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User manual

BETSO TCX-2

Ultra compact highly accurate Time Code transceiver

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Содержание TCX-2

Страница 1: ...User manual BETSO TCX 2 Ultra compact highly accurate Time Code transceiver 1 Copyright BETSO ELECTRONICS s r o ...

Страница 2: ... time code system channel 12 7 2 3 Location setting of usage location for regulatory compliance 12 7 3 Special 13 7 3 1 Copy TX TC IN to RX TC OUT 13 7 3 2 Battery type setting type of battery powering TCX 2 14 7 3 3 OLED brightness setting of OLED display brightness 14 7 3 4 OLED power save mode setting of OLED power save function 14 7 3 5 Display orientation setting of OLED display orientation 1...

Страница 3: ...réglementation d Industrie Canada 24 17 EC Declaration of conformity 25 Used symbols Indicates text that has only informative character If you overlook this information it can t result in product damage by it s mishandling Indicates text that has important instruction character If you overlook this information it may result in product damage 3 Copyright BETSO ELECTRONICS s r o ...

Страница 4: ...orm as generators at same time as receivers which means that even if RX looses wireless signal from TX it will keep generating correct time code Our new digital RF link protocol furthermore offers great feature of wireless device state monitoring So each unit connected to the network has perfect overview off all other connected units Small dimensions long battery life intuitive menu based operatio...

Страница 5: ...ich allows to turn on and JAM simultaneously without need to turn TCX 2 on first Variable powering using 1x AA batteries accu USB connector for easy firmware upgrade 3 Control elements 5 Copyright BETSO ELECTRONICS s r o 1 Antenna 2 MicroUSB connector 3 OLED display 4 Informative LED 5 Button UP 6 Button SET 7 Button DOWN 8 BNC connector for TC input output 9 Battery door 10 Battery compartment 11...

Страница 6: ... device ON long press of SET button Turning device OFF long press of SET button until Off widget is highlighted After turning ON the TCX 2 there will be displayed BETSO logo and after that TCX 2 will start to operate according to previous setting in the menu If jamming is enabled TCX 2 is set as TX and there is an external TC source connected to TCX 2 it starts to jam immediately 6 Menu control En...

Страница 7: ... is described in previous chapter 6 Menu control 7 1 Time code In this section of menu there are located all settings related with time code 7 1 1 Frame rate setting frame rate of generated Time Code This feature is available only with TCX 2 FW upgrade Menu Time code Frame rate This function allows to set different frame rate of generated time code When cross jamming is enabled this frame rate wil...

Страница 8: ... overload audio input of device 7 1 3 Default setting of default Time Code start time frame This feature is available only with TCX 2 FW upgrade Menu Time code Default This function allows to set up default beginning time and frame of generated time code after turning TCX 2 on HH MM SS FF HH hours MM minutes SS seconds FF frame number Invalid drop frame time code formats are permitted 7 1 4 Offset...

Страница 9: ...e at the time of jamming Manual UB User bits of generated TC are manually set in format U8U7 U6U5 U4U3 U2U1 Each User bit can be set in the range of 0 9 A F 7 1 6 Auto on setting of automatic power on when TC source is connected Menu Time code Auto on This function allows to turn on TCX 2 when TC source is connected to BNC connector When Enable JAM is set jamming will start immediately after TCX 2...

Страница 10: ...very time new TC source is inserted Disable Automatic jamming is disabled Useful for forced master mode Jamming is still available upon request When jamming continuous option is selected TCX 2 is set as TX and external TC source is connected every time measured TC offset exceeds 0 05 frames TCX 2 jams to this new time code 7 1 8 Cross jamming jamming TCX 2 with different TC frame rate This feature...

Страница 11: ...on to time code source when this feature is enabled E g standard precision of TCX 2 after GPS calibration is 0 05 ppm Considering that industry standard of other manufacturers is much worse around 0 5 ppm and taking in account aging of up to 1 ppm and other factors as temperature etc total error can be significantly more than 1 ppm This error will not arise when jamming calibration is turned ON wi...

Страница 12: ...TCX 2 incorporates our new digital RF link protocol which uses frequency hopping spread spectrum to extend wireless range and noise immunity to maximum possible values The user can operate up to five independent RF time code systems using different channel for each time code system Set same channel on each device intended to connect to the same TX Channel 1 5 7 2 3 Location setting of usage locati...

Страница 13: ... turned off ON feature is turned on TX when device is configured as TX and Copy TX TC IN to RX TC OUT feature is turned on this setting overwrites jamming setting and behaves as jamming continuous regardless the jamming setting RX when device is configured as RX and Copy TX TC IN to RX TC OUT feature is turned on the unit will generate time code all the time in synchronization with TX but will out...

Страница 14: ...3 OLED brightness setting of OLED display brightness Menu Special OLED brightness High OLED display has the highest brightness Medium OLED display has medium brightness Low OLED display has the lowest brightness Notice that the more brightness OLED display has the bigger is current consumption and the battery will be sooner discharged 7 3 4 OLED power save mode setting of OLED power save function ...

Страница 15: ...s are swapped They remains the same as in normal mode 7 4 System In this section of menu there are located system informations without setting possibility 7 4 1 Serial number serial number of TCX 2 Menu System Serial number Serial number provides unique identification for your TCX 2 for warranty and technical support 7 4 2 Upgrade to TCX 2 allows TCX 2 FW upgrade Menu System Upgrade to TCX 2 By un...

Страница 16: ...sing GPS signal It means that one second generated by TCX 2 will last the exactly same time as accurate GPS atomic clock based second Warning Don t run GPS calibration as it will stop current TCX 2 time code functionality and will require restart before next operation TCX 2 can be calibrated only by manufacturer or authorized distributor 7 4 6 Contains FCC ID 2AJWB RFM1 inbuilt transmitter module ...

Страница 17: ...CX 2 shows actual generated user bits 8 1 Unit type of TCX 2 is set to RF OFF This feature is available only with TCX 2 FW upgrade short press UP Toggles between these main screen pages TC USER BITS TC short press DOWN Return to main screen TC and shows system ask Jam to ext TC if jamming to external time code required confirm the ask by short press of SET button long press of SET until Menu widge...

Страница 18: ...r jamming and removing of cable with active timecode from BNC connector This feature is available only with TCX 2 FW upgrade 8 3 Unit type of TCX 2 is set to RX short press UP Toggles between these main screen pages TC WIRELESS STATES USER BITS TC short press DOWN Return to main screen TC long press of SET until Menu widget is highlighted to enter the menu long press of SET until Off widget is hig...

Страница 19: ...formative LED is very useful for checking if TCX 2 was jammed or not For example if device was turned off and then turned on user can see that there is a necessity to do the jamming of TCX 2 19 Copyright BETSO ELECTRONICS s r o ...

Страница 20: ...act your BETSO distributor Warning Never connect the outputs of TCX 2 to microphone inputs with phantom power turned on It would cause serious damage of TCX 2 Safety instruction Never open an electrical device All reparations must be performed by an authorized service center In the case of opening of the device away from the authorized service center you will automatically loose the warranty of th...

Страница 21: ...pensated oscillator 0 1 ppm Accuracy error Less than 0 3 frames 24 hours w o RF transmission 0 0 Fr with RF transmission Input sensitivity 0 2 10 V p p Frequency range 902 928 MHz USA Canada 863 870 MHz Europe 920 6 923 4 MHz Japan Number of channels 5 different hopping schemes RF output power 10mW 10dBm Operating range up to 500m Powering 1x AA battery alkaline lithium or NiMH NiCd Current consum...

Страница 22: ...nst harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or t...

Страница 23: ...nsmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that necessary for successful communication This radio transmitter IC ID 21968 RFM1 has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissib...

Страница 24: ...n de l antenne doivent être choisis de manière à ce que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente p i r e minimale nécessaire à une bonne communication soit fournie Le présent émetteur radio IC ID 21968 RFM1 a été approuvé par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d antenne énumérés ci dessous et ayant un gain admissible maximal Les types d antenne non inclus dans cette liste et dont l...

Страница 25: ...ed power 10 mW 10 dBm max conform to the essential requirements of the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC To demonstrate compliance with these requirements the following standards were consulted EN 300 220 Radio spectrum Matters ERM EN 301 489 Electromagnetic Compatibility EN 60065 2002 Safety of Electrical Equipment Conformity assessed via Annex III using a Technical Construction and Results of measuremen...

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