Grass Valley K2 TimeDelay Application v.7.1 - Manual (Page 15)

October 2009 K2 TimeDelay User Manual 15
Starting a new session manually
Starting a new session manually
If you are already in the K2 TimeDelay application, you can start a new session
manually. To start a new session, do the following:
1. If any channel controlled by TimeDelay is still running, click the Stop control on
the record channel.
2. You can click the Settings button to open the TimeDelay Settings dialog to setup
the new session. Otherwise, the last settings are used.
3. Click the Record control on the record channel, click the Start tool bar control, or
select the Start menu item. The play channel(s) will start their delay session.
Starting a new session automatically
The TimeDelay process can be started automatically at a specific timecode value,
regardless of the timecode source.
To automatically start TimeDelay, do the following:
1. To open the TimeDelay Settings dialog box, click on Settings button or select
TimeDelay | Settings.
2. Select the Auto Start tab.
3. Check the Auto Start checkbox.
4. In the Start Time field, enter the appropriate start time. The start time must be at
least 10 seconds ahead of the current time.
5. Click OK to close the TimeDelay Settings dialog box. The record is not scheduled
until you press OK .
When auto start is activated, a countdown is shown in place of the thumbnail for the
record channel.
Stopping a K2 TimeDelay session
To stop the TimeDelay session, do one of the following:
• Click the Stop All tool bar button.
— or —
• Select the Stop All menu item.
— or —
• Click the Stop control on the record channel.
Modifying the time of day timecode source
The time of day timecode is displayed in the upper-left of the TimeDelay title bar. It
is used to schedule playback (and record when using the auto start feature) and is the
timecode recorded to the TimeDelay clip.
NOTE: To ensure frame accuracy, Grass Valley recommends using an external
timecode source such as LITC.