Ensemble Designs 9400 3G Test Signal and Sync Pulse Generator - Manual (Page 40)

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Model 7400 HD/SD and Model 9400 3G/HD/SD Sync Pulse Generator and Test Signal Generator
Timecode A Menu
Setting the Timecode Parameters for Timecode A
The TCode A menu shown below provides controls to select your timcode source, manually set or
offset timecode, insert VITC, and enable drop frame for Timecode Generator A.
TC Source – Available choices for timecode source are:
Manual/Jam – For entering a timecode manually.
GPS – For basing the timecode on the GPS source.
Ref VITC – For basing the timecode on the Reference vertical interval timecode.
Ref VITC w/ Offset – For basing the timecode on the Reference VITC, but offset by the
amount of time entered manually in the Hours/Minutes/Seconds controls.
• Manually set or offset the timecode – These controls are used to manually enter the time in
the Manual/Jam mode, and to manually offset the timecode when the timecode source is
Ref VITC with Offset. These controls will be greyed out and will not be usable when the
timecode source is GPS.
Hours – 0 through 23
Minutes – 0 through 59
Seconds – 0 through 59
• VITC Insert – Select from Off or one of the following a pair of lines: 13, 15; 14, 16; 15, 17;
16, 18; 17, 19; 18, 20; 19, 21.
• Drop Frame – Select the checkbox to enable Drop Frame (dropping two frames every minute
except on every tenth minute) to allow timecode to match a real-time clock.
• Jam! – To manually enter the stating timecode value, enter the desired values in the Hours,
Minutes and Seconds fields, then click the Jam! button.