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Charge your :pulse

The :pulse unit has a built-in battery and can also be powered by an external power 

source. The battery is charged when the :pulse is connected to an external power 

source.

There are three ways to power your :pulse:

Connection

Use

LEMO port (9-36V DC)

Mains power adaptor with LEMO compatible connection.

Micro USB

Micro USB 2.0 charger connected to power source

Ethernet

Ethernet cable connected to power source.

You can reduce the amount of power the :pulse uses by turning off the wi-fi and 

Ethernet features. If you need to have wi-fi turned on, there is a stealth mode 

which will turn off wi-fi automatically if the external power is lost. 

For more details, see 

Set up Wi-Fi for Data Streaming on page 78

 and 

Set Up 

Ethernet for Data Streaming on page 84

.

 

:pulse User Guide

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Summary of Contents for mini basestation

Page 1: ...mini basestation For the latest user guide please visit www timecodesystems com support product manuals pulse User Guide ...

Page 2: ...es incurred by the purchaser or third parties as a result of accident misuse or abuse of this product or unauthorised modifications repairs or alterations to this product or failure to strictly comply with Timecode Systems Ltd operating and installation instructions Use of Images Video camera images in this user guide are provided by and used with the permission of Sony Europe Ltd Images of sound ...

Page 3: ...e 7 Display and Controls 8 Antenna 8 OLED display 8 LED 9 Control Knob 9 Ports 11 Charge your pulse 13 Mounting Solutions 14 Optional Extras 14 Technical Specification 15 Set Up pulse for Synchronisation 16 pulse User Guide 3 ...

Page 4: ...Set the RF Channel 60 Set the Timecode Data 63 Set the User Bits 64 Set the Frame Rate Per Second 66 Set the Word Clock Output 67 Set the Genlock Output 68 Set up Timecode Output 69 Remote Control and Monitoring 71 BLINK Hub 72 Third Party Apps 74 Which Apps Do You Need 74 Set up pulse to Connect to External Apps 75 Quick Setup BLINK Hub and pulse 76 Set up Wi Fi for Data Streaming 78 Set Up Ether...

Page 5: ...when in RF Slave Mode 94 Camera Not Receiving Genlock from pulse 94 Sound Mixer Not Receiving Word Clock from pulse 95 Cannot Control Devices Connected to a Slave Pulse via BLINK Hub 95 Restore Factory Settings 96 Warranty 97 Quality Declarations 98 Use of External Antenna s 98 RF Exposure Warning Statement 98 FCC Warning Statement 98 Industry Canada Statements 99 EC Declaration of Conformity 100 ...

Page 6: ...6 pulse User Guide ...

Page 7: ...ecode transceiver In this user guide you will find information on how to set up your pulse for l Synchronising timecode with other Timecode Systems devices Sound Devices 6 series sound mixers and video cameras l Remote monitoring l Remote control For remote monitoring and remote control you can use our free BLINK Hub app which connects to your pulse via wi fi or Ethernet Your Timecode Revolution S...

Page 8: ...ISM bands OLED display The OLED display is a Blue 128 x 32 pixels pixels screen When you switch on the pulse all status information messages and menus and options are shown on this screen To learn about the various status displays including the Main screen shown above see Status Information on page 88 8 pulse User Guide ...

Page 9: ...there are multiple Timecode Systems devices in a network their LEDs will flash simultaneously when they are synchronised If a device is in the network and has its LED flashing at a different time to the other devices that device is not synchronised Control Knob You can use the control knob to turn the pulse on and off navigate through menu options and select options The control knob acts as a butt...

Page 10: ... available menus and options and to increase or decrease a value you should turn the control knob You can turn the control knob clockwise or anti clockwise to cycle through the available options or values 10 pulse User Guide ...

Page 11: ...LEMO 9 36V DC Power supply input This is a LEMO 2 socket LEMO DATA For connecting your pulse to third party equipment This is a LEMO 9 socket LEMO TC For timecode input and output This is a LEMO 5 socket TC SYNC BNC For outputting genlock wordclock or timecode to third party equipment pulse User Guide 11 ...

Page 12: ...s provide an Ethernet to Wi Fi bridge This enables remote control and metadata logging Micro USB 2 0 You can use the Micro USB 2 0 port to l Charge your pulse via a USB 2 0 charger and cable The micro USB port is a 5V power IN socket l Connect your pulse to a PC or Mac for downloading firmware FPGA updates for the on board chip and web page updates for the BLINK Hub app Please visit www timecodesy...

Page 13: ...O compatible connection Micro USB Micro USB 2 0 charger connected to power source Ethernet Ethernet cable connected to power source You can reduce the amount of power the pulse uses by turning off the wi fi and Ethernet features If you need to have wi fi turned on there is a stealth mode which will turn off wi fi automatically if the external power is lost For more details see Set up Wi Fi for Dat...

Page 14: ...Mounting Solutions The pulse has flexible mounting options Optional Extras Timecode Systems 7 articulated mounting arm kit TCB 32 Hot shoe adaptor TCB 34 14 pulse User Guide ...

Page 15: ...rame drift in 24 hours Zero ppm when RF locked to a master Supported FPS Modes 23 98 24 00 25 00 29 97 29 97DF 30 00 30 00DF Supported SYNC Outputs PAL NTSC 720p 720p2 double frame rate 1080i PSF 1080p 1080p2 Word Clock standards 44 1 88 2 48 96 and 192KHz Wi Fi 2 4 GHz IEEE std 802 11b g SoftAP and Infrastructure modes DHCP Server Web server Ethernet 2 port switch DHCP Server pulse User Guide 15 ...

Page 16: ...independently It does not communicate with other Timecode Systems devices Free Running and Jamming see page 1 When you know how you want to use your pulse you can set it to provide timecode to a sound mixer recorder or video camera Alternatively you can set your pulse to receive timecode from a sound mixer recorder or video camera In this scenario the sound mixer recorder or video camera is an ext...

Page 17: ...INK Network A BLINK network is a group of devices that are all set to use the same RF channel Timecode Systems devices synchronise with each other by using radio RF to send and receive timecode Each device has to be set to use a specific RF channel and can only synchronise with other devices also use that RF channel For example if you set your pulse to use RF channel 9 it can communicate and synch...

Page 18: ...amera and to the sound mixer To synchronise the devices all need to use the same RF channel and one device has to be set to run as a master with the others set to run as slaves The master sends its timecode to all of the slaves see Understanding the BLINK Network on page 17 In the image shown all of the devices in the BLINK network are set to use RF channel 5 18 pulse User Guide ...

Page 19: ...as long as the slave is in range of the master 3 The master device then sends its timecode data to the slave device and the slave device applies the timecode automatically This process is repeated for each slave in the BLINK network so that all of the slaves and the master are synchronised using the same timecode To make sure the timecode data continues to be synchronised the master and slaves com...

Page 20: ...and slave If a slave cannot connect to a master or loses its connection with its master it l Runs using its own internal clock If it was previously synchronised with a master the slave s internal clock will still be closely matched to the master s clock as they were synchronised l Continues to search for a master If it was previously synchronised with a master it will only search for that specific...

Page 21: ...ised at the technical centre where the SyncBac PROs are in range of the pulse The SyncBac PROs and HERO4 Silvers are then fitted to the boats As soon as the SyncBac PROs are out of range they start to use their own internal clocks and are no longer synchronised with the pulse However as they have extremely accurate clocks and were synchronised with the pulse at the start they remain very accurate ...

Page 22: ...the master device that matches the name stored in the slave However if you turn the slave off and then back on again the slave will connect to the first master that responds Example Let s say you have a BLINK network where all of the devices are set to use RF Channel 4 There is one master which is a pulse which we will call pulse A for this example There are also three SyncBac PROs which are set t...

Page 23: ... A During the shoot the SyncBac PROs are moved out of range of the pulse A master and so they lose their connection and switch to free running The SyncBac PROs then come into range of another master device but they ignore it they will only connect to pulse A The slaves continue to free run until they come back into range of pulse A or are switched off and then back on again at which point they for...

Page 24: ...nnel to communicate with each other and one of the devices typically a pulse has to be set to run in a master mode All of the other devices have to be set to run as slaves The timecode that will be used is set in the master and it will send the timecode to the slaves automatically when they are in range For a brief overview of how to set up your pulse to run as a master or slave see l Set Up pulse...

Page 25: ...t the pulse receives these values applies them in its own settings automatically and then sends them to the slaves Set the Timecode Mode see page 53 RF Channel The RF Channel number that is used by the other Timecode Systems devices in the same BLINK network Set the RF Channel see page 60 System Settings Set the RF Country Area to the country in which you are using the pulse If you purchased your ...

Page 26: ...he Genlock Output see page 68 Wi Fi Turn on if you want the pulse to communicate with the BLINK Hub app wirelessly If you are not going to use BLINK Hub or you are going to use an Ethernet connection instead turn wi fi off to preserve battery power Set up Wi Fi for Data Streaming see page 78 Ethernet Turn on if you want the pulse to communicate with the BLINK Hub app via a wired Ethernet connectio...

Page 27: ... other Timecode Systems devices in the same BLINK network Set the RF Channel see page 60 System Settings Set the RF Country Area to the country in which you are using the pulse If you purchased your pulse in North America you cannot change the country area due to regulatory requirements if you need to change the country please contact Timecode Systems for assistance Set the RF Country Area see pag...

Page 28: ... Fi Turn on if you want the pulse to communicate with the BLINK Hub app wirelessly If you are not going to use BLINK Hub or you are going to use an Ethernet connection instead turn wi fi off to preserve battery power Set up Wi Fi for Data Streaming see page 78 Ethernet Turn on if you want the pulse to communicate with the BLINK Hub app via a wired Ethernet connection If you are not going to use BL...

Page 29: ...tuation there is no word clock signal to synchronise the timecode with the timing of the audio recording so while the time stamps in the recording will be slightly less accurate In one day of recording there should be no or very little clock drift Over a longer period the clock drift may increase For this reason we recommend that you re sync your pulse and sound mixer at the start of each day as a...

Page 30: ...and there are also two SyncBac PROs which are set to run as slaves The master pulse sends the timecode to the slave pulse and the SyncBac PROs via radio RF The SyncBac PROs feed the timecode to the GoPro HERO4 Black cameras to which they are attached The slave pulse feeds the timecode and a word clock signal to the sound mixer recorder timecode via the TC port word clock via the TC SYNC port As a ...

Page 31: ...an synchronise with other Timecode Systems devices as well as your sound mixer recorder To make it easier for you we have split the quick set up instructions into two separate sections l Quick Set Up Free Run pulse to Sound Mixer Recorder see page 32 l Quick Set Up BLINK Network pulse to Sound Mixer Recorder see page 34 Note For details on how to set up your Sound Devices 6 series sound Mixer Reco...

Page 32: ...lse will not communicate with any other Timecode Systems devices Set the Timecode Mode see page 53 4 Use the control knob to access the Wifi Settings and Ethernet Settings menus Settings Option Further Information Wi Fi Settings Turn on if you want your pulse to communicate with the BLINK Hub app wirelessly If you are not going to use BLINK Hub or you are going to use an Ethernet connection instea...

Page 33: ... page 47 6 When your pulse has jammed successfully disconnect it from the external timecode source 7 Connect your sound mixer recorder to the timecode output on your pulse There are two ways of outputting timecode to a sound mixer recorder l via the TC port with a TCB 20 5 pin to 5 pin LEMO cable l via the TC SYNC port with a TCB 10 BNC to BNC cable For more details see Set up Timecode Output on p...

Page 34: ... network The timecode will be generated from your pulse TC Generator settings Your pulse can output this timecode to your sound mixer recorder Ext TC C TX to set your pulse as the master in the BLINK network and the timecode will come from an external source such as your sound mixer recorder If the timecode source is disconnected the pulse s internal timecode is used instead Ext RF Slave to set yo...

Page 35: ...ion If you are not going to use BLINK Hub or you are going to use a wi fi connection instead turn Ethernet off to preserve battery power Set Up Ethernet for Data Streaming see page 84 4 Apply the radio RF settings for communicating with other Timecode Systems devices Settings Option Further Information RF Channel The RF Channel number that is used by the other Timecode Systems devices in the same ...

Page 36: ...C cable to connect your sound mixer recorder s word clock input port to the pulse s TC SYNC port 7 This step only applies if your sound mixer recorder has a word clock input Use the control knob to access the SYNC Generator settings and choose the appropriate word clock settings Settings Option Further Information Set BNC O P Mode Set the BNC O P Mode to the appropriate word clock signal for your ...

Page 37: ... via the TC port with a TCB 20 5 pin to 5 pin LEMO cable l via the TC SYNC port with a TCB 10 BNC to BNC cable For more details see Set up Timecode Output on page 69 10 Set your sound mixer recorder to receive timecode data via the appropriate port Please refer to the manufacturer s instructions for your sound mixer recorder 11 This step only applies if you want your pulse to output timecode via t...

Page 38: ...s that do not have genlock pulse provides highly accurate timecode only Note If you are using a camera without genlock and have your pulse in Free Run Jam Ext mode you will need to synchronise your camera and pulse at the beginning of each day of filming This is not required if your pulse is part of a BLINK network and is connected to your camera When you set up your camera and pulse you need to c...

Page 39: ... slave in the BLINK network it will receive timecode from the master device and then pass it on to the camera If your pulse is set to run in Free Run Jam Ext mode It has to be synchronised jammed to a timecode source This timecode is then sent to the camera as well as a genlock signal Note It is possible for your pulse to output timecode via the TC SYNC port but it cannot be used to output genlock...

Page 40: ...ulse to Video Camera see page 41 l Quick Set Up BLINK Network pulse to Video Camera see page 43 For a general introduction to the concept of using your pulse to provide a camera with timecode and genlock see Synchronising with a Camera on page 38 Note For details on how to set up your video camera for remote control via the BLINK Hub app see Quick Setup BLINK Hub and pulse on page 76 Note This sec...

Page 41: ...oose the type of connection that your pulse will use for communicating with the BLINK Hub app Use the control knob to access the Wifi Settings and Ethernet Settings menus Settings Option Further Information Wi Fi Settings Turn on if you want your pulse to communicate with the BLINK Hub app wirelessly If you are not going to use BLINK Hub or you are going to use an Ethernet connection instead turn ...

Page 42: ...l timecode source and re jam at regular intervals typically 1 2 times per day Free Running and Jamming see page 47 6 When your pulse has jammed successfully disconnect it from the external timecode source 7 Connect your video camera to the timecode output on your pulse There are two ways of outputting timecode to a video camera l via the TC port with a TCB 20 5 pin to 5 pin LEMO cable l via the TC...

Page 43: ...rator settings Your pulse can output this timecode to your video camera Ext TC C TX to set your pulse as the master in the BLINK network and the timecode will come from an external source If the timecode source is disconnected the pulse s internal timecode is used instead The pulse forwards the timecode to the slaves It also sends the timecode out to any devices that are connected to its output po...

Page 44: ...ion If you are not going to use BLINK Hub or you are going to use a wi fi connection instead turn Ethernet off to preserve battery power Set Up Ethernet for Data Streaming see page 84 4 Apply the radio RF settings for communicating with other Timecode Systems devices Settings Option Further Information RF Channel The RF Channel number that is used by the other Timecode Systems devices in the same ...

Page 45: ...your pulse is set to run in the Int Gen TX mode If your pulse is set to a different mode ignore this step Use the control knob to access the TC Generator menu and set the frames per second rate Settings Option Further Information TC Generator Define the frames per second rate data by using the Set FPS option The FPS has to match the FPS used by the video camera for the shoot This data is used for ...

Page 46: ...tput see page 68 9 This step only applies if your video camera has a genlock input Set your video camera to receive an external genlock signal Please refer to the manufacturers instructions for more details 10 Connect your video camera to the timecode output on your pulse There are two ways of outputting timecode to a sound mixer recorder l via the TC port with a TCB 20 5 pin to 5 pin LEMO cable l...

Page 47: ...Ext mode your pulse can run in a more traditional external jamming workflow where synchronisation is achieved by connecting devices and jamming to a timecode signal To use your pulse in an external jamming workflow you need to 1 Set up your pulse for Free Running and Jamming see page 48 2 Jam your pulse to the External Timecode Source see page 49 Note RF is automatically disabled in Free Run Jam E...

Page 48: ...ode 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Free Run Jam Ext option 6 Press the control knob to confirm your selection Note Disabling Wi Fi and Ethernet support is not essential to free running and jamming but turning these features off will help to preserve battery life When you have your pulse set to run in Free Run Jam Ext mode your next step is to Jam your pulse to th...

Page 49: ... the Jam EXT T C option 7 Press the control knob Your pulse will now attempt to synchronise with the timecode source by jamming to the signal You will see Jamming T C appear on the main screen as the attempt to jam to the signal takes place If your pulse can t synchronise to the signal the message Jam Failed No Signal is shown This usually indicates that the timecode source is not connected proper...

Page 50: ...tch your pulse on 1 Press the control knob The pulse screen lights up and displays the message Turn knob to switch on 2 Turn the control knob The pulse switches on and shows one of the status screens If you turn the control knob the pulse will cycle through the status screens Note If your pulse does not come on when you press the control knob the battery may need to be charged see Charge your puls...

Page 51: ...sed down until the countdown is finished and the following message is displayed Turn knob to switch off 3 Turn the control knob This extra step is designed to prevent you from accidentally turning the pulse off If you do not turn the control knob within a few seconds the pulse stays on and the screen reverts to showing the main display pulse User Guide 51 ...

Page 52: ...imecode Systems We can provide you with a free updater application that will allow you to set the country area To set the RF country area 1 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the System Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Set RF Country Area option 6 Press the c...

Page 53: ...er unit and it uses the timecode values that you apply in the pulse s settings The timecode will be sent to any slave devices in the same BLINK network and can also be sent to a device that is connected to the pulse via the TC port You can set the timecode for the pulse manually by using its Set T C setting see Set the Timecode for the Master on page 1 Ext TC TX pulse is the master unit and gets i...

Page 54: ... with the concept of master and slave devices please read Synchronising with a BLINK Network on page 1 It is important that you understand this relationship as you will need to set one device in a BLINK network to run as a master and the other devices to run as slaves To set the Timecode Mode 1 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the con...

Page 55: ...ixer to the pulse like this Sound Mixer Cable pulse BNC input BNC to BNC TC SYNC BNC Output TC input output 5 pin to 5 pin LEMO TC USB B 9 pin data to USB B cable DATA She then sets the pulse to run in Free Jam Ext T mode and enables the wi fi feature so that the BLINK Hub app can connect to the pulse wirelessly To conserve battery power she turns the Ethernet support off Next she jams the pulse t...

Page 56: ...From her new location which is in range of the pulse the engineer launches the BLINK Hub app on her tablet It connects to the pulse via wi fi and she can then control the sound mixer from BLINK Hub The following day the engineer repeats this process making sure to resynchronise the pulse with the sound mixer this keeps the timecode synchronised with the sound mixer s internal clock which is less a...

Page 57: ... TX mode so that it is the master The cameras are connected to pulses via the TC SYNC ports for genlock and TC port for timecode They are set to run in RF Slave mode The sound engineer enters the required timecode for the shoot into the master pulse s settings The master pulse then sends its timecode to the slave pulses via RF It also outputs the timecode to the sound mixer The slave pulses receiv...

Page 58: ...d to its pulse via the TC port for timecode and the TC SYNC port for word clock The pulse receives timecode from the sound mixer and passes it on to the slave pulses so that they can feed it into the cameras The cameras and sound mixer are all synchronised During filming the sound mixer becomes disconnected and so it cannot provide its pulse with timecode At this point the pulse freezes its intern...

Page 59: ...timecode from the sound mixer and passes it on to the slave pulses so that they can feed it into the cameras The cameras and sound mixer are all synchronised During filming the sound mixer is disconnected and it cannot provide its pulse with timecode At this point the master pulse switches to its internal timecode instead of the external timecode source and passes this timecode on to the slaves Th...

Page 60: ...se and SyncBac PROs are synchronised with the master pulse and then moved into position for filming They will receive their timecode from the master pulse while it is in range and will switch to their own internal clocks when out of range of the master Set the RF Channel Your pulse uses radio to synchronise with other Timecode Systems devices To do this the pulse and the other devices have to be s...

Page 61: ...n the control knob to scroll to the Set RF Channel No option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to change the RF channel number You can choose from 1 to 14 6 Press the control knob to confirm your selection Look at the main screen to find out which channel a pulse is set to use The channel is shown in the bottom right corner next to the battery indicator In the image above Ch CE09 in...

Page 62: ...ant to add your pulse to the BLINK network and make it the master to the slaves You set up your pulse so that it has the appropriate country area setting for the country in which you are filming and then you set it to use one of the master Timecode modes see Set the Timecode Mode on page 53 Finally you set the pulse to use RF Channel 4 the same RF channel that is used by the slave devices With the...

Page 63: ... BLINK network For the second network you set the pulse and the three SyncBac PROs to have the correct country area setting and to use RF Channel 6 You set the pulse to run as the master and the SyncBac PROs to run as slaves The pulse and the three SyncBac PROs are all in the Channel 6 BLINK network The two networks are completely separate and the devices in one network will not communicate with d...

Page 64: ...age 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the TC Generator option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Set T C option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to select the numbers you want for the first pair of digits in the timecode 8 Press the control knob to confirm your selection 9 Using the same technique as you used for the fir...

Page 65: ...option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to choose the option you require l Use EXT Source U B your pulse will receive its user bits settings from an external source These will be applied to the pulse automatically If you select this option you do not need to define the User Bits settings l Use Locally Set U B your pulse will use its own user bits settings and will ignore any user b...

Page 66: ...f you are using your pulse is running in Int Gen TX mode see Set the Timecode Mode on page 53 When running in Int Gen TX mode your pulse provides the timecode and Frames Per Second FPS settings that are used by the pulse and sent to the slaves in the BLINK network The FPS value needs to match the FPS of the video cameras being used on the shoot so that the timecode can be applied accurately to eac...

Page 67: ...ulse 1 Use a TCB 10 BNC to BNC cable to connect your sound mixer recorder s word clock input port to the pulse s TC SYNC port 2 Use your pulse s SYNC Generator settings to apply the appropriate output mode and level Settings Option Set BNC O P Mode Set to the appropriate word clock signal for your sound mixer recorder The manufacturers instructions for the sound mixer recorder should include infor...

Page 68: ...formation 2 Use a TCB 10 cable to connect your camera s genlock input to the TC SYNC output port on your pulse 3 Use a TCB 20 cable to connect your camera s timecode port to the TC port on your pulse Note It is possible to output timecode via the TC SYNC port instead of the TC port see Set the Genlock Output on page 68 4 Use the control knob to access the SYNC Generator menu 5 Apply the following ...

Page 69: ...Set your sound mixer to receive external timecode Refer to the manufacturer s instructions for more information 3 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 If your pulse is a slave in a BLINK network it will receive timecode settings from the master in the network and send them to the sound mixer If your pulse is a master in a BLINK network it will send timecode settings to ...

Page 70: ...your pulse to output timecode via the TC SYNC port The sound mixer recorder should now receive timecode from the pulse If the sound mixer recorder does not receive timecode from the pulse it may need a High output signal To set this access the Sync Generator menu select the Set BNC O P Level option and change it from Normal to High If the BNC output was already set to High change it to Normal Reme...

Page 71: ...ou use our free BLINK Hub app which is available on the ITunes app store iOS and Google Play store Android To learn more about what you can do with BLINK Hub and third party apps see l BLINK Hub see page 72 l Third Party Apps see page 74 l Which Apps Do You Need see page 74 l Set up pulse to Connect to External Apps see page 75 If you are familiar with the concept of using apps to monitor and cont...

Page 72: ...Any supported devices that are physically connected to your pulse l Every Timecode Systems device in the BLINK network if your pulse is the master l Any supported devices that are connected to the slave devices in a BLINK network if your pulse is the master Each box contains status information for that device 72 pulse User Guide ...

Page 73: ...ice Remote control is also very easy in BLINK Hub Simply select the box for a device that can be controlled and BLINK Hub presents you with a simple control panel For example if you selected the box for a SyncBac PRO connected to a GoPro HERO4 camera you would be presented with controls like these The control panel provides simple buttons for controlling your device via BLINK Hub such as power on ...

Page 74: ...you will need to use the Movie Slate app Which Apps Do You Need The following table shows which apps you need to monitor and control your Timecode Systems and third party equipment As you can see BLINK Hub meets most requirements Device BLINK HubRemote Monitor BLINK HubRemote Control Movie SlateRemote Control pulse wave SyncBac PRO minitrx GoProHERO4 Black Silver connected to SyncBac PRO Sound Dev...

Page 75: ...l connections and so can be a more versatile solution However wi fi connections are less stable than a wired Ethernet connection and can be prone to intermittent loss of connection Note pulse only uses wi fi and ethernet for communicating with external apps It uses Timecode Systems proprietary RF protocol to communicate with the devices in the BLINK network For more details see l Quick Setup BLINK...

Page 76: ...your smart phone or tablet BLINK Hub is available via our website http www timecodesystems com products home blink hub download It is also available in the ITunes app store iOS and in the Google Play store Android 4 If you want to use your pulse to control an ARRI Alexa camera purchase and install Pure Blend Software s Movie Slate app on your smart phone or tablet Movie Slate is required to contro...

Page 77: ...ing off the type of connection that is not being used is a good power saving measure The Ethernet and wi fi features consume power so it makes sense to disable them if they are not being used 10 Run your BLINK Hub or Movie Slate where appropriate app on your smart phone or tablet 11 Use the app to connect to your pulse For more details please refer to the BLINK Hub user guide When BLINK Hub connec...

Page 78: ... questions to find out if you need to change the wi fi settings 1 Do you want your pulse to turn wi fi off automatically if there is no external power Turning wi fi off helps to save battery power If yes see Power Saving with Stealth Mode on page 81 2 Is your pulse having problems connecting via wi fi Does it connect but then drops the connection intermittently If yes Set the Wi Fi Channel on page...

Page 79: ...o scroll to the WiFi Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Turn On Off option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to select the appropriate option l Turn On l Turn Off l Re Start Turns wi fi off and then back on again see Re Start Wi Fi on page 83 8 Press the control knob to confirm your selection If you have turned wi fi on or re started it...

Page 80: ...witch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the WiFi Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Network Type option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to select the SoftAp option Do not use the Infrastructure option unless advised to do so by a Timecode Systems cus...

Page 81: ...knob to scroll to the WiFi Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Stealth Mode option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to select the appropriate option l Enable to turn Stealth Mode on If your pulse is disconnected from an external power source it will turn off wi fi automatically l Disable to turn Stealth Mode off If your pulse is disconn...

Page 82: ...vices may be using the same channel To change the wi fi channel that your pulse uses 1 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the WiFi Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Channel option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to select a channel 01 to 11 8 ...

Page 83: ...Wi Fi Status screen see Wi Fi Status on page 90 To re start the wi fi connection 1 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the WiFi Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Turn On Off option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to select the Re Start option 8...

Page 84: ...your pulse and the Ethernet port on your computer 3 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Ethernet Settings option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Turn On Off option 8 Press the control knob 9 Turn the control knob to select the appropriate option l Turn on to enable Ether...

Page 85: ... pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Display Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Set Brightness option 6 Press the control knob 7 Turn the control knob to change the brightness level 1 is the minimum brightness 100 is the maximum brightness 8 Press the control knob to confirm your selection When...

Page 86: ... As soon as you turn the control knob the screen will light up again To turn the screen saver on or off 1 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Display Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to the appropriate option l Screensaver On l Screensaver Off 6 Press the control knob to c...

Page 87: ...ble disable Button Lock 1 Display the Main Screen see page 88 2 Turn the control knob to scroll to the screen that shows Button Lock at the top The Button Lock screen will present you with one of two messsages l Press to Lock This message is shown if Button Lock is currently disabled if you press the control knob Button Lock will be enabled The pulse will not allow you to access the menu options a...

Page 88: ...n you are not using the pulse to view other status displays or to access menu options If your pulse is currently displaying a menu screen or a selection screen you can display the Main screen by using the control knob to make your selections When you finish with the menu screens the pulse shows the Main screen You can use the Main screen to view l The current timecode that is used by the pulse l T...

Page 89: ...ial number of your pulse unit Power and Battery You can view the amount of charge remaining in the battery on the Main screen or on the dedicated Power and Battery screen The Power and Battery screen also provides information about any external power source such as a mains charger 1 Display the Main Screen see page 88 2 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Power and Battery screen The Power valu...

Page 90: ... either Soft AP or Infrastructure see Set the Wi Fi Network Type on page 80 l Status indicates whether the pulse is ready to communicate via wi fi The status is either Ready or Off l IP is the internet protocol address that has been assigned to the pulse This is a unique address used to identify the pulse when communicating via the internet protocol l ID is the pulse s network identity number whic...

Page 91: ... for communicating via Ethernet This information is useful when investigating connection problems that may be related to Ethernet settings and also for making sure Ethernet is turned off if not in use 1 Display the Main Screen see page 88 2 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Ethernet status screen For more details see Set Up Ethernet for Data Streaming on page 84 pulse User Guide 91 ...

Page 92: ...atus screen The Mode indicates the type of output signal in the image shown a PAL genlock signal to a camera The Level indicates the O P mode and is either Normal or High If the Mode is correct but your camera or sound mixer recorder is not receiving a signal it may have the incorrect Level set For more details see l Synchronising with a Camera see page 38 l Synchronising with a Sound Mixer Record...

Page 93: ...re the master device is on and has sufficient battery power l pulse is set to run in a master mode see Set the Timecode Mode on page 53 The pulse can only connect with a master device if the pulse is running in EXT RF Slave mode l The master is out of range Your pulse will use its own internal clock until the master is back in range l The pulse is not set to use the same RF Channel as the master p...

Page 94: ...r gets its timecode from an external device If the master device loses its connection to the timecode source its timecode freezes and so does the timecode of every slave device in the BLINK network Your pulse s timecode freezing is expected behaviour in this situation If your pulse does not get its timecode from a master device that is running EXT TC TX mode but still has frozen timecode contact T...

Page 95: ... the correct type of word clock signal for the sound mixer You should also check that thesound mixer is set to receive word clock from an external source If problems persist contact Timecode Systems for assistance Cannot Control Devices Connected to a Slave Pulse via BLINK Hub This is intended behaviour You cannot log in to BLINK Hub for a master pulse and use it to remote control devices that are...

Page 96: ...a completely fresh pulse 1 Switch on your pulse unit see Switch pulse On and Off on page 50 2 Press the control knob 3 Turn the control knob to scroll to the System Settings option 4 Press the control knob 5 Turn the control knob to scroll to the Restore Defaults option 6 Press the control knob to confirm your selection Your pulse is reset so that the default settings are in place and the main scr...

Page 97: ...mer alteration modification negligence or misuse In the event of any defects determined to be covered by this warranty Timecode Systems Limited will at its sole option repair or replace the defective instrument without charge To obtain warranty service the defective instrument must be returned within one 1 year from purchase to TIMECODE SYSTEMS LIMITED ATTN Repair Department Unit 6 Elgar Business ...

Page 98: ...paration distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Warning Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference ...

Page 99: ...t Industry Canada Class B This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of Industry Canada Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le ma...

Page 100: ...d under our sole responsibility and belongs to the following product s Type of Product pulse timecode sync accessory Model pulse Object of the declaration The object of the declaration described above is in conformity with the relevant Union harmonization legislation EMC Directive 2014 30 EU Low Voltage Directive LVD 2014 35 EU R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC 100 pulse User Guide ...

Page 101: ...ollowing harmonized standards and technical specifications have been applied EN 300 220 2 V2 4 1 2012 EN 301 489 3 V1 6 1 2013 EN 55024 2010 EN 55032 2012 Paul Scurrell Timecode Systems pulse User Guide 101 ...

Page 102: ...85 Button lock 87 C Camera Quick Setup 40 Setup 40 Synchronisation 38 Canada 52 Channel for Wi Fi 82 Charging 13 China 52 Control Knob 9 Controls 8 Country 52 D DATA port 11 Data streaming Ethernet 84 Wi Fi 78 Dimensions 15 Display 8 Drift 15 E EC declaration of conformity 100 Ethernet 12 13 Charging 13 Ethernet port 12 Ethernet Settings 84 Ethernet status 91 Europe 52 Europe UK 52 Ext RF Slave 54...

Page 103: ...n TX 53 International use 52 Introduction 7 J Jamming 47 Japan 52 Japan China 52 L LED 9 Blue 9 Green 9 LEMO 13 LEMO 2 11 13 LEMO 5 11 LEMO 9 11 Local or EXT U B 65 M Main screen 88 Mains Power 13 Master 19 54 Multiple masters in the same network 22 Master FPS 66 Master timecode 63 Metadata 64 Micro USB 13 Micro USB 2 0 12 13 Monitoring 71 Mounting 14 Arm kit 14 Hot shoe adaptor 14 Movie Slate 74 ...

Page 104: ...emote Control 71 Remote Monitoring 71 Restore defaults 96 RF Channel 60 RF country area 52 RF Slave 54 S Screen brightness 85 Screen pixels 8 Screen saver 86 Serial number 89 Set BNC O P Level 67 68 Set BNC O P Mode 67 68 Set Brightness 85 Set T C 63 69 Set Timecode 63 Set U B 65 69 Set up BLINK Hub 76 BLINK network 24 Sound mixer recorder 31 Video camera 40 Set user bits 65 Slave 19 54 SoftAp 80 ...

Page 105: ...output 69 Timecode output via TC 69 Timecode output via TC SYNC 69 Timecode Systems address 97 Troubleshooting 93 Turn Off 50 51 Turn on 50 U UK 52 United States of America 52 US CA AU NZ 52 USB port 12 Use EXT Source U B 65 Use Locally Set U B 65 User bits 64 Using Syncbac in other countries 52 V Version number 89 Video camera Set up 40 Video Camera Synchronisation 38 W Warranty 97 Wi Fi 78 chann...

Page 106: ...Word clock 11 67 Standards 15 106 pulse User Guide ...

Page 107: ... pulse User Guide ...

Page 108: ...http www timecodesystems com Timecode Systems Unit 6 Elgar Business Centre Hallow Worcester WR2 6NJ UK 44 0 1700 808 600 contact timecodesystems com ...

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