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Pro Tools Reference Guide1308
tion at full speed to within 10 seconds of the cue
point. Cueing will then slow to normal speed until
the point is reached. This can significantly speed
up tape cueing with certain video transports.
Stop at Shuttle Speed Zero Causes Pro Tools to
send a Stop command whenever you stop shut-
tling. This is useful if you have a machine that re-
quires an explicit stop command to park
correctly.
Non-Linear Transport Error Suppression When
Transport = Pro Tools, keeps Pro Tools from send-
ing a Stop command when taken offline. This pre-
vents Pro Tools from stopping any other 9-pin de-
vices connected to the system.
Synchronization Section
Minimum Sync Delay Sets the amount of time (in
frames) for devices to achieve synchronization
“lock.” This amount varies for each device.
Pro Tools lock up delay is set by entering a value
for
Minimum Sync Delay in the Synchronization
page of the Preferences dialog. The lowest value
available is 15 frames. Find the shortest possible
lock-up time that your equipment can operate at
consistently, and set this as the delay value.
Delay Before Locking to Longitudinal Timecode
Sets the amount of time (in frames) for Pro Tools
to lock to incoming LTC. Use this option when
locking Pro Tools to a stable timecode source
(such as a non-linear machine or LTC generator)
and not a linear tape machine.
Delay Before Locking to Serial Timecode Sets
the amount of time (in frames) for Pro Tools to
wait before attempting to lock to machines that is-
sue servo lock messages. This setting allows time
for the servo mechanisms to achieve stable lock.
To set Machine Control playback options:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences, and click the Syn-
chronization
tab.
2 Select or set Machine Control options.
3 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
Recording Options
Record Online at Timecode (or ADAT)
Lock
When selected, online recording begins as
soon as Pro Tools receives and locks to incoming
timecode.
Record Online at Insertion/Selection When se-
lected, online recording begins at the edit cursor
location. Recording continues until Pro Tools
stops receiving timecode. If you make a selection,
Pro Tools records online for the length of the se-
lection.
To set Serial Deck Control mode recording
options:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences, and click the
Operation tab.
2 Select or set the above Online options in the Re-
cord section.
3 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.