SMPTE RP 170-1993 (Archived 2003)

This practice describes the type-specific messages used for the control of video tape recorder devices. Video tape recorder type-specific messages are used to provide the means for the control and monitoring of a specific type of virtual machine within a general-purpose communications channel of an interface system. This interface system transports data and digital control signals between equipment utilized in the production, post-production, and/or transmission of visual and aural information.