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1. Time Code Distripalyzer Operation Manual Software version 4 0 SR 112 TIME CODE DISTRIPALYZER PARAMETERS TIME CODE READER GENERATOR GENERATOR STATUS VIDEO REF RESHAPE REPAIR GEN RUN GENERATE TCIN VIDEO IN ETHERNET WARNINGS INPUT ERROR POWERA VIDEO PHASE POWERB VIDEO DRIFT VID TERM OFF F 4 BRAINSTORM N O E Intelligent Solutions For The Recording Studio BRAINSTORM A FIRA RE AOAFAP ft wie s Cd 7167 0051 BRR ANAS th KL FESD 14 8 102 in 03 5397 7092 FAX 03 5397 7093 URL http www promediaaudio com TCG Time Code Generator Software option for the SR 112 Owner s manual Version 4 00 October 2015 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 l INTRODUCTION EE 2 2 INSTALLATION HEEN 2 Keilen WEE EE 3 4 MODES OF OPERATION eea ae aa ae aa eee 3 5 STATUS PAGES LCD DISPLAY 0 0 cc cece eee eens A 6 MENUS DESCRIPTIONS EE 5 AE 5 09 Alternate Phase with 50 amp 60Hz Video 5 10 Generator Format 5 11 Generator Video Ref2. t ben Status 1 Are EE 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 Gen Status 2 Cory DLY 68 Lock The bottom line of this page is separated in 3 sections Left Indicates the Repair option selected in menu 20 Jam Copy Show Center Indicates the Generator Delay in milliseconds The DLY xx segment illuminates only when a delay has been requested via the Gen Delay menu 12 Right Indicates the lock status of the regenerator Unlk Lock To access these different pages press the UP or DOWN key TCG User Manual Page 5 5 1 STATUS PAGES amp OPERATING MODES Some of the status pages are only available in certain modes as shown in the follow ing table When switching to another mode the current status display is preserved but changes to the default if the current display is not available in the new mode TTME CODE INPUTStaTUS o o o PP TIMECODE INPUT READER YP useRBTSIN S YP eener sns NK E EE TE CODE WEED E HEES 6 Menus Description 6 1 MENU 01 MODE AL Mode Kere sate With the TCG enabled the SR 112 has 3 different operating modes RESHAPE default value GENERATE and REPAIR A corresponding LED illuminates on the front panel Status Section to indicate the current selection Note Menu 07
3. e COPY the generator continuously copies the time code input as long as it continues to increment It is the default value of the REPAIR mode This is used for eliminating drop outs and reducing jitter on existing code e JAM a one time copy of the input time code is transferred to the generator shortly after the input time code achieves play velocity The generator then increments as it would in GENERATE mode This is used for generating new code from a known start point e SHOW a special setting for live shows where no frames are skipped or duplicated see page 9 Repair Modes GENERATE to VIDEO REF and REPAIR modes can be used in conjunction with the DELAY feature as described in 6 5 menu 12 Page A TCG User Manual 5 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 INPUT READER NEW USER BITS IN GENERATOR STATUS 1 NEW GENERATOR STATUS 2 NEW VIDEO FORMAT TIME CODE VIDEO PHASE TIME CODE ERRORS 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 bern Status i1 SADE 29 978 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 25 29 970 and 30
4. 19 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 ordering Enter this code via Menu 98 see page 8 then reboot your unit This authorization procedure only needs to happen once even with subsequent firmware updates TCG User Manual Page 3 3 Quick Start 3 1 GENERATE NEW TIME CODE Menu 01 select GENERATE Menu 10 select the time code FORMAT Menu 11 select VIDEO REFERENCE if required Menu 13 set the START time Press the GEN RUN key on the front panel 3 2 REGEN TIME CODE Menu 01 select REPAIR Menu 10 select the time code FORMAT Menu 11 select VIDEO REFERENCE if required Menu 20 select COPY 3 3 JAM SYNC TIME CODE Menu 01 select REPAIR Menu 10 select the time code FORMAT Menu 11 select VIDEO REFERENCE if required Menu 20 select JAM Note Press the ENTER key prior to exiting a menu or to exiting the SET UP mode No change will take place until the ENTER key is pressed A Modes of Operation The TCG brings 2 new modes of operation GENERATE and REPAIR see menu 01 4 1 GENERATE In this mode you can generate any format time code locked to the SR 112 internal crystal or referenced to an external video SD or HD 4 2 REPAIR Repair has 3 options COPY JAM and SHOW
5. completely disregarded During an input dropout the generator will continue to increment A jump to a new location will have no effect on the output since the generator disregards the input numbers 8 3 REPAIR SHOW SHOW mode is for live shows where it is crucial that no frames are either Page 10 TCG User Manual IES duplicated or skipped In this mode the Flywheel setting is forced to Infinite menu 21 During an input dropout the generator continues to increment at the last known rate equivalent to JAM with infinite flywheel When input time code re appears the generator does NOT re jam to the input numbers Rather it gradually re aligns its output frame edge to the nearest incoming TC frame edge This means that it is possible that the output frame number may not end up being identical to the input TC frame number But if the input time code jumps to a new location the generator will automatically re jam as long as the input timecode jumps in the direction set in menu 25 and by an amount greater than the minimum CUE distance set in menu 26 8 4 MANUAL RE JAM_IN SHOW MODE If the GEN RUN button is held down for 2 seconds or more the SR 112 will execute a RE JAM function in which input time code from the Reader if present will be instantaneously copied into the Generator time code While this function is operational in JAM mode it is primarily intended for the SHOW mode It doesn t do anythi
6. for example To avoid an accidental re jam during a live show menu 25 lets you restrict the direction of that jump Options are Back Only Forward Only and Back and Forward A 4th option Off disables automatic re jam altogether Default value is Back Only 6 14 MENUS 26 SHOW CUE MINIMUM 26 Show Cue Mir E IB minutes In SHOW REPAIR mode menu 26 sets the minimum distance required between the input time and the generator time in minutes before a complete re start can be initiated when the input code jumped to a new location as described in 6 13 above Default value is set at 10 min 6 15 MENUS 98 FEATURE KEY 98 Feature Ked Be 12 34 56 Menu 98 lets you enter a unique key to authorize certain features on your SR 112 such as the TCG For more information 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 9 7 Repair Flywheel Stages In Repair mode flywheeling happens when the time code source disappears drop out or becomes unreadable and new time code is generated The flywheeling duration is set in menu 21 Choices are 5fr 15fr and Infinite There are 2 stages of Flywheel 7 1 FLYWHEEL Stage 1 With 5 or 15fr selected COPY and JAM only the gener
7. the video or no video is present 10 Errors LCD Display status pages 10 1 GEN STATUS 1 The timecode type and or rate values in the GEN STATUS 1 page will blink continuously to indicate a generator settings mismatch For example when Page 12 TCG User Manual generating 30DF 30 000 referenced to 29 97 NTSC video For more information on GEN STAT errors see 11 2 below 10 2 GEN STATUS 2 The Copy Jam or Show indicator in the GEN STATUS 2 page will blink in REPAIR mode when the Generator is attempting to copy or jam input timecode t bern Status 2 Jar Lack While blinking the Generator is waiting for e the input timecode edge to fall within the Repair Window specified in Menu 24 and e the input timecode to increment persistently as specified in Menu 23 Continuous blinking indicates a problem in one of these areas The problem might be solvable by adjusting either Menu 23 or Menu 24 or it might be that the situation is simply impossible Confirming that the generator is unable to perform the repair the RESHAPE LED will blink continuously as well see 9 4 above 11 Error Messages 7 Segment Display In addition to the timecode reader errors reported by the SR 112 see SR 112 User Manual 11 3 the TCG has some new error messages Note that timecode Reader errors are disabled in GENERATE mode 11 1 GENERATOR DELAY This message informational not an error is disp
8. when in Infinite Flywheel GEN Starts stops generator E TCG User Manual Page 11 9 2 VIDEO REF LED RESHP Off REPAIR Off Generator is not video referenced GEN On Generator is video referenced Blink Generator is in VIDEO REF mode but no video is present 9 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 Copy amp Jam Repair only see 7 2 to stop the generator press the GENRUN key Note if the input code has started running again prior to pressing GENRUN then the generator will at that time re sync and re jam 9 4 RESHAPE LED RESHP On RESHAPE REPAIR Normally off _REPAIR But blinks when generator is bypassed and input pan code is active typically during jam copy ramp up g SE or if input code is not within menu 23 or 24 specs o ETHERNET GEN Off 9 5 REPAIR LED RESHP Off REPAIR On GEN Off 9 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 flashes Show Repair only during Infinite Flywheel after input has stopped see 7 2 above GEN Normally on but blinks if Video reference is selected and generator is not cur rently locked to
9. 6 12 Generator Delay 6 13 Generator Start Time 6 14 Generator User Bits 6 20 Repair Mode 53 24 4106 64 e445 40454068 Koa nS ER AER 6 21 Repair Flywheel Time 7 22 Repair Ramp Up Time 2 cee eee ee ee eens 7 23 Repair Input Persistency 7 24 Repair Time Code Jam Window 0 0 e cece eee 8 25 Repair Show e TEE 8 26 Repair Show Cue Minimum 8 98 Feature Key Ee Ge ee ee de bg 8 7 REPAIR FLYWHEEL STAGES 0 cece eee eea eee S 8 REPAIR MODE OPTIONS 0 cc eee ea ea eea eee 9 9 GENERATOR SWITCHES AND LED S ee ee eens 10 10 ERRORS LCD DISPLAY STATUS PAGES 000 cee eee 11 11 ERROR MESSAGES 7 SEGMENT DISPLAY eea 12 12 OTHER ERROR MESSAGES eee eee eea eee tenes 13 13 NON VOLATILE MEMORY 00 ccc cece cece eee eens 14 14 GENLOCKING TO A 50 60HZ VIDEO REFERENCE 14 15 OPTION CARD SERIAL PORT 15 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 Re generate existing time code locked to external video or not 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 pages 16
10. It is not necessary to press the ENTER key for the new value to take effect When the TCG starts running and a delay has been requested the 7 segment display indicates GEA din Gen dly for about 2 seconds see 11 1 This requested delay appears in the GEN STATUS 2 page see page 4 6 6 MENUS 13 GENERATOR START TIME LA ben Start a ee This sets the frame number at which the TCG starts when GEN RUN is pressed 6 7 MENUS 14 GENERATOR USER BITS This sets the User Bits of the generated time code 6 8 MENUS 20 REPAIR MODE 260 Rersir Mode EL op Three Repair options are available COPY default JAM and SHOW e COPY the TCG continuously reads the time code input and regenerates the exact same numbers e JAM a one time copy of the input time code is transferred to the generator shortly after the input time code achieves play velocity The generator then increments as it would in GENERATE mode e SHOW a setting made specifically for live shows where no frames are dupli cated or skipped See chapter 8 for more on the repair options TCG User Manual Page 7 6 9 MENUS 21 REPAIR FLYWHEEL TIME If the source time code drops out or becomes unreadable the TCG repairs this by flywheeling over the bad area generating good code l Rer Flawheel SEER Menu 21 sets the interval of time during which this happens The choices are 5fr 15fr or infinite Default value is 5 fr
11. This setting applies to Copy and Jam only In Show mode flywheel is always forced to infinite see 8 3 With infinite selected after 15 fr of input code gap the generator is in free run and the GEN RUN LED blinks continuously Copy and Jam only To stop the generator press the GEN RUN button 6 10 MENUS 22 REPAIR RAMP UP TIME 22 ker Rampe UF aka mbi 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 Default Ramp Up is None and can be adjusted from None to 9 5 sec with 0 5 sec increments 6 11 MENUS 23 REPAIR INPUT PERSISTENCY 25 ker Persist b The Persistency is the number of consecutive 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 In Copy mode the generator jams the input time code as long as the input time code continues to increment 25 Rer FPersist hone 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 numb
12. ator continues to run through the input gap of either 5 or 15 frames and then returns to normal Repair mode if timecode re appears stops if it doesn t 7 2 FLYWHEEL Stage 2 With Infinite selected after the input gap of 15fr has expired stage 1 the generator is in free run This Infinite Flywheel state is indicated by a continuously flashing GEN RUN LED in JAM or COPY modes or a continuously flashing GENERATE LED in SHOW mode During Infinite Flywheel to stop the generator press the GEN RUN button while in COPY or JAM modes and hold it for 2 seconds while in SHOW mode 8 Repair mode options Three options are available in Repair Mode COPY JAM and SHOW They are set in menu 20 8 1 REPAIR COPY In COPY mode once the generator starts running timecode is transferred continuously to the generator time register as long as the input code is coherent and within all the required windows menus 23 amp 24 This generator synthesized output has all bits and frame edges in the right places but uses the timecode numbers from the input stream assuming they are coherent During an input dropout the generator will continue to increment If the input time code jumps to a new location the generator will follow these numbers so long as they are coherent 8 2 REPAIR JAM In JAM mode timecode is transferred from input code to generator only ONCE when input code starts up After that the input numbers are
13. e systems counting is done on frame pairs and the video reference point is the start of line 1 of the first frame of the frame pair to which the LTC is associated When using 2x video rates 50 59 94 60Hz for synchronizing the generator frame the TCG extracts a 1x rate 25 29 94 30Hz from the video and it does this by arbitrarily discarding every second input video frame edge Conceptually the input video frame sequence can be thought of as a sequence of pairs of frames with the first frame of each pair denoted as A and the second as B This is a purely imaginary construct of course as the frames themselves are indistinguishable one from the other 14 1 MENU 09 When the SR 112 first powers up if a 2x video rate is selected as its reference then it will initially lock to the A frames and discard the B frames This will normally be a satisfactory arrangement but it is possible that the SR 112 will be using the A frames when the user would prefer that the B frame edges are followed This may come up for example when the output timecode turns out to be 180 degrees out of phase with other pieces of equipment that have landed on the alternate video phase Menu 09 lets you switch A B phases The A or B values have no particular significance The menu simply allows the phase to be reversed from its current orientation Where adjustment is required menu 09 may have to be
14. er 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 generator 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 Page 8 TCG User Manual 6 12 MENUS 24 REPAIR TIME CODE JAM WINDOW 24 Ree Window Besa freCvidd The repair Window setting is used only while the generator is locked to a 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 accommodate 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 6 13 MENUS 25 SHOW CUE 29 Show Cue Sack only In SHOW REPAIR mode the TCG automatically re jams when the TC source jumps to a new location or Cue such as the beginning of the show
15. layed when generator starts running and a delay has been requested in menu 12 Repair or Generate to Vid Ref only 11 2 GENERATOR SETTINGS MISMATCH This message indicates a condition where the current TCG timecode type and or rate is not the same as the Gen Format menu setting menu 10 For example generating 30DF 30 000 locked to 29 97 NTSC video The generator will use the timecode type and rate from the menu setting until such time as the requisite video and or timecode inputs are connected At that time it may have to adjust the generated type and rate if the menu values are incompatible with the video and or timecode inputs This is when the GEN STAT error would be established TCG User Manual Page 13 The timecode type and or rate values in the Gen Status 1 status display will also blink continuously to indicate the mismatch t bern Status 1 SEDF 29 976 It is important not to confuse Menu 10 and the Gen Status 1 page Menu 10 indi cates a setting not a status The Gen Status 1 page will indicate the actual format and rate of the generator output and flash if it doesn t match the settings of menu 10 LR Gen Format KD 3A D 11 3 CODE VIDEO This error active in Repair mode with video reference only indicates that the input timecode type cannot be matched up with the video rate This is re assessed every time the input timecode enters play motion or following a timecode type change
16. ng useful in COPY mode It is also the only way while in SHOW mode to stop the generator when the input time code has stopped and the generator has entered the Infinite Flywheel state JAM and COPY modes allow a single press of the GEN RUN button to do this with the GEN RUN LED flashing to indicate that the button is armed but SHOW mode does not No status display or message is generated when the re jam takes place but the GEN RUN LED will blink off momentarily when the action occurs Typically therefore the operator will hold the button until the LED blinks The re jam function may be additionally delayed if the generator is not frame locked at the time the re jam is requested the GENERATE LED would be flashing to indicate the unlocked condition and in this case the GEN RUN LED will turn off when the re jam request is recognized and turn back on again when the re jam actually takes place 9 Generator Switch and LED s The front panel switch 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 VIDEO REF LED and GEN RUN LED Note that the TC IN OUT OF PHASE and DRIFTING LEDs are disabled in GENERATE mode SEs GENERATOR 9 1 GENERATOR RUN SWITCH VIDEO REF RESHP Ignored GEN RUN REPAIR Stops Generator
17. only appears when the TCG software option has been installed since without it Reshape is the only mode available 6 2 MENU 09 ALTERNATE PHASE WITH 50 amp 60Hz VIDEO WS Und Phase Menu 09 allows the user to switch A B phases when working with a 2x rate video input See chapter 14 for more information 6 3 MENU 10 GENERATOR FORMAT 1A Ger For Ji EZ HND Ze Select from the following options the type of time code to be generated e 24 at a rate of 23 976 24 at a rate of 24 000 25 at a rate of 25 000 30DF at a rate of 29 970 30ND at a rate of 29 970 30DF at a rate of 30 000 30ND at a rate of 30 000 This menu indicates settings For Status exit SET UP and go to GEN STATUS 1 Page 6 TCG User Manual 6 4 MENUS 11 GENERATOR VIDEO REF ll Gen Vid Ref Ale This selection determines if the generator is video referenced or not NOTE If VID REF is selected in menu 11 but no video is present at the rear panel connector the front panel VIDEO REF LED will blink continuously 6 5 MENUS 12 GENERATOR DELAY Mi Delay Millisec Menu 12 lets you enter a value in milliseconds to delay the generator output in REPAIR or GEN w video ref modes This value goes up to 60 milliseconds This function is useful to delay the audio when it 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
18. or when a reference is first recognized at the video input 11 4 GENERATOR SYNC This message is displayed in case of a Generator Sync Error very unlikely 11 5 GENERATOR FAILURE This message is displayed in case of a Generator Internal Failure even more unlikely 12 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 Code Error CODESTOP Code Stopped CF CHG Color Frame Change DF ERR Drop Frame Error DISCONT Discontinuity DF CHG Drop Frame Change DROP OUT Code Drop Out Page 14 TCG User Manual TY PE CHG Code Type Change INVALID Invalid Address REPEAT Repeated Frame 13 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 was entered before powering down to allow for the flash memory to be updated 14 Genlocking to a 50 60 Hz Video Reference SMPTE time code was developed for analog television operating with rates up to 30 f s With digital television progressive video systems have frame rates up to 50 and 60 f s In thes
19. re adjusted every time the SR 112 is powered up and or every time that a new 2x video reference is either selected or plugged into the SR 112 reference video input TCG User Manual Page 15 15 Option Card Serial Port SP SR112 As an option a serial port adapter can be installed in the SR 112 that allows you to remote control the TCG A POWER B peer r C Manutactured in the USA 00000 o Ox N VIDEO REFERENCE Termination INPUT Off 752 CH Cm The command list includes all the set up functions such as Format and Start Time as well as commands such as START and STOP Current time feedback over serial is also available The ordering number is SP SR112 It includes the serial adapter DB9 attached to a new insert panel with cables and mother board connector as well as a complete protocol description Installation is very simple and can be done in the field with the usual precautions NOTE Firmware 4 00 or later is required for serial control For more information please contact your Brainstorm dealer
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