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GENERAL
The TR-100 is a versatile SMPTE Longitudinal/Linear SMPTE Time Code (LTC) reader with an LED display. The
LED display characters are 0.8" high and are suitable for viewing across a room, while a brightness control allows
adjustment of display intensity for use in various ambient light conditions.
The TR-100 can display time code or user bits, and also momentarily displays the frame rate when time code is first
applied. The TR-100 provides both a MIDI time code output as well as a reshaped LTC output.
The TR-100 comes standard as a small desktop unit, but can be installed in a standard 19" rack using the HORITA
S100EK Rackmount Ear kit. It can also be attached to a wall or other piece of equipment using the HORITA
S100SK Wallmount Swivel Bracket kit.
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FEATURES
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Reads LTC from 1/30th to 10 times play speed, forward and reverse.
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0.8" high LED display characters with brightness control.
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Outputs 2V P-P reshaped LTC for passing on to other units.
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Outputs MIDI time code (MTC).
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MIDI TC output "flywheels" for up to 3 FRAMES of reading bad time code.
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Rear panel switches select time code or user bits for display and display of frames or not.
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Discrete LEDs indicate LTC code present and drop frame or non-drop frame time code.
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Reads 23.976/24 (film), 25 (PAL), 29.97 drop frame/non-drop frame (NTSC), and 30 FPS (frames-per-second)
time codes and displays the frame rate of the code being read.
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Operates from +9V to +14V DC for portable use in the field. Includes a 9 volt AC adapter.
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Desktop sized TR-100 measures 8.75"W x 4.5"H x 4.5"D.
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SMPTE TIME CODE
SMPTE (pronounced "semtee") is an acronym for the "Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers".
SMPTE adopts and sets standards for the motion picture and television industry and has adopted standards for
longitudinal time code (LTC). LTC is commonly referred to as SMPTE time code, and works with (60/525) NTSC
video at frame rates of 29.97 and 30 FPS (frames-per-second).
EBU time code is of the same basic format as SMPTE time code, but has a frame rate of 25 FPS to work with
(50/625) PAL video. The SMPTE/EBU time code format is also used at a frame rate of 23.976/24 FPS for film
work, and 30 FPS for other video and audio applications.
3.1 LTC – Longitudinal/Linear Time Code
Longitudinal time code is an electronic timing signal. It is audible and sounds much like a dial-up FAX machine
when first receiving a fax. It is audible so that it can be recorded on the audio channel of a video recorder or
recorded on an audio recorder, and was originally developed to assist in editing video played back from video tape
recorders.