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Chapter 58: MachineControl 1307
Using Serial Timecode for
Positional Reference
If you are using a SYNC HD and your machine has
9-pin serial timecode capability, you can use serial
timecode for positional reference. This improves
lockup times.
To use serial timecode for positional reference, a
Video Reference signal must be present, as indi-
cated by the Ref Present indicator in the Session
Setup and Edit windows. Both the SYNC periph-
eral and the external machine should be locked to
the same video reference signal.
When using Serial Timecode for positional refer-
ence, you can regenerate LTC.
To enable Serial Timecode:
1 Choose Setup > Session.
2 Choose Serial Timecode from the Positional
Reference
pop-up menu.
To regenerate LTC when locking to Serial
Timecode:
1 Choose Setup > Session.
2 Choose Serial Timecode from the Positional
Reference
pop-up menu.
3 In the Transport window, click the Gen LTC
button.
Preferences for Serial Deck
Control Mode
You can configure preferences for MachineCon-
trol playback and recording in Pro Tools.
Playback Options
Machine Control Section
Machine Chases Memory Location When se-
lected, navigating to a specific location in a session
with a Memory Location causes a connected trans-
port to chase to that location.
Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub When se-
lected, navigating to a specific location in a session
by moving the selection point or by scrubbing a
track will cause a connected transport to chase to
that location.
 When the connected device is a linear device
(such as a tape deck), select
Linear Devices (jog) to
set Pro Tools to send jog commands.
 When the connected device is a non-linear de-
vice (such as a random-access video recorder or
another Pro Tools system), select
Non-Linear De-
vices (cue)
to set Pro Tools to send cue commands.
Machine Cues Intelligently When selected, if you
navigate to a cue point that is more than 10 seconds
from the current location, Pro Tools will command
a connected transport to fast wind to the new loca-
Choosing Serial timecode in the Session Setup
window
Gen LTC button in Transport window