Es-Bus Remote Control; Hard-Wired Remote Controls - Townshend Computer Tools DAT-Link User Manual

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device name on the command line. A list of available devices can be generated
using the command:
rc -l
A list of available commands can be displayed by typing
just the option with a device name). Any of the commands listed can be used as
-r
arguments to the command. Note that the case of the command names is not
rc
important.

8.3 ES-Bus Remote Control

Some DAT machines, notably the Panasonic SV-3900, have a serial remote control
based on the ES-Bus protocol. This device can be controlled by the
using the command. This provides comprehensive control over multiple
sv3900
DAT machines as well as extensive status monitoring. Up to 32 SV-3900's can be
controlled and monitored using a single
use of the SV-3900, refer to the manual page in Appendix G.
Note that, although the ES-Bus is an international standard, the use of ES-Bus
to control DAT machines has not been standardized. The
non-standard messages to control the SV-3900 DAT. Thus, it cannot be used with
other ES-Bus devices. If you encounter another ES-Bus device which you would
like to control, contact your

8.4 Hard-wired Remote Controls

In addition to devices that have infrared remote controls or ES-Bus, certain classes
of devices which have a serial, hard-wired remote control input may be controllable
DAT-Link
by the . However, it is not possible to train the
devices, so the remote description le must be created manually. If a remote control
description le for the device of interest was included with the software distributed,
you will be able to use it to control the device. Otherwise, contact your
supplier for information on support of the device.
DAT-Link
. For details of connection and
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supplier for information about support.
Remote Control
with no arguments (or
rc
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program uses
sv3900
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to control these
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