Chapter 11 System Configuration
11-3
Chapter 11
11-1-2 Building a System Using
Time Codes
When building a system using time codes, the
technique used depends on whether the PCM-3348HR
is the master unit or the slave unit.
•
When
the
master
uni
t:
Time code sync playback
•
When
the
sl
ave
uni
t:
Phase control using an
external synchronizer
Time code sync playback
When using the PCM-3348HR as the master unit and
the video equipment as the slave unit, use the time
code sync playback function for synchronized
operation. With this function, the tape transport
operates so that the phase of the time code sync signal
played back on the PCM-3348HR is synchronized with
the vertical sync signal in the composite video signal
input to the PCM-3348HR.
When using video equipment with the PCM-3348HR for
dubbing into existing recordings, any deviation between
the PCM-3348HR and the video equipment is controlled
to less than one frame, so that at editing points no
discrepancies occur within the time code frame.
There are two methods for time code sync playback.
Using the vari-sync function
Varying the frequency of the word sync signal by the
phase difference between the input composite video
signal and the playback time code, the PCM-3348HR
carries out phase synchronization by variable-speed
playback. Using this method, you can listen to the
playback sound during phase synchronization. The
phase synchronization is also very accurate,
since the
phase difference between the time code and video
signal is in the range of 0 to –2Hsync (two horizontal
video line scan intervals).
However, in a system using digital I/O, when the PCM-
3348HR word sync signal is varied, the
synchronization with external equipment using the
word sync signal is lost, so this method cannot be used.
Without using the vari-sync function
This carries out phase synchronization without
affecting the word sync signal.
Use this method in a configuration using digital I/O.
During phase synchronization, it is not possible to
listen to the playback sound. The phase
synchronization accuracy is
±
1 sector (
±
1 millisecond
when the sampling frequency is 48.0 kHz).
Switch settings
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:
switched on or
off by the TC SYNC PLAY switch on the
TCR board.
Vari
-sync
functi
on:
switched on or off by the VARI
SYNC switch on the MC board.
For details on switch positions and specific operations, refer
to “3-7-8 Time Code Sync Playback” (page 3-25).
External phase synchronization using a
synchronizer
When using the video equipment as the master unit and
the PCM-3348HR as the slave unit, use an external
synchronizer to phase-synchronize the PCM-3348HR.
There are two methods for external phase control, as
follows.
Using the vari-sync function
By varying the voltage input from the synchronizer via
the EXT PHASE CONTROL INPUT connector of the
PCM-3348HR, the frequency of the word sync signal
is varied, and this r esults in variable-speed playback,
which thus enables the phase synchronization.
Using this method, you can listen to the playback
sound during phase synchronization. The phase
synchronization is also more accurate than in the
method not using the vari-sync function.
However, in a system using digital I/O, when the
PCM-3348HR word sync signal is varied, the
synchronization with external equipment using the
word sync signal is lost, so this method cannot be
used.
Without using the vari-sync function
This method controls the capstan motor according to
the voltage supplied via the EXT PHASE CONTROL
INPUT connector of the PCM-3348HR by the
synchronizer.
Use this method in a configuration using digital I/O.
During phase synchronization, it is not possible to
listen to the playback sound. The phase
synchronization accuracy is
±
1 block (
±
250
microseconds when the sampling frequency is 48.0
kHz).
Switch settings
Vari
-sync
functi
on:
switched on or off by the VARI
SYNC switch on the MC board.
For details on switch positions and specific operations, see
“3-7-8 Time Code Sync Playback” (page 3-25).
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