BLACK
BOX
RECORDER
- User Manual v2.2
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controller. The BBR can also respond to
Sony 9-pin
Machine Control (also
known as SONY PII) protocol commands for transport controls and track
arming/disarming. The ring of the LTC/F.sw TRS jack socket can accept a
momentary
footswitch
which will emulate pressing the record button
(starting a new recording or marking a new song). If you need to use this
facility with LTC timecode you’ll need to make up a special cable but if you’re
just using a standard footswitch push the jack in half way.
Link Mode and Link Preroll
Used for linking multiple BlackBox Recorders together: see section later in
this manual on page 32.
TC Format
Set the timecode frame rate. The BlackBox will then flash the time code
display (bottom right of main screen) if the incoming time code is at a
different rate to that which you have chosen.
TC Auto
This setting sets the internal timecode frame rate to match the incoming
timecode. Please note that this can cause problems later in post production
if your source of timecode is intermittent and happens to start at the same
time as a recording. It’s better to set the timecode frame rate explicitly
Line-In Mon:
This adjusts how the unit monitors the Line-In signals on all 24 channels. The
default position will be
Relay (Thru)
which automatically routes each
analogue input signal via the built in relays to its respective output. This is a
key safety feature which means that when plugged into the inserts points on
an analogue console the signal path cannot be accidentally interrupted even
by a power failure on the BBR1.
Setting Line-In Mon to
E-E (via DSP)
may be more appropriate when the BBR
is plugged into (say) Group Outputs from the console and is not in the direct
signal path to the PA. It is also the setting you will need for monitoring a
digital input. The signals are passed through the DSP before appearing on
