Pressing The Time Code Key; Time Code Slate; Time Code Jam; Enter Time Code - Zaxcom Nomand User Manual

NOMAD OPERATIONS

Pressing the Time Code Key

Time Code Slate

Pressing the TC key once opens an inverted visual time code slate.
This is used to provide a visual sync for the camera to match picture and
sound.
When the time code slated is displayed pressing the MENU knob will freeze
the time code display will freeze and a 1-frame beep tone will be sent to any
bus that has tone routed to an output.

Time Code Jam

Pressing the TC key a second time advances to the time code jam menu.
This page displays time code and user bits that are being received from a
source that is connected to the time code in on the BNC connector.
Also displayed are the current running time code and user bits of Nomads
internal time code generator.
From this page time code and user bits can be jammed from a connected
time code source or jammed from Nomads internal calendar and clock.
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JAM TC - Jams Nomads time code from an external source, such as a camera or a master time code unit.
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JAM UB - Jams Nomads user bits from an external source, such as a camera or a master time code unit.
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JAM DATE - Nomads user bits are created from Nomads internal calendar.
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JAM TIME – Time code is created from Nomads internal clock.
Please note that Nomad contains a battery backed real-time clock. This clock is used to maintain running
time code and internal calendar. It is advised to change the battery every 2 to 3 years.
The battery is a CR2320 3V coin cell battery.

Enter Time Code

Pressing the TC key a third time advances to the enter time code menu. From
this menu the time code and user bits can manually be entered.

Manually entering time code

1. Press the MENU knob to highlight ENTER TC.
2. Rotate the MENU knob to select the desired position.
3. Press the numeric function keys to enter a numeric value.

Manually entering user-bits

1. Press the MENU knob to highlight ENTER UB.
2. Rotate the MENU knob to select the desired position.
3. Each character position can take a hex number (0 - 9, A - F).
4. To enter A - F, double click the number keys 1 - 6.
5. Once the last digit is entered, the user-bits are entered immediately.
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Time Code Key