In order to
establish a connection between GV STRATUS VTR Ingest and a VTR, you need to configure the GV STRATUS VTR Controller application.
GV STRATUS VTR Controller can be installed on
the same machine as the GV STRATUS VTR Ingest application, but this is not required.
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From the Windows
Start menu, select Programs | Grass Valley | GV STRATUS VTR
Controller.
The GV STRATUS VTR Controller application opens.
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Select
Tools |
Options.
The GV STRATUS VTR Controller Options dialog box
displays.
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Click the
Add button.
The Add VTR dialog box displays.
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Enter
the VTR name.
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Select the control port and timecode mode.
Note: The RS-422 timecode is not supported in this release.
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If you are using an
XDCAM VTR, you can select the checkbox to Enable Auto Scan for
XDCAM.
The XDCAM VTR does not
adhere to typical RS-422 shuttle commands. By enabling the auto scan feature
for XDCAM VTR, previous and next commands will be used instead of the usual
shuttle forward and back.
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You can also change the
shuttle speed for the auto scan feature.
The default is set to
32, but you can change to any value depending on the type of VTR that you use.
When XDCAM mode is selected, the field to set the shuttle speed of auto scan
will be disabled.
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Click
OK to add the VTR.
After you have
successfully added the VTR, you should see it displayed in the VTR Status
window with a green indicator next to its name.
Once you have added VTRs, you
can modify or delete them. However, if you only have one VTR displayed in the
status window, you cannot delete it and have an empty status window.