Settings relating to device connections, Settings relating to device, Connections – Sony GP-X1EM Grip Extension User Manual
Page 429: Setting the control mode for p-bus, Devices, Assigning the target port to a channel, Selection button
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To display the register name, press [Reg Name Display],
turning it on.
For details about utility commands that can be assigned to
cross-point buttons, see
“List of utility commands and user
preference button states” (page 423)
Settings names to show on the display
You can set the names to display when menu shortcuts or
utility commands are assigned to cross-point buttons.
When a macro register is assigned, the names specified in
the Macro menu are displayed on the display. When a
shotbox register is assigned, the names specified in the
Shotbox menu are displayed on the display.
1
In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Prefs/Utility >Xpt
Module Assign menu (7324.2), select the target button
to set.
2
Press [Name].
3
Enter a name of up to 8 characters in the keyboard
window, and press [Enter].
Settings Relating to
Device Connections
Setting the Control Mode for P-Bus
Devices
In the
>Panel >Device Interface menu (7325), select the protocol
mode.
Trigger:
When a predetermined button is pressed, the
action command assigned to that button is output to
control an external device.
Timeline:
The external device is controlled as a keyframe
effect controlled by the control panel.
Assigning the Target Port to a
Channel Selection Button
You can assign an SIU serial port or a network port to the
channel selection buttons (CH1 to CH12).
This allows you to operate a device connected to the port
using the specified channel selection button.
For details about port settings, see “Configuring the
Connection Port of External Devices” (page 481).
1
In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Device Interface
menu (7325), press [Device Assign].
The Device Assign menu (7325.4) appears.
2
In the status area, select the target port to set.
3
In the
DEV CH12) to which to assign the port.
[DEV CH1] to [DEV CH12] correspond to the [CH1]
to [CH12] channel selection buttons on the device
control block.
• It is not possible to assign the same port to more than
one button. The most recently set button is enabled.
• A port configured with a P-Bus compatible device
cannot be assigned to a button.
4
Repeat steps
2
and
3
as required to set other ports.
Note
Notes