Setting Timecode Offsets - Akai DD1500 User Manual

17 - EXTERNAL TIMECODE

SETTING TIMECODE OFFSETS

If the project starts at 00:00:00:00.0 but the incoming timecode starts at 1 hour, you
should set a TIMECODE RECEIVE OFFSET (T/C RCV) of -01:00:00:00.0. This will subtract
1 hour from the incoming timecode, thereby effectively providing the DD1500 with
timecode starting at 00:00:00:00.0. Conversely, if the project starts at, say, 10 hours but
the incoming timecode starts at 1 hour, you would need to set +09:00:00:00.0 in the T/C
RCV field, adding 9 hours to the incoming timecode so that it plays from 10 hours.
In cases where the project and the incoming timecode both start at odd times (for
example, when the project starts at 02:23:45:23.0 and the incoming timecode starts at,
say, 09:12:12:14.0), your best bet is to use the GRAB OFFSET softkey. Locate the project
and the incoming timecode to their respective start times and press GRAB. The offset will
be calculated automatically.
When GRAB OFFSET is used the timecode offsets are set as follows:
DISPLAY field
T/C RCV
T/C GEN
NOTE: The various offset parameters are stored as part of a settings files when a project
is saved so that loading any project will recall the offset parameters unique to that project.
Alternatively, if you always work in a particular way with offsets, you can save these as
flash ROM settings files so that they are always recalled on power up and/or whenever
you create a new project.
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This will automatically compensate for the timecode
receiver offset when the T/C RCV field is switched ON.
When DISPLAY is OFF, the timecode displays will show
either absolute or relative time as selected. When
DISPLAY is ON, the timecode displays will show incoming
timecode time. When DISPLAY is LED, the external
monitor's timecode display will show absolute/relative time
as selected but the DL1500's timecode display shows
incoming timecode time.
When the T/C RCV field is set to OFF, the offset will not be
added to/subtracted from the incoming timecode.
When the T/C RCV field is set to ON, the offset will be
added to/subtracted from the incoming timecode so that
the DD1500 and external time are locked at the current
absolute/relative time position.
This compensates for the timecode receiver offset.
When the T/C GEN field is set to ON, the timecode
generator generates the timecode being received.
When the T/C GEN field is set to OFF, the timecode
generator will generate absolute/relative time as selected.
Version 2.00 - March, 1996