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Chapter 20—Remote Control
DM2000 Version 2—Owner’s Manual
About Machine Control (MMC & P2)
The DM2000 can control the transport, locate functions, track arming, and chase function
of up to eight external recording machines that support the MMC or P2 control protocol.
Machines can be specified as either MTR or Master and controlled independently.
Machines that support the P2 protocol can be controlled by connecting them to the
DM2000’s REMOTE port using a 9-pin straight cable. Wiring details are provided on
page 350. The REMOTE port must be set for P2 control on the Remote Port Setup page (see
page 257).
Machines that support MMC can be controlled by connecting them to the DM2000’s
MIDI, SERIAL, USB, or SLOT1 (with optional mLAN I/O Card installed in Slot #1).
MMC and P2 protocol support varies from machine to machine. Some machines may not
operate exactly as explained in this section.
Configuring Machines
Up to eight machines can be configured as follows.
1 Use the LOCATOR [DISPLAY] button to locate the Machine Configuration
page.
2 Use the cursor buttons to select the parameters, and use the Parameter
wheel, INC/DEC buttons, and [ENTER] button to set them.
MACHINE CONTROL/DAW CONTROL:
When the MACHINE CONTROL option is
on, the MACHINE CONTROL section controls external MMC machines, regardless of the
layer selection. When the DAW CONTROL option is on, the MACHINE CONTROL sec-
tion controls DAWs, regardless of the layer selection.
TYPE: This is used to specify the type of machine: MMC or P2. Only one machine can be
set to P2.
PORT: When the machine TYPE is MMC, use this parameter to specify the port for MMC
communications. Available ports include: MIDI, SERIAL 1–8, USB 1–8, and SLOT1.
DEVICE ID: When the machine TYPE is MMC, use this parameter to specify the device ID
from 1 to 127 or ALL. The target machine must be set to the same ID. The same ID cannot
be assigned to more than one SERIAL, USB, or SLOT1 port.
TRANSPORT CONTROL: This parameter determines whether or not the DM2000’s
transport buttons control the machine. Only one Master and one MTR machine can be
enabled at a time.
CHASE CONTROL: This parameter determines whether or not a Chase On/Off com-
mand is transmitted from the DM2000 to a machine when the LOCATOR [ONLINE] but-
ton is pressed.
MASTER/MTR: This parameter is used to specify which machines are Masters and which
are MTRs. Multiple machines can be set to Master and MTR.