Controlling an Analog Video Deck (Macintosh)
If your supported Macintosh system has a USB port, you can control an analog video deck. Your Avid software provides analog video deck control using the USB-to-serial adapter (connected to the USB port on your Macintosh system) and an RS-232 to RS-422 serial adapter kit. The RS-422 serial port of the adapter kit connects to a remote serial control connector, which is available on most analog video decks.
Although the USB-to-serial adapter kit and the RS-232 to RS-422 serial adapter kit must be purchased separately, the following procedure explains how to connect a sample adapter kit between your system and an analog video deck using the following:
  The USB-to-serial adapter kit (Avid supports only the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter, Keyspan part number USA-28x). Support for this device can change at any time.
  An RS-232 to RS-422 serial adapter kit
  Two serial cables with 9-pin male connectors at both ends
To connect a single deck to your computer:
1.  Purchase the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter (USA-28x), an RS-232 to RS-422 serial adapter, and two serial cables.
2.  Plug the USB connector of the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter into a USB port on the Macintosh system (see your system documentation for the USB port location).
3.  Install the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter software using the instructions located on the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter CD-ROM. You might have to go to the Keyspan Web site and download the software if you don't have the CD-ROM.
4.  Attach one end of the first 9-pin cable to the end of the serial adapter labeled RS-232 (see Analog Video Deck Control Cabling (Macintosh)).

5.  Attach the other end of the first 9-pin cable to serial port 1 of the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter.
6.  Attach one end of the second 9-pin cable to the end of the serial adapter labeled RS-422.
7.  Attach the other end of the second 9-pin cable to the remote serial port of the analog video deck.
  You need to configure the analog video deck in the Deck Configuration settings of your project. For more information, see Configuring Decks.

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