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F.) Serial Port Deck Control:

Serial Port Deck Control:

The Dell T5600 workstation does have an embedded serial port. The embedded serial-port has been qualified by Avid

and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments. Primary or secondary / additional serial port deck control can

be established via two methods (both of which have been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid

environments)

1. Addenda model

USB port of the T5600 directly to the RS422 port of a deck.

http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rsUSB4.php

2. Combination of a Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS USB-to-serial-port adapter with Addenda Rosetta

Stone model RS – 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter

Keyspan (Tripp-Lite) Model USA-19HS (AVID P/N 7080-20013-01)

http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&EID=13384&txtModelID=3914

Addenda Rosetta Stone (or equivalent) model RS – 2/8 RS232-to-RS422 converter (AVID P/N

7070-00507-01)

http://www.addenda.com/addenda-elect/products/rs28.php

To connect the Keyspan 19HS / Addenda RS -2/8 combination:

Install the Keyspan 19HS driver before plugging the device into a T5600 USB port.

Once the Keyspan 19HS driver is installed then plug the Keyspan 19HS into a T5600 USB port.

The Keyspan 19HS will now show up in device driver.

Using a serial cable, connect the 9-pin serial port of the Keyspan 19HS USB adapter to the port of the

Addenda marked RS232 from PC

serial port cable connect the port of the Addenda marked "RS422 to VTR" to the deck control

Using a 2

serial port of the deck.

G.) O.S. setting recommendations for optimum performance with Avid Editing applications:

The following links provide O.S. setting suggestions for ensuring optimum performance when working with

your Avid editing application with a Windows operating system.

- Optimizations for Video Editors - Windows 7

http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=390339

RS-USB / 4 direct USB-to-RS422 serial adapter. This is a simple device which connects directly from a

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