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Operation
To begin using Mac Syncman, make sure you have read the preceding
sections of this manual. Your System should be set-up along the guide-
lines out-lined in the “Typical System Set-up” section above.
Set the Mac Syncman switches to the positions indicated above, or
which are appropriate for your application. If you are going to use Mac
Syncman in SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Mode be sure the Off/MTC
switch is Down.
With the Macintosh there are very few sequencer programs that do not
support MIDI Time Code. If you are using one of these non-MTC capa-
ble programs you will need to upgrade your program to be able to sync
to tape.
To use Mac Syncman to sync to SMPTE, via MIDI Time Code (MTC),
you need to first have a SMPTE stripe on one track of your tape. You
may have been given a tape with a previously recorded stripe or you
may have to record a SMPTE stripe yourself. In any case
you must be
sure Mac Syncman is set to the same SMPTE format as that recorded
on tape.
Usually a SMPTE format of 30. However, you may be told
what SMPTE format to use. In any case, make sure the Mac Syncman far
left, two dip-switches are set to the desired format. If you are just start-
ing out, use a format of 30.
Next, follow these easy instructions for recording a SMPTE stripe:
Recording a SMPTE Stripe
1. Set Mac Syncman to the desired SMPTE format using the two, left
most dip-switches. If your work doesn’t require any specific kind of
SMPTE format use a format of 30 (both switches Down).
Mac
Syncman will sync equally well to any of the four SMPTE formats
as long as the format dip-switches are set to the same format as
that recorded on tape.
Make sure the Mac Syncman MTC switch is on (Down).
2. Make sure the Mac Syncman Tape Out is connected to one track of
your tape deck’s Tape In. Most modern multi-track decks have one
track that is designed to record the sync stripe. If you are unsure
which track this is, check the user’s manual for your tape deck.
3. Put your tape deck into record.
