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rewound turn the Rewind switch “Off” immediately. Remove the supply reel after it stops, and
you are now ready to transfer the next reel.
Installation
Connect the TVT-S8S machine to a suitable video recorder. This is often a Mini-DV
(digital video) or else DVD (digital video/versatile disc) recorder, or less commonly these days
a VHS (video home system) machine. There are two video output jacks on the front of the
machine. Both can be used at the same time if desired:
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The S-Video (“Separate”-video) Y/C output may give a cleaner video signal in many cases,
as the luminance (brightness or Y) and chrominance (color or C) signals are sent through
separate wires and will not interfere with each other, and thus not cause odd artifacts to
appear in the picture. This preferred connection is with the Mini-DIN 4-pin cable supplied.
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The conventional video output is used in case the recorder lacks an S-Video input. The jack
is a professional BNC type, so use the supplied BNC to BNC locking cable to connect to
commercial video equipment. Use the BNC to RCA phono type cable or adapter supplied,
to connect to consumer equipment.
Audio Pitch Correction:
Because of technical video requirements, the TVT-S8S 1CCD telecine runs the film at
speeds that are a bit adapted from the original filming rate. For the happiest customers, the
audio should be routed through a Harmonizer or Pitch Shifter (not included) so the pitch of
voices and music is normalized. In use, the pitch is increased for 18 FPS films and reduced for
24 FPS films, as the former are run a bit slow and the latter are run a bit fast. The external
device is set so the Dry (uncorrected) output is zero and only the Wet (corrected) signal is used.
For NTSC machines, at Normal speed raise the pitch by 5.1% and at Pro speed lower
the pitch by 6.6%.
For PAL units, at Normal speed raise the pitch by 8% and at Pro speed lower the pitch
by 4%.
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For most equipment, use the supplied RCA phono cable to connect the audio out of the TVT
-S8S to the pitch corrector. To record the mono audio on both channels of the usual stereo
recorder, plug the recorder end of the pitch corrector output into the jack of the supplied Y-
cord which has two audio plugs.
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For broadcast equipment, use an XLR cable (not supplied) to send balanced high level audio
from the 3-pin XLR male jack on the TVT-S8S to a suitable input on the other equipment.
Plug the TVT-S8S into a source of 100 to 240 volts AC (alternating current) at 50 or 60
Hz (Hertz, or cycles per second.) For safety and to minimize electrical interference the third
wire should be grounded (earthed.) Turning on the unit will cause the footage counter to light
up, and for black video to be output.
Monitoring
A color video monitor should be used to help you best oversee the transfer operation.
We recommend that the picture monitor be connected to the output of the recorder, so the tape
or disc playback can be spot-checked for quality. We also suggest the use of an “Underscan
Monitor” which enables the entire video signal to be seen by the operator. Such a monitor can