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

[W. John Guineau]

I've been unable to get CDJ/Slink-e to control my VCR (SLV-789HF) at all.

I've connected the VCR to the Control-S port on the Slink-e, and loaded the
vcrcs.cde device file (as CDJ device "vcr") in the Sony directory, and
connected it to IR7.

Typing commands like "amp:input_video_1" work great - the amp (STR-DE835,
direct connected to the Slink-e) goes to the VCR input. However, then typing
"vcr:power_on" and "vcr:play" have no effect; the VCR does not respond. In
fact, the commands are not even echoed in the CDJ "Slink data" window.

Any been successful in making a VCR work with CDJ?

thanks!
john


-----Original Message-----
From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
Behalf Of W. John Guineau
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 3:48 PM
To: Colby Boles; David L. Smith-Uchida; slinkelist@nirvis.com
Subject: RE: [slinkelist] Sony SLV-799HF VCR and SLink-E?



I just tried this on my SLV-798HF and it doesn't appear to work.

I plugged a "mono" type cord between the Slink-e and the VCR. The VCR has
two control-S ports, labelled "in" and "out". Oddly enough, I must have a
mono cable between the "in" control-S jack on the VCR and the control-S
jacon on the STR-DE825 to make the amp recognize when someone presses play
on the VCR (ex. switches input modes etc.) If I plug the cable into the
VCR's "out" control-S jack, the amp never sees activity.

I tried connecting to the Slink-e both the VCR in and out, both with and
without the link to the DE825 to no avail.

Typing "vcr:play" gives no errors, in fact no output all in the Slink Data
window, but the VCR does not play.

any ideas?
john



-----Original Message-----
From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
Behalf Of Colby Boles
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 8:51 AM
To: David L. Smith-Uchida; slinkelist@nirvis.com
Subject: RE: [slinkelist] Sony SLV-799HF VCR and SLink-E?


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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