External Machines; 9-Pin (Sony P2 Protocol); Setting Up An External Machine - Merging Pyramix 4.3 User Manual

External Machines

9-pin (Sony P2 protocol)

9-pin Control of External Machine
If you wish to control a 9-pin slave machine from Pyramix the target machine must be set up as an
external machine. If you wish to control Pyramix as a slave from an external 9-pin controller / synchro-
nizer then the external controller must be set up as a Remote Controller in Pyramix. Please see:
Remote Control on page 322
Note: The 9-pin driver in Virtual Transport is only intended for use with VT clients
requiring 9-pin control. At present this means only the VT Video Player when used
STAND ALONE.
Connection for the Sony 9-Pin protocol
Please see: Appendix IV 9 - Pin connection on page 344 for a description of the physical connection
between the PC's COM port and the RS-422 connector of the external machine.

Setting up an external machine

• Select Settings > General Settings : Machines
• Click the Add button.
• Enter a suitable name for the external machine in the Name field, such as "Betacam".
• Choose the protocol for the machine from the drop-down list of protocols. Either MMC (Midi
Machine Control) or Sony 9-pin
• Choose the port over which the machine will be controlled. Either MIDI or COM422 Serial.
• Check the Enable field.
• Adjust the Protocol Properties, the Port Properties and the Settings according to your needs.
Please see: Machine Properties on page 101
• Click OK to confirm all the entries and to add the new machine to the list.
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