PILOT 2000 USER GUIDE
Connection of the RS -232 CABLE for Pilot 2000:
3
TX
RX
2
7
RTS
CTS
8
8
CTS
RTS
7
5
GND
5
SMPTE
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) began work to develop a
standardized synchronization method for the new medium. The resulting ’SMPTE time
code’ is simply the recording of time information, in hours(HH), minutes(MM), seconds(SS)
and frames(FF), as a digitally encoded signal on one of the tracks of a multi-track audio or
video tape. There are a number of frame rates in use today:
24 used in motion-picture film
25 EBU standard (European Television)
30 NTSC monochrome standard (audio)
SMPTE Time code can be recorded to an audio track (Longitude Time Code, or LTC) or it
can be recorded as part of the video signal (Vertical Interleave Time Code, or VITC).
Either way, the time code ’word’ is the same.
RECORDING AN SMPTE TRACK
The SMPTE can be used on the Pilot 2000 in 2 ways: INTERNAL TIMING or EXTERNAL
TIMING. In both cases, it is possible to record 20 tracks with a limit of 24576 “events”
recorded for all tracks. That means it is possible to record a memory changes or flash,
register cross time variations, page changes. Furthermore, when a track is enabled, it is
possible to work manually on the lights and/or scanners and/or registers.
In addition Pilot 2000 has been designed to work with the worldwide SMPTE standards:
24, 25 and 30 FPS (Frames Per Seconds). The desk automatically configures the
parameters, so that user has only to “plug and play” with it.
INTERNAL TIMING
When working without any external devices connected, please proceed as follows:
1. Hold down keys <ENTER> & <PLAY> for at least 4 seconds, until the led blinks.
2. Now, exactly at the moment you want to START the recording, press a key from the
Multi Function Keyboard (1...20) selecting the track to record. If the track was
already done, then it will be replaced.
3. Now you can proceed to record your show, selecting the output memory for each
show period.
4. When you want to STOP the recording, hold down the <PLAY> key and press
again the track’s key you selected before.
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