Mentor XL
11.
OPTIONAL FEATURE: 360-14-00 TIMECODE
11.1
I
NTRODUCTION
Timecode is available as a software only feature for the Mentor XL. The unit will then provide:
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Two outputs of Longitudinal Timecode (LTC) on the D9 connector (see section 2.8 for
connector pin-out).
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Vertical Interval Timecode (VITC) superimposed on analogue waveforms. This is enabled or
disabled in accordance with the current group arrangement of the analogue signal outputs.
•
Each SDI output offers a combination of:
o
Digital VITC (SMPTE S266) for standard definition SDI signals only.
o
Ancillary Timecode (ATC) -- (SMPTE RP188) for standard definition or high definition
SDI signals.
Additional menu items appear as follows:
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Within the Setup menu branch, “Timecode” and “LTC” as shown in the
following diagrams.
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Additional entries also appear in the relevant sections of both analogue and
digital video menus. See 11.3 and 11.4.
Timecode can be:
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synced to RTC (real-time clock)
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set manually and frequency locked to the internal clock
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time and frequency locked to VITC which is present on the Genlock input feed.
Note: this option is only available with software version 4.0.0.5 and later.
If the GPS Option is present and the Mentor XL real-time clock is locked to GPS, it follows that
timecode is synced to GPS when the first of the three options above is used.
For some common configuration suggestions, please see section 16.
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