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23.2.1 CONNECTIONS & POWER
Or course, since the 8000 CS connects to TriCaster by a USB cable, the details related earlier regarding
network connection and assignment for the TC1LP surface are not relevant. Simply connect the TriCaster
control surface unit to your TriCaster using the USB cable supplied. There is no need to install drivers, or
configure the software. Recognition of the control surface is automatic.
O THER P OWER C ONSIDERATIONS
TriCaster 8000 CS requires an AC power connection, in addition to its USB control connection. We
recommend that if you
must operate the control surface at greater distances from the TriCaster than
recommended above, you first connect it to a powered USB hub by a short USB cable, in turn connecting the
USB hub to one of TriCa
ster’s USB ports .
Important Note: So-called USB extenders are not recommended, having proven less reliable than long USB
cable
s with powered hub, as discussed above. Each added connector in the circuit introduces ‘reflections’ that
degrade the signal. A control surface may seem reliable for some time, but then fail unexpectedly. (If this
should happen, disconnecting and reconnecting the control surface may temporarily restore functionality).
SECTION 23.3
TRICASTER TC1SP, 450 CS, & 860 CS
The compact 450 CS unit was re-mapped to provide support for new features in this version, and now ships
with different labeling as TC1SP (SP for ‘small panel’), as shown in Figure 292.
FIGURE 291
Note that the NewTek Control Surfaces applet launched from the Add-Ons menu in TriCaster’s Startup Screen
provides tools to modify Switcher row button mapping.