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# Configuring Hardware for VTR Emulation

The following procedure contains the steps required to configure hardware for clip input and output procedures using VTR emulation.

To configure hardware for VTR emulation:

1. Connect the video I/O cables to the devices involved in the VTR emulation process (out-to-in/in-to-out). Make sure the connections support the video standard that you want to work with.
   NoteVTR emulation requires a Smoke workstation with a video board. The Video and Audio keywords for the corresponding device must be uncommented in the software initialisation configuration file.
2. Connect the audio I/O cables to the devices involved in the VTR emulation process (out-to-in/in-to-out).
3. Connect an RS-422 control cable to the serial ports between the devices in the VTR emulation process. Make sure the serial ports correspond to those defined by the Emulator keywords in the software initialisation configuration file. See Configuring Software for VTR Emulation.
   NoteThe RS-422 cables for VTR emulation require custom pinouts. See the hardware installation guide.
4. Make sure the appropriate video and audio sync setup is in place.