Time Code - ETC Ion Operation Manual

Time Code

Eos Family consoles can receive internal or external time code to execute event lists.
Time code lists can receive timing data from either SMPTE or MIDI sources. Eos Family consoles
accept up to 32 SMPTE sources and 32 MIDI Time Code (MTC) sources (each are numbered from 1-
32). Up to 64 sources can be received simultaneously.
Enabling Time Code
Eos Family consoles have global settings to enable or disable reception of MIDI Time Code and
SMPTE. These are found in setup, See
If the MIDI Time Code setting is disabled, all MTC event lists are disabled as well. Each event list can
be enabled/disabled individually using the internal and/or external field. Off is disabled, regardless of
the global setting in the setup screen. The same is true for SMPTE.
Timing Data
Timing data is given in the form of (hours) : (minutes) : (seconds) : (frames). Therefore a timing value
of 06:25:15:24 would be 6 hours, 25 minutes, 15 seconds, 24 frames.
The number of frames per second is determined by the timing source and the event list must be set
to this same number of frames when programming. Number of frames can be 24, 25, or 30.
Color coding
The color of the time in the Status column of the event list display indicates the source of the timing
data. The colors and indications are:
Green - Valid external timing is being received.
Red - The internal clock is the data source and is running.
Gray - No timecode is being received from internal or external sources.
You will also see an indicator in the upper portion of the main display if valid internal or external time
is seen. By default, list 1 is shown. If a list other than 1 is displayed, it will be shown with the event list
number in front of the current time for the list.
Show Control
Show Control Settings (on page 471).
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