Matrox MXO2 PCIe Host Adapter - Manual (Page 194)

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Chapter 11, Using Matrox MXO2 with Avid Editing Applications
Requirements for using RS-422 device control
When using RS-422 device control with Matrox MXO2, keep the following
points in mind:
• You must set your device to Remote or VTR mode.
• When using an analog RS-422 device on MXO2, MXO2 Rack, or
MXO2 LE, you must genlock to an external broadcast-quality analog sync
source. If you’re using an SDI RS-422 device for export to tape and you
don’t have an external broadcast-quality analog sync source, you can set
your genlock source to the MXO2 internal reference and configure the
setting on your deck to genlock to the SDI video input. For details on how to
set your genlock source, see
“Specifying your genlock settings” on
page 158 .
• You must stripe your tapes with continuous and consecutive time code. You
can stripe your entire tape with time code by recording black video for the
duration of the tape. Avoid having the time code counter reset to 00:00:00:00
during the striping.