Connecting the Editing Equipment
Make sure you have completed the setup information provided with your computer. This information provides instructions for setting up your computer and attaching the monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse. The documentation that comes with your equipment explains the locations of cable connections and how to connect the cables.
  The terms FireWire, IEEE 1394, and i.LINK refer to the same interface standard. In this document, the term 1394 is used.
This section explains the connections between the editing equipment and the computer in general terms because you might be connecting your editing equipment to a supported system running the WindowsáXPáProfessional operating system or the MacáOSáX operating system. Also your editing equipment might be a digital camera, a digital video deck, or an analog video deck connected to a transcoder.
  The cameras, video decks, and transcoders in the illustrations represent the type of equipment explained in the text. The actual equipment you have might be different.
See the following topics:
  1394 Cable Connectors
  Connecting a 1394 Cable
  Connecting a Computer without a Client Monitor
  Connecting a Client Monitor
  Connecting a Client Monitor over a 1394 Port
  Audio and Video Sync Issues
  Connecting a Client Monitor to an Analog Port
  Controlling an Analog Video Deck (Windows)
  Controlling an Analog Video Deck (Macintosh)

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