Zodiak Installation and Service Manual
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VTR Configuration
5.
Touch the Assigned Serial Port data pad to bring up the Port
Configuration menu (
Figure 161. Ports & Devices – VTR Port Assignment
6.
In the Physical Serial Port Assignment pane, touch the serial port the
VTR is connected to on the rear of the Video Processor frame. The name
of the VTR should now appear next to the serial port.
Default values of
38.4k
Baud and
Odd
parity are set in software for these
devices.
7.
Touch
Done
in the lower right
to return to the VTR Details menu.
Note
If you wish to edit the Device Type, you must delete the device by touching
Remove Device and begin again. A defined Device type cannot be edited.
Once the VTR has been defined and configured in the Ports & Devices
menu, it can be connected to an external input BNC then configured as a
switcher source in the Eng Setup, Sources menu. Basic transport functions
(Rewind, Play, Stop, Fast Fwd) can be controlled from the Zodiak Menu
application and switcher E-MEM with the External Devices menu. Refer to
the Zodiak User Manual for operation instructions.
The E-MEM level of this external device must be defined in the E-MEM
Prefs menu (
). Access this menu by touching
Daily
Setups
,
Suite Prefs
,
E-MEM
Prefs
in the Zodiak Menu application.
