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- Page 1 Lockit Timecode Master Lockit ACN-ML Rev. 2.0/4.00 experience quality.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3. Safety Instructions 4. Powering 5. Unit Description 6. Quick Start Guide 7. Menu Description Main Menu Mode Menu TC Menu Level Offset Sync Menu Video Audio Slate Menu Display LEDs Sensor ACN Menu Sync Channel ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... - Page 3 ACN-ML Rev. 2.0/4.00 SYS Menu Menu Config Display USB / LemoACN Reset Info 8. LED Indications 9. Firmware Update Application Notes Physical Specifications Warranty & Approvals Warranty Approvals Recommended Accessories www.ambient.de/en...
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Page 4: Introduction
Rev. 2.0/4.00 Introduction The ACN-ML Master Lockit combines the state of the art, high-accuracy Lockit timecode technology by Ambient with advanced metadata administration and sharing over the Lockit Network. It implements a dual-system design through a full-featured ACN Lockit circuitry with adapted software for no-compromise, fail-safe timecode integrity and a powerful multi-core CPU platform for unsurpassed mobile metadata processing. -
Page 5: Package Contents
(Re-) attaching the WiFi dongle during operation will require a system restart. Never open the unit. Inappropriate and unauthorized access will void the warranty and imply possible risk of harm to the user. When disposing the unit, follow the legal requirements for recycling electronic equipment. www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 6: Powering
With power applied, red LED over the display will slowly blink to indicate charging of the integrated backup cell. Fully charged, red and green LED will be lit permanently. The battery will keep the unit powered for a couple of hours, depending on the processing load of the unit. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 7: Unit Description
ACN antenna, SMA type, attached to unit (do not remove) ⑨ Lemo / ACN socket (see page 27) ⑩ Lemo / TC socket (see page 27) ⑪ DC IN / through, 4 Pin HRS (see page 4) ⑫ Reset button (see page 13) ⑬ 3/8” thread mount ⑭ www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 8: Quick Start Guide
You do that in the “WiFi Settings” within the “Settings” Menu, or by just hitting the WiFi symbol in the header. After hitting reconfigure, the Master Lockit will reset its WiFi so you will need to log in again with new credentials. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... - Page 9 – and ONLY ONE – of your Master Lockits by switching it to “Hub” on the upper right corner of the headline. Now the interface will turn from blue to orange and you should see all other ACN enabled Lockit devices in range are then displayed in ACN radar. www.ambient.de/en...
- Page 10 You may also rename the remaining Lockits freely or according to their WiFi name - just make sure you monitor each unit for battery replacement. If the heading is gray, the unit has lost power. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH...
- Page 11 When the LockitSCRIPT app is connected to the Master Lockit, this technical metadata is supplemented by the content metadata of this script supervising app. You are able to filter clips by camera, TC or shooting day. Monitor them or export the information in one of the provided export formats. www.ambient.de/en...
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Page 12: Menu Description
29.97 (non drop) and 29.97DF (drop frame). Important: When using 29DF make sure the whole set does. NEVER run a setup with units mixed on non drop and drop! 29DF will neither sync with 29.97, 30, or any other non drop rate. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 13: Main Menu
When there is no further submenu the current active setting will be highlighted. If you do not want to apply changes just press on the highlighted selection and you will fall back to main menu without alterations. www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 14: Mode Menu
“Reader”: Only available on Lockit Slate, this mode allows to visualize external LTC on the slate. No MTC conversion, no output or ACN, but instead the slate will follow TC playback in low or highspeed and even reversed which makes it the preferred mode for special effect shots. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 15: Tc Menu
“Full” will temporarily fall back to “Auto”. Note:The active jam mode will be visualized upper left to the running TC on the main screen by indicating “F” , “A”, “O” or a lock symbol (“Off”). www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 16: Level
UB value a prompt will pop up to confirm or discard the new value. This will override the current value but not change jam mode itself. So, for static ID set Jam to “Off” ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 17: Sync Menu
Pulse Per Frame) is used to steer industrial cameras. Rarely used, hence Extended. Pick between 1, 2, or 4 pulses per frame with rising (“High”) or falling (“Low”) slope at frame start. This will reduce current draw, so if not required, disable sync output. www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 18: Slate Menu
“Med” is automatic dimming with maximum medium brightness. “High” is applicable for outdoor shoots in bright light but still with a concern about battery life. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 19: Acn Menu
“C-Jam” will automatically preset to ACN channel 18 while “TXRX” will default to channel 11. So all required to do is set the mode and you’re ready to go. You may tune this to your requirements at any time in the Channel menu. www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 20: Sync
All other units just set to C-Jam and set to Off Channel Lets you pick ACN channels 11 through 26. Frequencies refer to the IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN standard. See Appendix for details. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 21: Sys Menu
This effectively inhibits invalid area mixing such as integer TC rates with non-integer video rates and vice versa. Video will override TC framerate, so if you need genlock out, select the correct setting here first, direct matching framerate will be suggested and you may pick valid cross-sync rates. www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 22: Config
“MTC” puts USB into MIDI mode. Connected to a computer the device will be moutned as a standard USB audio/MIDI device and recognized by supporting software. No drivers or configuration required on both PC or MAC. “COM” sets the data port to USB serial. This is usually only necessary for updating. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 23: Bat
Resets the devices to factory defaults as marked with * in this description Info Sys/Info DEV info Debug1 Debug2 Screen test First screen will show critical device information for serial number, firmware and FPGA software revision, and MAC address, followed by 3 debug screens for developer use only. www.ambient.de/en... -
Page 24: Led Indications
● ● double flash alternating flash ●● ●● double blink alternating blink ● ● ● ● short blink green blink w red flash ●-● ●-●● long blink bicolor blink ●--● ●-● alternating blink ●-●●-● ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... - Page 25 ●-● ●-● ●-● ●-● ●-● ext LTC standing Warn Codes fast alternating ●●● ●●● ●●● ●●● ●●● ●●● ●●● Firmwareupdate in progress ● ● ● ● ● Arithmic TC/Sync Error 2s double flash ●● ●● ●● low battery overlay www.ambient.de/en...
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Page 26: Firmware Update
LED on solid and the green flashing. Do not interrupt this process or remove power until this stage has completed. Now reboot the Master Lockit by pressing the 3 function wheel as usual. The display should now welcome you with a new firmware version. ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... -
Page 27: 10. Application Notes
Basics of TC, Sync, ACN and their use cases Please also watch our video tutorials online: www.ambient.de/tutorials Timecode & Sync One of the most common misconceptions is that timecode is sync and this is simply not true. It is just one of 2 but both still essential components of synchronization. - Page 28 It operates on 2.4GHz using channels 11-26 of the IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN standard. Aside time code and sync, ACN is the key feature of the current Ambient Lockit range. Building up on the unrivalled tunable oscillator it can be used to enhance the accuracy from better than frame accurate down to video line level grade.
- Page 29 MAC or PC via USB acting as a USB MIDI interface. As the Lockit Slate is already ACN equipped, the receiver is already built in and using any ACN enabled device as transmitter or receiver, this dramatically cuts down costs for additional equipment at a maximum of flexibility. www.ambient.de/en...
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Page 30: 11. Physical Specifications
GPI is a timer-driven input and even a timer-driven output with an open-drain transistor. It has configurable pull-up (30k) and pull-down (20k) resistors. The event switch has a 200 mA fuse between pin 3 and 4 Antenna: SMA-F ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH... - Page 31 ACN-ML Rev. 2.0/4.00 IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz Band ACN Channel Center Frequency [MHz] 2405 2410 2415 2420 2425 2430 2435 2440 2445 2450 2455 2460 2465 2470 2475 2480 www.ambient.de/en...
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Page 32: 12. Warranty & Approvals
ONE (1) year from date of original retail purchase. This is a non- transferable warranty that extends only to the original purchaser. Ambient Recording GmbH will repair or replace the product at its discretion at no charge. Warranty claims due to severe service conditions will be addressed on an individual basis. -
Page 33: Approvals
Rev. 2.0/4.00 Approvals CE Conformity Statement: Declaration of Conformity According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 Manufacturer’s Name: Ambient Recording GmbH Manufacturer’s Address: Schleissheimer Str. 181 C, DE – 80797 Muenchen, Germany declares that the product: ACN-ML Master Lockit is in conformity with: - EN 60950-1:2006 + A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011+AC:2011 - EN 300 440-1 V1.6.1... - Page 34 This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. March 2013 Updated May 2015 Sebastian Fell Ambient Recording GmbH Updated January 2016 Klaus Grosser Ambient Recording GmbH ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH...
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Page 35: Recommended Accessories
Ethernet cable Master Lockit to ARRI ALEXA RJ45 to Lemo Series 1B 10-pin, 0.5 m MLC-L1B10P Ethernet cable Master Lockit to ARRI ALEXA and powering RJ45 to Lemo Series 1B 10- pin, 0.5 m, with breakout to Hirose 4-pin for powering www.ambient.de/en... - Page 36 Adapter cable Hirose 4-pin to Hirose 4-pin, 0.5 m AK-HS4-LOB2 Adapter cable 12 V to Hirose 4-pin, 0.5 m AK-HS4-PC2M Adapter cable Hirose 4-pin / Anton Bauer D-Tap male, 0.6 m LTC-OUT Adapter cable Lemo Series 0B 5-pin to BNC ©2016, Ambient Recording GmbH...
- Page 37 Lemo 5-pin to TRS-3.5 mm 90 right angle & jack For feeding microphone and timecode into DSLR, microphone cable to left channel, length 20 cm, TC cable to right channel, length 40 cm. Pad 20 dB ANT-2.4-SMA-M Antenna straight ANT-2.4-SMA-M90 Antenna right angle www.ambient.de/en...
- Page 38 MADE IN GERMANY Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Straße 181 C | D – 80797 Munich | vox +49 89 360 55 10-0 | fax +49 89 651855 www.ambient.de | info@ambient.de © 2016, Ambient Recording GmbH...
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