Ambient Lockit - ACL 204 - Manual (Page 11)

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GEN MENU
In the 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 > JamTC
In the JamTC settings, you can select from different jam behaviors: Navigate toggling left/right, push
to select.
“AUTO” – the ACL 204 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” changes to 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 ACL 204 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.
The in top left corner shows that the input is locked.
“manual/once” – the ACL 204 jams once to external
time code, but then will not jam again but close
the jam port. Once jammed, the “M” changes to
indicating that the unit can not be jammed from
outside. This setting is useful if the unit is to be jammed from external time code but then not to be
changed by incoming signal anymore. Also can be used should a Lockit box be used to re-jam
cameras in intervals and using a bi-directional time code cable, which would, with some cameras that
put out time code permanently even in “ext. TC” mode like the Alexa, lead to resetting the ACL 204 in
“AUTO” mode.
To reactivate the jam port, just push the config switch repeatedly going >GEN>JamTC>manual/once>
and exit. The “M” indicator appears again, the unit is ready to be jammed once again.
CAUTION! Resetting the generator will restart the video or audio sync signal, doing this
while recording will result in a corrupted file.