Clockit Timecode ACN‐LS LockitSlate
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1. It is recommended to clean the polycarbonate slate board with alcohol diluted soap water window cleaner or similar NEVER USE ACETONE Chemical Resistance www ambient de Acids concentrated Poor Acids dilute Good Alcohols Good Alkalis Good Poor Aromatic hydrocarbons Poor Greases amp Oils Good fair Halogenated Hydrocarbons Good poor Halogens Poor Ketones Poor RECORDING experience quality 4 Powering The ACN LS can be powered by 4 pcs Type Mignon batteries Alkaline NIMH rechargeable or Li Ion Set correct battery type in configuration for reliable low voltage warning No charging function for rechargeable batteries when powered from external Pay attention to insert with correct polarity as shown on label insert outer with first inner with first Push down battery hinge and close slider Or 5 to 18 Volts DC via pin 4 of Lemo socket Or 5 Volts DC via the USB socket If powered from USB USB is displayed in the upper right corner of the display instead of the battery symbol If powered from external on Lemo pin 4 EXT is displayed in the upper right corner of the display instead of the battery symbol Note current time code is lost when power is preserved via the backup supercap for about 4 to 5 minutes depending on setting for the OLED display The LED display is turned off in backup power mode After the supercap has run empty the Loc2. he 11 in top left corner shows that the input is locked manual once the ACN LS jams once to external time code but then will not jam again but lock the jam port Once jammed the M indicator changes to signaling that the unit cannot be jammed from outside This setting is useful if you want the unit to be jammed from external time code but then not to be changed by incoming signal anymore This mode is recommended should a LockitSlate be used to re jam cameras in intervals using a bi directional time code cable Some cameras like the ARRI Alexa www ambient de 10 RECORDING experience quality put out time code permanently even in ext TC mode which leads to resetting the ACN LS if in AUTO mode To reactivate the jam port just push the config switch repeatedly going gt GEN gt JamTC gt manual once gt and exit The M indicator appears again the unit is ready to be jammed once again CAUTION Resetting the generator will restart the signal doing this while recording can result in a corrupted file GEN gt EDIT In this screen you can edit a time code value manually Decrease or increase by toggling left right Holding left right is fast backward forward Push to select and jump to next Pushing the config switch while on the frames position sets the time To avoid inadvertently changing the time code you will be asked Pushing the config switch while old is highl
3. The display behavior USB port mode USB COM or MTC and battery type are set Push the config switch to enter SYS gt CONFIG Enter the configuration by pushing in the config switch Navigate to DISPLAY USB or BAT push the config switch to select SYS gt CONFIG gt DISPLAY Adjust display brightness from 1 to 10 toggling the config switch left right Push in to select value The curser will jump to the Auto off settings Select after what time the display shuts off after entering the main operation display Choices are Never 5 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes Select by toggling the config switch left right Push in to select value SYS gt CONFIG gt USB Select the function of the USB connection MTC this is the default will be recognized as generic MIDI interface and deliver or receive time code as MIDI time code COM select to communicate with computer for updating software or transferring ACN data This mode will appear as a HID in the control panel Select by toggling the config switch left right Push in to select mode www ambient de 17 RECORDING experience quality SYS gt CONFIG gt BAT Select battery type for correct voltage readout and low battery warning flashing Li Lithium lon non rechargeable batteries 1 5V Alk alkaline batteries 1 5V NiMH Nickel Metal Hydrid rechargeable batteries 1 2 V SYS gt INFO Select INFO to display inform
4. and a Mac DMG Windows Unzip the programming files Connect the ACN LS to a computer running a Microsoft Windows operating system using a USB A cable to Mini USB B connector and run the updater Press the UPDATE button Wait until the message update successful appears Apple MAC OS unarchaive mount the DMG and run the updater Press UPDATE and wait until the programming is finished Contact us for bug reports and suggestions through our contact form www ambient de 23 RECORDING experience quality 10 Physical specifications Dimensions Display Module L W H 210 x 63 x 28 mm Dimension of slate board is as a legal pad Weight Display Module 0 404 Kg no batteries Power consumption 70 to 600 mA 6 Volts Connectors Lemo Lemo series OB 5 pin matching connector FGG JGG 0B 305 CLADxx 1 pin1 ground 2 5 pin 2 LTCIN pin 3 ASCII IN OUT pin 4 Tune reference 1 92 MHz out DC IN 6 to 18 Volts 3 4 pin 5 LTC OUT Antenna SMA F USB Mini B www ambient de 24 RECORDING experience quality 11 Warranty amp Approvals Warranty Ambient Recording GmbH warrants the LockitSlate ACN LS synchronizer against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE 1 year from date of original retail purchase This is a non transferable warranty that extends only to the original purchaser Ambient Recording GmbH will repair or replace the product at its discretion
5. at no charge Warranty claims due to severe service conditions will be addressed on an individual basis THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AMBIENT RECORDING GMBH DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AMBIENT RECORDING GMBH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitations set forth above they may not apply in all cases For all service including warranty repair please send the ACN LS along with proof of purchase date to your retailer or if not applicable to Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Str 181 C DE 80797 Muenchen Germany Please obtain a return authorization through the contact form on our website before sending in a unit C CE Conformity Statement Declaration of Conformity According to ISO IEC Guide 22 Manufacturer s Name Ambient Recording GmbH Manufacturer s Address Schleissheimer Str 181 C DE 80797 Muenchen Germany declares that the product ACN LS LockitSlate is in conformity with EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 AC 2011 EN 300 440 1 V1 6 1 EN 300 440 2 V1 4 1 EN 301 489 1 V1 9 2 EN 301 489 3 V1 4 1 which is indicated and affirmed by the applied CE marking www ambient de 25 RECORDING exp
6. quality 2 Package Contents ACN LS Time Code Slate including ACN LD Lockit LED Display ACN LCP Clapstick POM with inlaid rhombs ACN LB polycarbonate board ANT 2 4 SMA MS9O0 Antenna SMA right angle Manual Board marker with velcro 3 Safety instructions For your own safety and trouble free use of your LockitSlate ACN LS please carefully read through the instructions below Always keep a copy of these instructions and hand them out with the unit to other users This unit is exclusively intended for indoor use Keep it safe and away from water rain and humidity and dry under all circumstances even when powered off Clean gently with a slightly moistened cloth and never let water detergents or liquids of any kind get into the unit as this will imply the risk of short circuits and electrical hazard Keep distant from sources of heat and never expose to direct sunlight Admissible ambience temperature is from 5 to 50 Celsius Do not throw or expose to mechanical impact and keep it safe from hard vibrations Only use genuine accessories such as cables antenna etc which have been supplied by an authorized dealer Always observe integrity and the pertinent compatibility with all units connected to Do not perform software updates in situations the integrity of mains supply cannot be granted such as thunderstorms and remove connections from and to all devices directly or in directly connected to mains Only us
7. 9 RECORDING experience quality Selecting SYNC opens the screen for sending a sync command to all ACN LS or ACL 204 in reach which are on the same channel and in JAM mode Default is on no toggle to yes and push to enter After sending out the sync command including time code and user bit the other units reply and the number of units which replied and were successfully synced is displayed A device that received a sync command will memorize when the sync command was received The transmitting device also memorizes the event The information is displayed when ACN is selected from the main menu There may be various reasons for a sync failed returned For time code Ifthe frame rates of sending and receiving device do not match integer vs non integer frame rates like 25 fps and 29 97 fps the sync command is rejected If OFF is selected in the GEN gt JamTC settings If jammed before is selected in the GEN gt JamTC settings and the device has already been For user bits ifthe GEN gt UB gt JamUB is set to manual www ambient de 20 RECORDING experience quality C JAM is a continuous jam mode Set up channel antenna RF power and LNA as above in JAM mode When done select SYNC In the next display the continuous jam is initiated The device used for sending the continuous jam command is master After sending the continuous jam command the jam success or fail of ot
8. AMBIENT RECORDING experience Zus Clockit Timecode ACN LS LockitSlate Rev 3 Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Strasse 181c Tel 49 89 3605510 0 info ambient de D 80797 Munich Fax 49 89 651855 www ambient de Table of contents 71 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 10 11 12 Introduction Package Contents Safety instructions cleaning Powering Description Setup Menu Diagram Menu Description LED brightness Generator Jam TC UB Settings SLATE Settings Time Code Setting System Settings ACN Clockit Network LED indications Firmware update Physical specifications Warranty amp Approvals CE FCC Recommended accessories www ambient de AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality page 10 13 16 17 19 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality 1 Introduction As all Ambient Clockit devices the LockitSlate provides a rock solid highly accurate temperature compensated time code generator The LockitSlate Display Module is built on the proven platform of the TinyLockit with added slate specific functions and features a new ultra bright LED display It is supplied with a durable polycarbonate slate board and polymer clapsticks with inlaid rhombs The clapsticks are also available made of maple wood Except for a sync signal output it comprises the full functionality of the Lockit and TinyLockit including ACN Ambien
9. C Ny N MODE DIGITS lt gt FLASH LED DIGITS CLAPTIME lt gt UB CLAPTIME lt gt NO CLAPTIME FLASH LED OFF lt gt CLAP FLASH lt gt CLAP SECONDS OFFSET 00 05 frames NY SENS TILT lt gt BRIGHTNESS TILT On Off BRIGHTNESS Man lt gt Low lt gt Med lt gt High N TC v FPS lt gt MTC amp Level NY FPS FPS 23 976 lt gt 24 amp 25 29 97 30 29 97D 30D N MTC MTCout lt gt MIDI gt LTC lt gt LTC gt MIDI N SYS NY Config lt gt INFO lt gt Factory reset N Display lt gt USB lt gt BAT N Display Brightness 0 959 10 N AutoOff never lt gt 5sec amp amp Smin N USB MTC lt gt COM N BAT Battery type Li lt gt Alk lt gt NiMH NY INFO displays device information serial no firmware version mac address NZ Factory Reset loads default settings www ambient de 7 RECORDING experience quality NZ ACN v MODE 7 OFF lt gt JAM lt gt TX lt gt RX NY 7 MODE lt 3CHNL gt ANT lt gt PWRE9SYNC MODE Back one level to mode select NY NZ JAM Mode for remote jamming of ACL204 _ CHNL Select ACN channel 11 to 26 N C_JAM Mode for continuous jam autosync _ ANT Select antenna internal lt gt external Ny N TX RX PWR Select RF output power 8to 18 dBm NZ SYNC Send sync broadcast yes lt gt no JAM Start continuous jam yes lt gt no C JAM not available in TX RX NZ EXIT Return to main operation display www ambient de RECORDING experience quali
10. TC OUT Adapter cable Lemo Series OB 5 pin to BNC O e LTC OUT Epic Adapter cable Lemo 5 pin to Lemo series 00 4 pin for use with RED Epic Scarlet ANT 2 4 SMA M Antenna straight ANT 2 4 SMA MS90 Antenna right angle www ambient de 28 AMBIENT RECORDING experience Zus Ambient Recording GmbH 2014 Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Strasse 181c Tel 49 89 3605510 0 info ambient de D 80797 Munich Fax 49 89 651855 www ambient de
11. and to re sync the set after power cycling this way it can be avoided to have more than one master on location which may lead to unpredictable errors www ambient de 21 RECORDING experience quality ACN gt TX RX TX is a wireless transmission of external time code present on the input Lemo socket pin2 This is intended for transmitting a record run time code to another ACN LS ACN TL or ACL 204 which is in RX mode Once progressing time code is detected the ACN LS jams to it and sends a jam command to the Slaves When external time code stops either in form of a static time code or if the signal is off for two seconds a stop command is sent to the slaves If static time code value is recognized as put out by a video camera or Sound Devices recorder the time code is stopped and a static time code is put out on the time code output of the slaves as well as on the output of the unit that is in TX This feature makes it possible to remotely start and stop recording of audio recorders cameras and video recorders which support being triggered by time code In RX mode the slate is a time code receiver and displays time code sent from nothe ACN device in TX mode As in JAM mode the network channel needs to be set first when coming from OFF condition but can be changed any time Other available settings are activating LNA and setting the output power of the wireless module PIN is required for higher output levels Exit
12. ation about the ACN LS Serial Number Main firmware version Mac address SYS gt Factory Reset This restores factory defaults Sync is off TC is 25 fps ACN is off display brightness at 3 display auto off 30 sec TC offset reset USB to MTC Time code is not lost battery type not changed tune value unaltered www ambient de 18 RECORDING experience quality gt O zZ lt m Z C The ACN menu accesses the Ambient Clockit Network configuration To enable ACN select the MODE In the release version of the ACN LS three different network communication modes are available JAM C JAM TX RX OFF no wireless functions enabled The JAM mode allows to send a sync command to other ACN LS or ACL 204 devices or receive sync command from them This serves to remotely sync all units on the set First the menu asks to select the wireless channel The CHNL setting allows you to select between 16 network channels within the 2 4 GHz range The channel can be changed later After setting this in ANT the low noise amplifier LNA for the receiver may be enabled The LNA draws power so it is recommended only should the reception of data be insufficient without If enabled LNA is indicated on the bottom right of the display PWR lets you increase the output power of the transmitter Default is 8 dBm up to 18 dBm is possible Entering a PIN code required gt O Z V gt s www ambient de 1
13. e code you must also set the ACN LS to jam once or off in the jamTC menu If changed user bits from the master shall be taken over in C JAM mode insert mode must be selected EXIT In Edit UB the user bits can be edited manually Decrease or increase by toggling left right Holding left right is fast backward forward Push to select value curser jumps to next digit After finishing selecting the new value needs to be confirmed use new or the menu can be left by cancelling use old As the user bits are only displayed in this menu we added a way to exit without any changes quickly www ambient de 12 RECORDING experience quality The SLATE menu lets you set all slate specific feature of the LockitSlate such as source of the displayed time code what happens if the clapsticks are closed LED time offset and functions of the sensors SOURCE selects what is displayed on the front LEDs GEN the internal generator s time code is displayed ACN selecting ACN enters the ACN menu Depending of what is selected here source ACN can be the internal generator jammed through ACN in JAM mode the internal generator slaved to ACN in C JAM mode atime code transmitter of LTC present on the input in record run mode if TX is selected areceiver of for time code transmitted by another ACN enabled device in TX mode if RX is selected LTC this displays time code pres
14. e intended batteries type Mignon AA with 1 5V Watch correct polarity when inserting the batteries instructions can be found in the manual and on the device itself Disregard of handling may cause battery leakage or even risk of explosion To maintain secure electrical contact the batteries are loaded with high spring tension and can shoot out of the compartment if opened without attention Always secure the outer battery contact and release slowly when accessing the compartment Proper recycling of used batteries might mandatory be instructed by local law Please check for requirements and dispose at foreseen institutions With regard to environment only dispose completely discharged batteries www ambient de 3 RECORDING experience quality When powering from external sources remove the batteries Pay attention to the use of LPS sources in compliance to part 2 5 of EN 60950 1 When using the wireless connection of the LockitSlate ACN LS place it centrally and keep it distant from sources of possible interference such as microwaves or electrical devices with large metal surfaces Use the original antenna directly attached to the socket Extension or use of 3rd party accessories is not licit Never open the unit Inappropriate and unauthorized access will void the warranty and imply possible risk of harm to the user When disposing the unit follow the legal requirements for recycling electronic equipment CLEANING THE SLATE BOARD
15. ent on the Lemo socket It is a convert mode i e the internal generator is jammed and running permanently slaved to the external time code At the same time the time code is put out as MTC via USB The USB Port is changed to Audio Midi device MTC this displays midi time code MTC present on USB It is a convert mode i e the internal generator is jammed and running permanently slaved to the external time code The USB Port is changed to Audio Midi device The time code is sent out on the Lemo socket as LTC running backwards is recognized but of course also normal speed time code this displays time code present on the Lemo socket Slow or multiple speeds and time code The generator keeps on running in background to be able to send time stamped messages into the ACN This generator time code is present as LTC on the Lemo socket and MTC over USB NOTE If setting back to source GEN while external time code is still connected the generator will be jammed www ambient de 13 55 OUR Ce GE H www ambient de AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality MODE settings for the behavior of the digits on closing the sticks and of the flash LEDs Digits at this time there are three different display modes defaults unless flash LEDs are configured differently UB CLAPTIME 3 frames flash LED clapped time gt 2 seconds user bits gt 10 seconds clapped time gt off after 20 seconds CLAPTIME de
16. er the ire menu to adjust the time code frame rate MIDI time code MTC functions and time code output level for pin 5 Lemo Select FPS for adjusting the frame rate Adjust by toggling the config switch left right push to select new frame rate Available rates 23 976 24 25 29 97 30 29 97D 30D fps D drop frame If settings are changed confirmation is required Pushing the config switch while old is highlighted discards the changes and returns to the main menu Pushing the config switch while new is highlighted will set the time code signal to the selected rate and resets the time code if changing between integer and non integer rates a k a PAL NTSC Area Select MTC to control the Midi Time Code options MTCout this is the default mode The ACN LS always puts out MTC unless the USB port is set to COM see SYS gt Config gt USB The USB Socket activates USB whenever a 5 Volt USB power is recognized Activating below convert modes set the USB port to MTC MIDI gt LTC MTC received through USB will be converted into LTC and put out via Lemo socket pin 5 LTC gt MIDI LTC received on Lemo pin 2 will be converted and put out as MTC via USB The above convert modes are identical to the convert modes selected in the slate menu just a different j O O Vv Vv 1 z oO WN shortcut www ambient de 16 RECORDING experience quality The SYS menu serves to configure various parameters
17. erience quality FE FCC Statement The FCC requires that the following statements be included in this manual for ACN LS FCC 15 19 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canada CNR Gen Section 7 1 3 This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le pr sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autoris e aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radio lectrique subi m me si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement FCC 15 21 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC 15 105 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed
18. fault 3 frames flash LED clapped time gt 10 seconds clapped time gt off after 20 seconds NO CLAPTIME 3 frames flash LED clapped time gt 10 seconds running time code gt off For the Flash LEDs there are three different behaviors CLAPFLASH lights up the flash LEDS for 3 frames when the sticks are closed CLAP SECONDS lashes on frame 00 and for 3 frames when sticks are closed OFF deactivates the flash LEDs OFFSET Sets the offset for the time code displayed on LED only The small flashing LED and the bright flash LEDs indicate frame 00 and wander with the offset Negative or positive offsets can be set in 0 05 frames steps The offset is displayed in the home screen and the small red LED will flash between the green LED every 4 second on frame 12 so the camera filming the slate sees there is an offset 14 RECORDING experience quality SENS Settings for the tilt and ambient light sensors TILT activates the tilt sensor If on the LED digits are flipped upside down when the slate is turned over BRIGHTNESS Man activates the manual adjustment of LED brightness via the toggle switch Low Med High activate the ambient light sensor on the front side This adapts the brightness to the light intensity from front Low Med High are different profiles for relation of LED brightness to measured light www ambient de 15 RECORDING experience quality O m Z C Ent
19. her devices ACL 204 or ACN LS is displayed Condition for fail is as in JAM mode see above Any ACL 204 or ACN LS in range that has not been synced or has an offset bigger than 0 5 seconds will be jammed After the initial c jam the master sends a sync command every five seconds Slave units display sync rcvd and their LED goes to solid green fora second If synching fails due to incompatible frame rates the LED goes red and sync failed will be displayed The slave Lockits now compare their own time with the regularly received time stamps and will adjust their tune value to stay closely in sync with the master the system latency is down to half a video line SD if all Lockits are well in tune to each other initially The latency in us measured time in seconds since start of c jam current tune value proposed tune value are displayed in an expert view window accessed by selecting SYS gt INFO and then pushing the toggle switch to right line 1 Line 2 is debug info line 3 used tune value In this mode a unit that was slave and has been power cycled for instance for changing batteries will automatically re sync when booted The master unit will be in c jam mode but not send sync signals after reboot Should it become necessary to reboot the master a former slave may be used to initiate the c jam and become master This way the set time code is maintained It is recommended though to stay with one master
20. ighted discards the changes and returns to the main menu Pushing the config switch while new is highlighted will set the generator to the selected value CAUTION Resetting the generator will restart the signal doing this while recording can result in a corrupted file GEN gt OFFSET An offset can be entered between the jammed time code and the time code on the output of the ACN LS Use this to compensate the processing delay that some file base cameras produce If offset is enabled it will be displayed in the main screen This shifts only the time code the sync signal stays locked to the frame start of the jammed time code running in background The offset has a range of 10 frames in 0 05 frames steps equals 2 ms at 25 fps www ambient de 11 GEN gt UB RECORDING experience quality In the GEN gt user bit menu the user bits are being displayed The user bits can be edited manually and the jam behavior managed Under JamUB the jamming behavior is managed normal the user bits are being taken from external time code manual the user bits are not being overwritten by external time code This mode is to be used if you want a custom entry like date and camera Id for instance insert user bits can be inserted on the fly Note if the source time code was unplugged for more than 3 seconds and reconnected the ACN LS will re jam For just inserting changed user bits after interrupted tim
21. kitSlate turns off and both time code as well as stored clap time entries are lost The settings are stored the unit will power up with the last configuration used www ambient de 5 RECORDING experience quality 5 Description Meent LOCKIT SLATE ACN LS MADE IN APUAN Battery compartment slider to be pushed down for access to batteries Configuration switch further config switch for pushing in lt gt for toggle left right IR transceiver used to set and check the ACN LS from the ACC501 controller Display Signal LEDs USB connector Lemo 5 pin socket time code in out ascii tune signal DC in External antenna connector www ambient de 6 RECORDING experience quality 6 Setup Menu Diagram When entering a menu the active parameter setting is highlighted MAIN DISPLAY showing time code frame rate sync rate jam mode network channel battery status J push select switch down to enter main menu and to select options toggle left right to navigate NY GEN Y JamTC lt gt Edit lt gt Offset N JamTC AUTO lt gt OFF lt gt manual once NY Edit HH MM SS FF N Offset 00 05 frames NY UB JamUB lt gt Edit UB lt gt EXIT normal lt gt manual lt gt insert 00 00 00 FF back to main menu Ny SLATE p SOURCE lt gt MODE amp gt OFFSET lt gt SENS NY SOURCE GEN lt gt LTC lt LTC VARI lt gt ACN gt MT
22. s Also a time code jam activates the display www ambient de 9 RECORDING experience quality MAIN MENU Pushing the config switch for 1 2 second enters the main menu screen The main operation parameters are further displayed In this screen you can select the different settings by pushing the config switch Navigate by toggling the config switch left or right Pushing the config switch when EXIT is highlighted exits to the main screen If no action is done the unit will return to the main screen as well GEN MENU Inthe GENenrator menu you can edit the jam mode edit the time and set an offset of the time code output against the jammed time Under UB you can display and manage user bits GEN gt JamTC In the JamTC settings you can select from different jam behaviors Navigate toggling left right push to select AUTO the ACN LS will behave as used to from the former Lockit boxes It will jam once time code is detected but not re jam while time code is continuously present As long as time code is present the A mark changes to 11 indicating that the unit is not ready to re jam If the time code is disconnected for 3 or more seconds the A reappears to indicate that the unit will jam again once time code is received OFF the ACN LS does not jam to external time code This setting is useful if you set the unit manually and not to be jammed by incoming time code
23. s to the main operation screen m www ambient de 22 RECORDING experience quality 8 LED Indications on OLED side As used to from former devices of the Cockit Time Code family the ACN LS has a red and a green flashing LED to display operation and battery status O 1 2 3 4seconds eo eee red flashing in 1 second intervals running but not jammed or set eo e o green flashing in 1 second intervals running jammed or set manually This is the normal operation mode 0o ee red double flash every 2seconds battery low not jammed or set ee oo green double flash every 2seconds battery low jammed or set ooo 0 vo combination of not sync and low battery not set or jammed ooo o oo combination of not sync and low battery set or jammed e alternating colors during firmware update on LED Display side eo o green flashing in 1 second intervals running jammed or set manually eco o o o green flashing in 1 second intervals with off beat every 4 seconds indicates LED offset In LTC VARI the LED is solid red if no time code is present solid green if time code recognized 9 Firmware Update New features improvement and fixes for the ACN LS will be available for download from our website http www ambient de en products ambient recording clockit timecode lockit slate html The firmware update comes as a zipped package including the QT programming interface and the firmware file
24. t Clockit Network support and transfer of the clapped time These network capabilities also allow the LockitSlate to be a fully functional generator buffered time code transceiver This provides the stability of an Ambient Lockit Generator with the flexibility of a wireless TC system but without the fear of dropouts In addition it also offers time code conversion between LTC and MITC and vice versa SO a playback time code can be displayed an audio workstation synchronized and the display module is also suitable for studio use Some more great features have been implemented it has a motion sensor so it flips the display when the slate is turned upside down for end slates a sensor for ambient light so the brightness can automatically adjust variable offset for the displayed time a supercap so time is not lost on battery replacement for some minutes and of course an enhanced reader that can display multiple or slow speeds and even backwards Super bright flash LEDs help to find slate point on the time line or seconds transitions on fame 00 As known from the Lockit and TinyLockit the user interface is easy and intuitive to use Due to its modular concept the LockitSlate can be equipped with custom slate boards or the display module can be used alone Thanks to the machined pearl blasted and anodized aluminum body the LockitSlate can easily withstand the roughest production conditions www ambient de 2 RECORDING experience
25. to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help ICES 003 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada April 2014 Sebastian Fell Ambient Recording GmbH www ambient de 26 AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality 12 Recommended accessories ACN LCP Clap sticks POM with inlaid rhombs ACN LCP Clap sticks maple wood with inlaid rhombs A ACN LB Slate board polycarbonate MOS FPS www ambient de 27 AMBIENT RECORDING experience quality L
26. ty 7 Menu Description POWER ON OFF To turn on the ACN LS press and hold the config switch for 4 seconds To turn off press and hold the switch for 4 seconds The display will show Press switch again to power down toggle left to cancel LED DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS The brightness of the LED display can be regulated manually by toggling the config switch left or right without entering the menu at all Only works when in the home screen Manual setting is not available if brightness is in AUTO mode Pushing the config switch either way for more than 3 seconds turns off the LEDs Tipping the switch turns them on again The flash LEDs are set in menu SLATE gt MODE gt FLASH LED MAIN DISPLAY The main display is the normal operation mode It displays the most important status information These are the time code momentarily running source of the displayed time time code frame rate LED display offset ACN status channel and antenna amplifier if activated P in upper left corner indicates the jam mode auto the lock symbol indicates off no external jamming available M indicates manual once 00 00 top right beside the battery indicates time code offset for the output COM or MTC show the status of the USB port if USB is connected If the display is switched off power save pushing the config switch once will turn it on again without doing any change
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