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the VIDEO OUT connector, or connect VIDEO OUT to a downstream piece of video equipment that terminates the signal.
The TRG-100 is shipped with a 75-Ohm terminator installed.
3.4 Connecting Time Code IN and OUT
The TRG-100 accepts and provides both balanced and unbalanced time code input and output signals. Connect time code
from the time code source to the TC IN on the rear panel, using the RCA connector if unbalanced or the XLR-3 connector
if balanced. As with the time code inputs, RCA and XLR-3 connectors are used for the unbalanced and balanced time code
outputs.
4
OPERATING
The following paragraphs describe the general scheme for setting up and operating the TRG-100. Because of the variety in
both the needs of the user and the capabilities of the TRG-100, this manual provides only descriptions of the functions of
the various TRG-100 settings, along with a more general description of TRG-100 operation. Specific setup of all of the
TRG-100 parameters for a particular need or application is left to be determined by the user, after acquiring an
understanding of the capabilities and each of the specific functions of the TRG-100.
4.1 "POWER ON" Switch
To operate the TRG-100 after connecting it into your system as described in SECTION 3 of this manual, set the TRG-100
POWER switch located on the rear panel to ON.
4.2 "BRIGHTNESS" Control
The brightness of the LED display is adjustable via the BRIGHTNESS control located on the rear of the TRG-100.
4.3 "MODE" Switch
The MODE switch is a three position switch labeled TCR-TCG-SET. The TCR and TCG positions select between the basic
time code reader or time code generator functions. The SET position is momentary action and is used to start and stop the
TCG and also to setup TCG preset values as described in later paragraphs.
4.4 "GENLOCK" Switch
The GENLOCK switch is a three position switch labeled VID-OFF-TCR. This switch selects between using either the
video or time code input as the TCG genlock source, or to turn genlock off and let the TCG free-run.
4.5 "COUNT" Switch
The COUNT switch is a momentary action three position switch labeled (-) (+) with a center "off" position. This switch is
used to count up or count down a previously selected value.
4.6 "DISPLAY" Switch
The DISPLAY switch is a three position switch labeled UB-TC-FPS and selects one of these values to be displayed on the
LED display: TC for Time Code, UB for User Bits, and FPS for Frames-Per-Second frame rate.
4.7 LED Display and Colon LEDs
The LED display is an eight character 7-segment red LED display that shows the time code time, user bits, or FPS rate for
the TCR or TCG functions. The eight 7-segment display characters are separated by "colon" characters made up from three
pairs of individual red LEDs. The colons separate the display characters into four pairs of digits to make a HH:MM:SS:FF
time display. See Figure 4-1.
Although used together as colon separators between the digits, the colon LEDs are also used individually as TCR and TCG
operating status indicators. In addition, there is a seventh LED to indicate if the time code is drop frame or non-drop frame.