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1. stops generator 5 2 VIDEO REF LED i RESHP Off REPAIR Off Generator is not video referenced GEN On Generator is video referenced GENERATOR VIDEO REF GEN RUN 5 3 GENERATOR RUN LED RESHP Off REPAIR Off generator not running GEN On Generator is running and generator code has been switched to the outputs Blink Generator is running as above but has entered the infinite flywheel state to stop the generator press the GEN RUN key Note that if the input code has started running again prior to pressing GENRUN then the generator will at that time re sync and re jam 5 4 RESHAPE LED STATUS RESHP On Pars REPAIR Normally off REPAIR But blinks when generator is bypassed and input pee unni code is active typically during jam copy ramp up Bene GEN Off ETHERNET 5 5 REPAIR LED RESHP Off REPAIR On GEN Off 5 6 GENERATE LED RESHP Off REPAIR Normally off but illuminated solidly when either a generator has entered flywheel mode source stopped or b generator is in jam mode and past the jam point GEN On Page 8 TCG User Manual 6 Non Volatile Storage The SR 112 has non volatile memory holding the current settings including all the TCG settings This memory is continuously updated so that when the unit is turned on it is in the same condition as it was when powered down NOTE You should wait approximately 10 seconds after a change was2. video reference and while it is copying or jamming from input time code It specifies as a percentage of a frame the size of the window on either side of the video frame edge within which the input time code frame edge must fall before the input code will be recognized by the generator The default 25 should be perfectly adequate to accomodate time code which is not quite correctly in phase with the video reference If however for example the input time code is locked to the wrong video field then it may be necessary to open up this window to 50 or higher 4 12 MENUS 98 FEATURE KEY 98 Feature Kew BS 12 34 56 Menu 98 lets you enter a unique key to authorize certain features on your SR 112 such as the TCG See Installation page 2 IMPORTANT NOTE ON MENU OPERATION Remember to always press the ENTER key to save your settings prior to exiting a menu or to exiting the SET UP mode No change will take place until the ENTER key is pressed TCG User Manual Page 7 5 Generator Switches and LED s The front panel switches and LED s have different functions depending on the SR 112 mode of operation Reshape Repair Generate Here is a description of each under the 3 different modes Brackets are added to indicate that operation is identi cal in REPAIR and GENERATE GEN RUN LED and VIDEO REF LED 5 1 GENERATOR RUN SWITCH RESHP Ignored REPAIR Stops Generator when in Flywheel mode GEN Starts
3. GENERATOR START TIME 13 ben Start Boenerate EAH Hak Hs The SR 112 has 3 different operating modes This is the frame number at which the TCG will start when the GEN RUN button Reshape is pressed Repair Generate 4 6 MENUS 14 GENERATOR USER BITS A corresponding LED illuminates on the front panel STATUS Section to indi cate the current selection Note Menu 01 only appears when the TCG software option has been installed since without it Reshape is the only mode available This menu lets you set the User Bits of the generated time code 4 2 MENU 10 GENERATOR FORMAT 4 7 MENUS 20 REPAIR MODE la Gen Format 20 Repair Mode BJOHD 36 HHE BCors Select from the following options the type of time code to be generated Two Repair Modes are available COPY and JAM 24 at a rate of 23 976 e COPY the SR 112 continuously reads the time code input and regenerates 24 at a rate of 24 000 the exact same numbers 25 at a rate of 25 000 e JAM a one time copy of the input time code is transferred to the generator at a rate of 29 970 shortly after the input time code achieves play velocity The generator then 30ND atarate of 29 970 increments as it would in GENERATE mode 30DF at a rate of 30 000 30ND at a rate of 30 000 e eee o o o amp O IJ TI 4 8 MENUS 21 REPAIR FLYWHEEL TIME 4 3 MENUS 11 GENERATOR VIDEO REF 21 Fer Fluwheel ii ben Hig Ref i Bor This selection determines if the generator
4. pee peedenset ea 6 5 OY ICHES AND LED S oroso cee seen cseeen cond echsaedsecteueeees 7 6 NON VOLATILE MEMORY 0 000 eee eee eee eens 8 7 DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGES 00 cc ccc cece eee eens 8 8 OTHER ERROR MESSAGES sont sso edbeeseeeteegvtadhediewtdeweenae 8 1 Introduction The TCG option enables the SR 112 to generate time code locked to an external video reference or not for multiple applications e Generate new master time code at any standard rate e Regenerate existing time code eliminating drop outs and reducing jitter e Jam sync locked to external video e Delay time code up to 60 msec useful when aligning audio to video 2 Installation Be sure to update your SR 112 with the latest firmware for information please refer to page 18 of the SR 112 User s Manual Once you have registered your TCG purchase you will receive a unique authorization key a series of 4 numbers separated by periods This key is only valid for the SR 112 with the serial number used during registration Enter this code via Menu 98 Feature Key see page 6 then reboot your unit This authorization procedure only needs to happen once even with subsequent firmware updates TCG User Manual Page 3 3 Status Pages LCD Display SR 112 TIME CODE DISTRIPALYZER With the TCG option installed your SR 112 has 3 new status pages in addition to the 5 existing ones TIME CODE INPUT STATUS TIME CODE INPU
5. T READER NEW USER BITS IN GENERATOR STATUS 1 NEW GENERATOR STATUS 2 NEW VIDEO FORMAT TIME CODE VIDEO PHASE TIME CODE ERRORS To access these different pages press the uP or DOWN key e TIME CODE INPUT READER Gives visibility to the timecode input at times when the generator takes over the 7 segment display e GENERATOR STATUS 1 t ben Status i 3QDF 29 970 Indicates the format and the frame rate of the generated time code Formats available are 24 25 30DF and 30ND Rates available are 23 976 24 000 25 000 29 970 and 30 000 t ben Status 1 arem 24 23 976 The XFrm indicator comes on when the generator is creating 24 frame code locked at 23 976Hz to an NTSC video reference This is the only cross frame mode currently supported e GENERATOR STATUS 2 t bern Status 2 Cory DLY 68 Lock The bottom line of this page is separated in 3 sections Left Indicates the Repair Mode selected in menu 20 Jam Copy Center Indicates the Generator Delay in milliseconds The DLY xx segment illuminates only when a delay has been request ed via the Gen Delay menu 12 Right Indicates the lock status of the regenerator Unlk Lock Page 4 TCG User Manual TCG User Manual Page 5 When the TCG starts running and a delay has been requested the 7 segment A Menus Description display indicates Gen dly for about 2 seconds see page 8 4 1 MENU 01 MODE Al Mode 4 5 MENUS 13
6. TCG Time Code Generator Software option for the SR 112 Owner s manual Version 2 00 104 June 2012 All materials herein Brainstorm Electronics Inc Brainstorm Electronics reserves the right to change or modify the contents of this manual at any time Credits Concept AID Brainstorm Electronics Software Gerry Lester Manual Bernard Frings Gerry Lester Technical Assistance Jim Pace Brainstorm Electronics Inc www brainstormtime com Page 2 TCG User Manual Table of contents 1 INTRODUCTION npactctennaneenee teaorees a ee A a 624 2 2 INSTALLATION ea ccveeheeceto se aeosce teen gus twewace oe te cosas 2 3 STATUS PAGES LCD DISPLAY 0 cc cece eee eee 3 A MENUS DESCRIPTIONS aca ccd eceGe eee nb otacGugoneyieeretdtaas 4 Oll 2 Mode 625 ed paranne eE ENEN 4 10 Generator Format 2s cbend obtecios ddcutatecereeeen sds 5 11 Generator Video Ref 0 ccc eens 5 12 Generator Delay 0 cc ccc eee eens 5 13 Generator Start Time 0 eee ce eee eee cee ee eens 5 14 Generator User Bits 1 2 cc cc eee ees 5 20 Repair Mode 6545s en Gu ett henna ence eee dene wd 6 21 Repair Flywheel Time 0 0 0 0 cece eee eee eee eee 6 22 Repair Ramp Up Time cece eee ee ees 6 23 Repair Input Persistency 2 cee ee eee eee tenes 6 24 Repair Time Code Jam Window 0 0 e cece ee eeee 6 70 Feat re Key son gioc4e oesgeeeeeersae
7. an be adjusted from None to 9 5 sec with 0 5 sec increments Page 6 TCG User Manual 4 10 MENUS 23 REPAIR INPUT PERSISTENCY 25 Rep Persist E The Persistency is the number of consective frames that the input time code must be seen to be incrementing normally before the generator jams the input time code into the generator stream The default value is 5 frames It can be adjusted from None to 99 frames If the generator is on Copy mode then the generator jams the input time code as long as the input time code continues to increment 25 Fer Persist BHone Ho Come There are two special Persist settings None means that there is no requirement for the input time code to be incrementing at all and that the generator will use any valid number that it receives None No Comp is the same as None but the usual methods of incrementing time code to compensate for internal reader and generator delays is discarded The input time code is transferred unaltered to the genera tor stream and in that way as long as input time code remains valid every input frame will be accounted for in the output stream The disadvantage of this mode is that there is a two 2 frame delay between the input time code and the output generator code 4 11 MENUS 24 REPAIR TIME CODE JAM WINDOW 24 Ree Window felt PeeCvidd The repair Window setting is used only while the generator is locked to a
8. entered before powering down to allow for the flash memory to be updated 7 Error Messages 7 Segment Display 7 1 GENERATOR DELAY This message informational not an error is displayed when generator starts running and a delay has been requested Repair or Generate to Vid Ref only 7 2 CODE VIDEO This message is displayed in Repair mode Video referenced if the input timecode type cannot be matched up with the video rate 7 3 GENERATOR SYNC This message is displayed in case of a Generator Sync Error very unlikely 7 4 GENERATOR FAILURE This message is displayed in case of a Generator Internal Failure even more unlikely 8 Error Messages Other The following time code input errors will not be shown on the 7 segment display while the Generator is running They will however still be added to the error report listing CODE ERR DF CHG CODESTOP DROP OUT CF CHG TYPE CHG DF ERR INVALID DISCONT REPEAT
9. is video referenced or not If the source time code becomes corrupted or drops out the TCG repairs this by flywheeling over the bad area generating good code Menu 21 lets you set the interval of time during which this happens The choices If an external video reference is connected to the rear panel the TCG will lock are 5 fr 15 fr or infinity to it With 24F S amp 30F S this means the rate will be pulled down to 23 976 and 29 970 This is always the case even if no video is present With INFINITY selected use the GEN RUN switch to stop the generator 4 4 MENUS 12 GENERATOR DELAY 4 9 MENUS 22 REPAIR RAMP UP TIME iz Gen Delay 22 Fer Rampe Ur Bl millisec B2 3 seconds During the Ramp Up period the generator is inactive and input code is switched to the outputs as it would be in RESHAPE mode Only at the end of the Ramp Up period does the generator start to actively seek an opportunity to begin jamming input time code into the generator stream Menu 12 lets you enter a value in milliseconds to delay the generator output in repair mode This value can go up to 60 milliseconds This function can be useful when the audio is ahead of the video The Gen Delay menu is unique in that the generator delay is dynamically adjusted as the menu value is incremented or decremented It is not necessary to press the ENTER key for the new value to take effect Default Ramp Up is None and c
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