About Machine Control (MMC & P2) 261
DM2000 Version 2—Owner’s Manual
PREROLL TIME: In conjunction with the in point, this determines the position that will
be located when the LOCATOR [PRE] button is pressed. For example, if the in point is
00:01:00.00 and the pre-roll time is 5 seconds, 00:00:55.00 will be located.
POSTROLL TIME: In conjunction with the out point, this determines the position that
will be located when the LOCATOR [POST] button is pressed. For example, if the out point
is 00:01:00.00 and the post-roll time is 5 seconds, 00:01:05.00 will be located.
ROLLBACK TIME: This determines how many seconds the machines roll back from the
current position when the LOCATOR [ROLL BACK] button is pressed.
FRAMES: This parameter selects the timecode frame rate.
Arming Machine Tracks
The TRACK ARMING section can be used to arm tracks on external machines.

[1–24] buttons

These buttons are used to arm tracks on the external MTR and Master machines. Their
indicators light up when tracks are armed. These buttons can be configured to arm any
track of any machine. See “Configuring MTR Track Arming” on page 262 and “Configuring
Master Track Arming” on page 262 for more information.

TRACK ARMING GROUP [A–D] buttons

These buttons are used to select track arming groups A, B, C, and D. The indicator of the
currently selected group lights up. See “Configuring Track Arming Groups” on page 263 for
more information.

[ALL CLEAR] button

This button is used to clear all track arming on the external machines.

[MASTER] button

This button is used to select the MTR or Master machines for track arming. When its button
indicator is off, the TRACK ARMING section controls machines set to MTR. When the but-
ton indicator is lit, the TRACK ARMING section controls machines set to MASTER. See
���Configuring Machines” on page 256.
ABCD MASTERALLCLEAR
12 45678
910 12131415
16
21 22 23 2417 18 2019
TRACKARMING
TRACKARMING GROUP
DISPLAY
11
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