Lockit Buddy 2 User Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
INDEX PAGE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION WARRANTY FEATURES PANEL DESCRIPTIONS / CONNECTIONS SAMPLE SETUPS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS RE-CALIBRATING THE UNIT CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS CONNECTION WIRING REFERENCE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...
Page 3: Introduction
INTRODUCTION To all residents of the European Union Important environmental information about this product This symbol on the device or the package indicates that disposal of the device after its lifecycle could harm the environment. Do not dispose of the unit as unsorted municipal waste. It should be recycled by a specialized company. This device should be returned to your distributor or to local recycling services.
Page 4: Warranty
WARRANTY Starting on your date of purchase, your Lockit Buddy II carries a one year warranty to be free of defects in materials and workmanship. In event of such defect, product will be repaired promptly without charge or, at our option, replaced with a new product of equal or superior value if delivered to F.A.S., prepaid, together with the sales slip or other proof of purchase date.
Page 5: Features
FEATURES Lockit Buddy II is a small device that takes care of the level and impedance conversions needed to record accurate and dependable time code signal and confidence audio track to Digital SLR Camera’s when these are used for video acquisition.
Page 6: Panel Descriptions / Connections
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS / CONNECTIONS...
Page 7 … 3. Ref. Audio Input The TA5M (5 pin mini XLR) connector on the Lockit Buddy is used to connect unbalanced professional line or headphone level and powered or unpowered microphone level audio sources to the unit to provide an additional reference track for editing.
Page 8 If you don’t really need the time code for your shoot, an alternative use of the unit could be to feed a constant tone into the T.C. Input (2) to provide you with a clean channel of audio with the AGC defeated.
Page 9 (Take care to put away the mount and screws safely) The Lockit Buddy enclosure is square shaped for a reason … It allows you to remove the bottom cover and turn it into four different directions, to put the connectors into the direction most suitable for your setup.
Page 10: Sample Setups
SAMPLE SETUPS DSLR shoot with dual system sound...
Page 11 DSLR music video shoot...
Page 12 Hard-wired broadcast shoot with DSLR 2 unit...
Page 13 DSLR Multi Camera Setup...
Page 14: Operating Instructions
Lockit Buddy elsewhere if this is more practical with the setup you’re using. Try to take care that the Lockit Buddy output cable is not in the way for the camera operator to access Camera’s controls as this will increase the risk of the 3.5mm jack getting pulled out of the camera.
Page 15 Review the test file by loading it into a computer and checking the audio levels. If necessary you can either make adjustments on the equipment you’re using to send signals into the unit (preferred) or you can make internal adjustments to the Lockit Buddy. (please refer to the ‘re-calibrating the unit’ section of this manual) 8.
Page 16 Lockit Buddy elsewhere if this is more practical with the setup you’re using. Try to take care that the Lockit Buddy output cable is not in the way for the camera operator to access Camera’s controls as this will increase the risk of the 3.5mm jack getting pulled out of the camera.
Page 17 7. Bring up your audio meter screen on the camera if this is available and check the levels on the display. Use your camera’s controls to bring both your levels up to -12dB (note that if you’re using a wireless lFB/IEM system to send your reference audio to the camera or your camera doesn’t offer a display option it may be necessary to experiment with the variable phones output level to set the correct level.
Page 18: Re-Calibrating The Unit
RE-CALIBRATING THE UNIT Your Lockit Buddy comes factory calibrated with either a setting for Manual Gain cameras or AGC cameras. This calibration has been done based on standard peripheral equipment signal levels. Sometimes it may be necessary to re-adjust these levels internally. This could be because you are connecting to non-standard output level devices or because you want to change your setup from AGC to Manual Gain or vice versa.
Page 19 Plug a running timecode source into the BNC TC IN connector on your Lockit Buddy Plug a line level XLR to TA5F lead (see wiring reference) into your Lockit Buddy on one end and connect to a balanced audio mixer output with a 1KHz tone lined up at 0dB on the mixer display and your output level set at professional line level (+4dBu) Access your Mac’s System Preferences panel and subsequently access the ‘Sound’...
Page 20 Make sure that your audio ‘Line In’ port has been selected and your input volume slider has been set all the way to the maximum sensitivity level. Close your Preferences panel and start up the ProLevel application Turning the individual trim controls you should match one of the following settings (time code is always shown on the right channel with the highest level on the display) Manual Gain...
Page 21 To do this you will need an audio mixer with a dB scale display with two adjustable microphone level inputs and a splitter cable that will accept the Lockit Buddy stereo output jack on one end, and splits left and right signals into two separate XLR outputs with the negative side wired to ground.
Page 22 For the purpose of clearly and permanently identifying multiple Lockit Buddy units if you should want to do so, a small piece of clear 2:1 ratio heat shrink sleeve has been provided around the output cable of the unit. Simply wrap a small ID label around the cable, slide the sleeve over it, and apply a small amount of heat around the sleeve (no direct contact) to shrink it around the label.
Page 23: Connector Pin Assignments
Center Pin – Signal Sleeve – Ground 2. REF. AUDIO IN 1 – Ground 2 – Line Enable (connect to pin 3) 3 – Mic Level Input (Unpowered) 4 – Mic Level Input (Powered) 5 – Line Level Input TA5M 3.
Page 24: Connection Wiring Reference
CONNECTION WIRING REFERENCE Here are some examples of how to connect your peripheral equipment to your Lockit Buddy.
Page 26: Technical Specifications
50(W) x 50(L) x 25(H) mm 2”(W) x 2”(L) x 1”(H) 50(W) x 50(L) x 30(H) with flash bracket mount attached 2”(W) x 2”(L) x 1” 3/16(H) with flash bracket mount attached Weight Unpackaged 125 g (0 lb 4.40 oz) 0 dBu = 0.775 V RMS...
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