NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 90)

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PTZ C ONTROL
FIGURE 72
For many source types, a PTZ Control menu is shown in the Source control group. The default control
Connection type is NDI which, assuming you are configuring an NDI source, makes life a lot easier because
there is nothing else to configure.
Otherwise, if you * must select a ‘legacy’ control connection type like RS422, etc., or perhaps a non -NDI
network connection, additional controls may be shown in this group to let you configure things like Baud
Rate , Com Port , IP Address , and the like.
* We apologize that mankind has yet not completed its planet-wide upgrade to NDI (shouldn ’ t be much longer now, we hope). 😉
N AME /C OMMENT
FIGURE 73
Expanding the Name/Comment control group reveals text entry boxes that allow you to provide labels for
your video sources – specifically, the Video entry will appear beneath viewports in multiviews and some
menus (where space permits), and the short Button text will be used to label Switcher buttons.
Enable the Use External switch to automatically pass the channel name for a remote source such as an SDI
router or NDI channel to the Video label field.
The Comment entry lets you enter memo text that can serve as memory aids, but or another very valuable
purpose, too. Specifically, the values entered in these two fields supply the values for special DataLink keys.