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Troubleshooting the Satellite 
Connection

If the satellite does not appear in the Satellite 
pop-up menu, verify the following:

1  

Ensure that Media Station|PT is fully 

launched.

2  

In Media Station|PT, ensure that Video Satel-

lite Mode is enabled in the Special menu. (See 
“Connecting Pro Tools and a Video Satellite” on 
page 113.)

3  

In the Satellite page of the Pro Tools Peripher-

als dialog, select a different Ethernet port from 
the Interface menu. Many computers have more 
than one Ethernet port or “interface”. The inter-
face selected here must be the one connected to 
the same network as the satellite.

4  

In the Project window in Media Station|PT, 

click the Settings tab, then double-click Video 
Satellite Settings and check that the TCP/UDP 
Port is the same as the TCP/UDP Port shown in 
the Satellite pane in the Pro Tools Peripherals di-
alog. (Both ports default to 28282.)

5  

If the TCP/UDP port settings are the same, ver-

ify with your network administrator that the 
port shown is not being blocked on the net-
work.

6  

Check that all Ethernet cables are completely 

plugged in and working. In most cases, there are 
LEDs the show activity at the Ethernet ports.

7  

Video satellite playback will not function in 

the following conditions:

• Certain dialogs are open in either Pro Tools 

or Media Station|PT.

• Media Station|PT is not the active applica-

tion.

• Pro Tools does not have an open session, or 

Media Station|PT does not have an open se-
quence.

Matching Media Station|PT 
and Pro Tools Settings in a 
Video Satellite System

In order to accurately synchronize playback be-
tween Pro Tools and Media Station|PT, the fol-
lowing parameters must be correctly matched:

• Media Station|PT Project Type and Pro Tools 

Time Code Rate, Clock Reference, and Video 
Format

• Pro Tools Audio Pull-Up setting and 

Media Station|PT Edit Play Rate

• Time Code Format (Drop Frame or Non-Drop 

Frame)

• Media Station|PT Starting TC time code set-

ting and the Pro Tools session start

For Pro Tools to play in sync with 
Media Station|PT as a video satellite, all of these 
settings are interdependent. A mis-match in any 
of these settings will cause Pro Tools to display 
an error message.