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If the selected video format is incompatible to the currently set time code value, a message
appears:
You have no choice but to press the config switch
and are automatically taken to the time code rate
setting:
While the time code is inconsistent with the video rate,
a “!” is shown next to the time code Fps indication.
Select a frame rate that matches your video signal.
Again, you will be asked to confirm the new frame
rate.
Navigate to “new” and push the config switch. If
you do not adjust the time code rate to a value
compatible to the video signal selected, you will
be taken back to the video sync signal setting.
There is no way out of this loop with an
invalid combination!
Note: Any combination of a “PAL-Area” video reference signal with an non-integer time
code (23.976 fps, 29.97 fps) or a ”NTSC-Area” video reference signal with an integer time
code (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps) is considered invalid as they will drift against each other and it
is not possible to provide a reference signal locked to the time code.
Cross-jam configurations, such as a 23.976 frames video signal with a 29.97 fps time code
are allowed. An “X” will be displayed next to the Fps indication.
Once a valid combination has been selected and confirmed, you are back in the main menu.
CAUTION! Resetting the generator will restart the video or audio sync signal, doing this
while recording will result in a corrupted file.
