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Bnc clock in/bnc clock out, Bnc word clock output polarity, Video clock frame-edge resolve – Teac X-48MKII User Manual

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TASCAM X-48MKII

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TDIF Port 1
TDIF Port 1 clocks the X-48MKII from the digital audio

signal coming into the TDIF Digital Input channels 1-8.
If you have digital audio option cards installed (IF-AD24(X)

/ IF-AE24(X) ), those will show up as an available clock

source as ‘ADAT Card’ / ‘AES/EBU Card’.
When in doubt, use Word Clock as the reference source. To

change the clock source:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

• Click the Windows menu and select the

Settings window.

• Click the Sync tab and click the Source item in the

Sample Clock section.

Choose your desired master clock from the list.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYNC button. Press the

5

/

b

buttons to

select

Sample Clock Source

and press CHNG.

2 Select a clock source from the list using the

5

/

b

buttons and press Enter.

BNC Clock In/BNC Clock Out

These parameters allow the word clock signal input or

output to be multiplied or divided by 2, or used as-is. This

allows, for example, a 48 kHz word clock generator to be

used when recording at 96 kHz, or allows 48k and 96k

devices to be used at the same time.
To change these settings:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Click the Windows menu and select the

Settings window.

2 Click the Sync tab and click the BNC In or BNC Out

item in the Sample Clock section. Choose a setting

from the list.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYNC button. Press the

5

/

b

buttons to

select

BNC Clock In

or

BNC Clock Out

and

press CHNG.

2 Use the

5

/

b

buttons to select a setting and

press Enter.

BNC Word Clock Output Polarity

This setting allows the Word Clock signal outphase to be

reversed. This may be necessary in large systems or with

long cable runs.

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Click the Windows menu and select the Settings

window.

2 Click on the Sync tab and check the box labeled

Invert Word Out Polarity.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYNC button. Press the

5

/

b

buttons to

select

Word Out Polarity

and press CHNG.

2 Use the

5

/

b

buttons to select either

Normal

or

Inverted

and press Enter.

Video Clock Frame-Edge Resolve

Video Clock in the X-48MKII can be used to define the

frame edge of incoming and generated timecode for

stability and repeatability. (But not as a sample clock

source, see ”Requirements” on page 35.)
To enable video clock:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Click the Windows menu, select the Settings window

and click the Sync tab.

2 Check the box labeled Resolve to Video In in the Time

Code area.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYNC button. Press the

5

/

b

buttons to

select

Resolve to Video In

and press CHNG.

2 Press the

5

/

b

buttons to select

On

and press

Enter.

Frame Rate

The X-48MKII syncs to any frame rate of SMPTE timecode:

30-frame non-drop (30 NDF)

is occasionally used in

music studios to sync console automation to a tape

machine (2” reel-to-reel tape may be striped with this

format)
30-frame drop (30 Drop)

is rarely used

29.97 non-drop (29.97 NDF)

is the standard for non-

broadcast post-production in the U.S.

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