DNF Controls ST60-S User Manual

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Model No. ST60-S

(-SRN, -SRK, -DRN, -DRK)

VTR CONTROLLER

Sony Protocol

USER MANUAL

Manual Version........……............…........ 2.2 033104

Document No....…...........ST60-S_User_Manual.doc

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ST60-S VTR Controller

1. REVISION HISTORY

122903 Rev. 2.1 Company header information revised.
Added DNF Controls Limited Warranty.

933194 Rev. 2.2 Corrected GPI IN/OUT Connector to 26-Pin.

2. INTRODUCTION

Controls all of these formats and VTRs, so you no longer need a different remote
for each VTR: D1, D2, D3, Betacam, MII, 1-inch, ¾-inch, S-VHS, HI-8, SONY,
AMPEX, BTS, PANASONIC, HITACHI, JVC

 The ST60 VTR CONTROLLER is ideal for Television Stations, Cable TV,

Video Production, Video Post-production, Audio Post-production,
Duplication Houses and Corporate Video Facilities.

 Use the ST60 VTR Controller for: Master Control, VTR Machine Room,

Quality Control, Duplication, Transfers, Laybacks, Audio Sweetening,
Graphic Work Stations, Non-Linear Editing Systems, Telecine, Spotting
Sessions and Client Viewing.

 The ST60 VTR Controller gives you remote control of up to 15 functions -

customize it for your specific application.

 Play, Stop, Still Frame, Rewind, Fast Forward, Jog Forward, Insert Record,

Assemble Record, Crash Record, Mark In, Mark Out, AutoEdit, Pre-roll,
Search to Cue, Tape Timer Select, Tape Timer Reset, Standby On/Off, Shuttle
Forward, Shuttle Reverse and many, many others.

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3. INSTALLATION

a. Plug the Keypad, Control Panel, Master Control Switcher, or Parallel

Machine Control System into the 15-pin connector, labeled Keypad
Input, on the back of the ST60.

b. Plug one end of a standard 9-pin, RS422 serial cable into the 9-pin

connector on the back of the ST60.

Plug the other end of the cable into the 9-pin remote connector on the
VTR.

c. Plug the power supply into the DB9-M connector on the rear of the ST60.

Plug the other end of the power supply into 90-265 VAC 50/60. The
POWER LED on the front of the ST60 will flash for a couple of seconds,
then stay on.

d. Select REMOTE operation on the VTR’s front panel.

e. Set the record selector switches to the desired record mode.

See RECORD SELECTOR CHART.

Installation Diagram

NOTE: For AMPEX 1-inch and D2 VTRs, set VTR ID to 0001.

Installation is completed!

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