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CLOCKIT

MASTER SLATE

ACD 201/301

Timecode Slate

1996 - 1999

Ambient Recording GmbH

Konradinstr. 3, D-81543 Munich

TEL +49 89 6518535 FAX +49 89 6518558

www.ambient.de

interstage

Phistersvej 31, 2900 Hellerup, Danmark

Telefon 3946 0000, fax 3946 0040

www.interstage.dk

pro audio with a smile

Summary of Contents for ACD 201

Page 1: ...e Slate 1996 1999 Ambient Recording GmbH Konradinstr 3 D 81543 Munich TEL 49 89 6518535 FAX 49 89 6518558 www ambient de interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmark Telefon 3946 0000 fax 3946 0040 www interstage dk pro audio with a smile ...

Page 2: ...t values 2 3 3 Cancelling changes 2 3 4 The cursor ring 2 3 5 Notes on selecting digits 2 3 6 The Aaton configuration 2 3 7 The AMPS configuration 2 3 8 The Time Field 2 3 9 The Frame FF Digits 2 3 10 The CD and CT functions 2 3 11 Setting the generator 2 3 12 Setting the Real Time Clock RTC 2 4 Jamming the generator from Ext TC 2 5 Setting the generator from ASCII Aaton protocoll 3 Operating mode...

Page 3: ...A Display now very bright but still 9 step brightness control B Timecode generator cannot crash even though batteries go flat during slating Automatic charging of backup battery through separate DC DC converter C Camera speed check strobe bars flicker at framerate When viewed through camera a bar stays still or moves if there is a difference between camera speed and framerate D Input and ext timec...

Page 4: ...he batteries or moved DOWN to give access to the Dipswitches On the ACD 301 you find two sliders on this side of the slate The Top slider exposes the Dipswitches The Bottom slider locks the battery contact strip and allows the exchange of batteries 9 or 8 Back cover Has a short form instruction manual laser engraved it describes the main functions of the slate Note On delivery of the ACD 301 there...

Page 5: ...n 3 4 Operating modes SW Gen Gen RTC Read Gen Read 4 OFF OFF ON ON 5 OFF ON OFF ON Display modes 6 ON Timecode only displayed No transition to userbits when slate closed Display userbits with RED button OFF Normal Slate function Slate open Timecode display Slate closed Display userbits for 2 secs or userbits with RED button 7 ON Clapped time shown for 2 mins OFF No clapped time displayed 8 ON Adva...

Page 6: ...ich indicate the status of the generator and reader RED LED blinks at one second intervals Gen ON and running but hasn t been set from an external or RTC source GREEN LED blinks at one second intervals Gen ON and has been set from external source or RTC on start up Note If the generator loses time due to unsuccessful ext Jam or other problem the Red LED will blink instead of the Green When the gen...

Page 7: ...erator as a master to check all other timecode equipment as required Error checks can be carried out without the slate jamming from the externally connected timecode The following checks can be implemented A Framerate identification B Drop Nondrop identification C Error between Slate generator timecode and any externally connected timecode up to 2 Frames in _ fr steps D Camera speed check 2 2 1 Ca...

Page 8: ...peed check again 2 2 3 External TC framerate identification Press BLUE button to display the Generator framerate and next to it the external TC framerate A single bar to left of the framerate indicates the eventual error in the following ways 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 3 4 2 if external TC frames error ext fps slate fps 2 2 4 EXT TC error check Bar full left indicates an error of 0 frames or less t...

Page 9: ...way First 8 user digits single spacedots then a position one digit to the right of the 8 userbits pos 9 where the single spacerdots blink and the old and new userbits can be toggled to select Then on moving the cursor one more step to the right the time display is entered double spacerdots Moving the cursor to the right leaves the time display through the Toggle position pos 18 and reenters the us...

Page 10: ...ader would reject a day of the month with a value of 96 the year We recommend the following formats for the order of the digits as seen in the display D Day M Month Y Year X Prod Number U Unit Camera R Roll Nr 2 3 6 The Aaton configuration DD MM YY XX When working with an Aaton or Aaton system cameras or setting the Internal RTC this format must be used 2 3 7 The AMPS configuration DD MM UR RR Use...

Page 11: ...elected data 2 3 11 Setting the generator There are three settings of the dipswitches in which the generator is active A Generator Mode B Generator RTC Mode C Reader Generator Mode In Generator Mode On power up the generator starts counting from 00 00 00 00 and the userbits are 00 00 00 00 The Red LED blinks Go to set mode See 2 3 Set user bits as above and move cursor to time frame Set time value...

Page 12: ...ay Go manual set mode Enter date DD MM YY XX XX don t care Enter time Move cursor to pos FF select cd Load by pressing both buttons till display runs Note If framerate is selected in the FF pos then only the generator will be loaded 2 4 Jamming the generator from external TC The slate must be in the Generator or Generator RTC mode Connect external TC Verify framerate and error with the blue button...

Page 13: ...as an accurate timecode and videosync source for Audio or video recorders Note Clockit units running together do not drift apart more then 1 frame in 24 Hours When Clockit units are used in combination with other timecode equipment calibration errors can lead to increased TC drift necessitating rejaming more frequently The Clapping sequence is as follows Open slate The Timecode is displayed Close ...

Page 14: ...a requirement for 2 timecodes to be displayed In the classical situation a playback with timecode is being played in a scene where at the same time sound is being recorded The master slate when opened displays the Playback timecode ext TC connected by cable or transmitted by radio thus facilitating syncing playback to picture When the slate is closed the generator time is displayed thus giving a t...

Page 15: ...e the timecode will be displayed at selected brightness up to this time allowing the timecode value to be read until the slate closes 4 2 Operating Note The slate can be used to show the camera the userbits before rolling over This is done by pressing the RED button under the clapstick This will become useful in the near future to display the Event number which is a unique number for each audio re...

Page 16: ...eiver when not in use When receiving timecode from the radio link the slate generator also can be jammed from this timecode or the slate can run in both reader and reader generator modes Note Some Steadycam and camera focus remotes use the same frequency as our timecode module leading to poor reception and low range interference 4 4 Large Writing Sleeve Due to users requests we offer a larger writ...

Page 17: ...T TTL Level 5 4 Plug description LEMO 5 PIN Pin SIGNAL 1 GND Red dot 2 TC IN 1 3 ASCII I O 4 TUNE OUT 2 5 5 TC OUT Note No external DC input as indicated on slate back panel 3 4 Front view MINIJACK SOCKET Pin SIGNAL TIP TC OUT RING TC IN SHAFT GND SHIELD We wish you sucessful shooting and in case you have any questions please don t hesitate to get in touch with us ...

Page 18: ...oise from the input when the receiver is not receiving timecode Note with the receiver on and the transmitter off their will be noise in the timecode input line making the led glow red In the generator mode the radio receiver must be switched off to jam the generator through the Lemo socket as the noise otherwise corrupts the incoming timecode signal Of course the generator can be set from timecod...

Page 19: ...milar to Formica and can be dry wiped clean If the surface gets grey after frequent use it can be cleaned with spirits or acetone occasionally Note Too much cleaning with acetone or agressive solvents may damage the writing surface ...

Page 20: ... to make sure that the cells were in the right way Now with the BATTERY VOLTAGE DISPLAY you can be certain that after loading new batteries The cells are in the right way LOAD BATTERIES TAKING CARE POLARITY IS CORRECT PRESS BLUE BUTTON FOR BATTERY MEASUREMENT VOLTAGE MUST BE 12 VOLTS OR OVER IF 9 VOLTS SHOW ONE CELL IS REVERSED IF 6 VOLTS SHOW TWO CELLS ARE REVERSED IF IN DOUBT OPEN BATTERY COMPAR...

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