control P-Bus devices from this system through the 9-pin serial port
of a DCU.
P-Bus device control modes
There are two modes of P-Bus device control, as follows.
P-Bus trigger mode: Operating a previously specified button outputs the
P-Bus timeline mode: Carrying out a keyframe effect under the control of the
In the setup, select which of P-Bus trigger mode and P-Bus timeline mode to
use.
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External Devices
or Extended VTR control data.)
command for an action assigned to that button.
center control panel controls external devices.