Tally metaSETZ TLC-8D Manual

Controller for the newtek tricaster

metaSETZ TLC-8D

Tally controller for the NewTek TriCaster

TriCaster Compatibility

The TLC-D controllers are compatible with TriCaster 410, 450, 455, 460, 850, 855, 860 and 8000. It is also

compatible with the NewTek IP Series VMC1 and VMC1 IN. It is not compatible with the TriCaster 40 or

TriCaster Mini.

The 8D controller is powered via the supplied USB cable. Plug this into any available USB port on your

TriCaster. Since the cable is only for power you can alternately use a USB power cube to free up a port

on your TriCaster. Also connect the supplied 15 pin cable between the tally ports on the TriCaster and

the TLC-8D.

The TLC-8D controller has eight tally ports. These ports correspond to the first eight switcher inputs on

your TriCaster. Tally lights can be connected via standard (user supplied) Ethernet style cable such as

Cat3, Cat5 or Cat6 with RJ45 connectors. The tally light system has been tested with up to 1000 ft.

(304m) but longer cable runs may pick up noise in the intercom lines.

All metaSETZ tally controllers are compatible with all (properly configured) metaSETZ tally lights see the

tally light manual for details on the jumper settings. TL-1, TL-XD, TL-2 tally lights and RU-2 relay units can

be intermixed freely. Due to limitations of the TriCaster's 15 pin tally port only the two red LEDs will

function on the tally light.

Note: While the metaSETZ tally system uses Ethernet style cable because of its low cost and general

availability, the devices are not Ethernet based and should never be interconnected with actual

networking equipment. Connecting to any such equipment can damage the network hardware or your

tally system and is not covered under our warranty.

Table of Contents

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Page 1 TriCaster. Tally lights can be connected via standard (user supplied) Ethernet style cable such as Cat3, Cat5 or Cat6 with RJ45 connectors. The tally light system has been tested with up to 1000 ft. (304m) but longer cable runs may pick up noise in the intercom lines.
Page 2 Clearcom, Production Intercom or Porta-Com that use three-pin XLR connectors. The female XLR connector on the controller connects (in parallel) to the 3.5mm phone jack on the tally light. You can connect an intercom belt pack or master station to the XLR and then using 3.5mm to XLR adapter cables connect the camera operator’s belt packs into the system.
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