External Devices

In the DVS-9000 system, you can operate while controlling the following types of external device:

•Devices supporting P-BUS (Peripheral II protocol) (referred to as “P-BUS devices” in the manual)

•VTRs

The following is an outline of external device control.

For external device control operations, see Chapter 12 “External Devices” (Volume 2).

Shared Functions for External Device Control

Keyframe functions

There are 99 registers, numbered 1 to 99, holding control data for P-BUS devices.

The following are the keyframe functions that can be used, for each type of device.

P-BUS devices

•RECALL (1-99), STORE (1-99), RECALL UNDO, STORE UNDO, empty register search, AUTO SAVE, RECALL MODE (RECALL, RECALL &

REWIND)

•EDIT ENABLE, EDIT UNDO

•CONST DUR, EFF DUR, KF DUR, DELAY, PAUSE, INSERT BEFORE, INSERT AFTER, MODIFY, DELETE, COPY, PASTE BEFORE, PASTE AFTER, FROM TO, ALL

•PREV KF, NEXT KF, GOTO TC, GOTO KF, RUN, REWIND, FF, STOP NEXT KF, EFFECT LOOP, NORMAL, REVERSE, NORMAL/ REVERSE, JOG, KF FADER

Note

Actions set in a keyframe are executed only when the keyframe effect is executed in the normal direction.

The following keyframe functions cannot be used on P-BUS devices.

•KF LOOP

•PATH

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