[slinkelist] Sony SLV-799HF VCR and SLink-E?

[Colby Boles]

Plug it into the control-S port, not the S-Link port. This port has the same
address as IR port 7 in the software. If you load the vcrcs.cde device file
in the Sony directory and connect it to IR7, you'll be in business.

Colby

> -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of David L. Smith-Uchida
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 10:00 PM
> To: slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject: [slinkelist] Sony SLV-799HF VCR and SLink-E?
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have an SLink-E hooked up to my Sony CD changer and it's all working
> quite well.  I also have a Sony SLV-799HF VCR which has a Control-S
> port.  I realize that Control-S is not S-Link, however the Nirvis
> documentation is a little unclear on whether an SLink-E is
> supposed to talk
> to it or not (the info page for the SLink-E clearly implies Control-S
> capabilities).  However, when I plug a cable into it the LED goes reddish
> (I assume this is not good).  However, I can still talk with the
> CD player
> and make it do things.
>
> So, is this supposed to work electrically and if it does has
> anyone written
> any software to control a VCR?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Smith
> dave@smuchi.com
>
>
>
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