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Ambient Lockit ACN-CL Handbook

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Lockit
The
ACN-CL
14:49:32:22
Lockit
50P
18
ACN
SYNC
Handbook

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Summary of Contents for Ambient Lockit ACN-CL

  • Page 1 Lockit ACN-CL 14:49:32:22 Lockit SYNC Handbook...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions - READ CAREFULLY - For your own safety and trouble-free use please observe the instructions below. Always keep a copy and hand them out with the unit to other users. This unit is exclusively intended for indoor use. Keep it safe and away from water, rain, humidity and dry under all circumstances also when powered off...
  • Page 3 Only use certifi ed power sources compliant with Battery Charging 1.2 of the USB standard to charge or power. On mains adapter, pay attention to the use of LPS sources only in compliance to EN 62368-1. Disregard may cause battery damage and risk of fi...
  • Page 4 Knowing Your Lockit...
  • Page 5 1. ACN antenna, SMA RP 2.4GHz, keep attached to unit 2. RGB Status LED 3. OLED Display 4. TC & ACN Socket 5. TC & Sync Socket 6. Power Button 7. Red Button 8. Green Button 9. Battery Door, NP-50 Li-Ion type batteries only 10.
  • Page 6 Powering Your Lockit Only use certifi ed NP-50 compatible Li-Ion batteries and power sources in compliance with USB BC1.2 and EN 62368-1 for external power and charging.
  • Page 7 Insert battery with key on lower side. Connected to a USB source the internal NP-50 battery will be charged in the unit while switched off and in operation.
  • Page 8 Socket on Your Lockit Connectors carry TC in and out as per industry standard, plus sync on one and ACN metadata on the other. Accept Lemo FGG.0B.305 and compatible push-pull plugs SYNC (yellow cable) TC In TC In ACN TX PPF Out ACN RX Sync Out...
  • Page 9 Getting Started with Your Lockit Although not necessary, it is recommended to download LockitToolbox from ambient.de/en/downloads for Mac or PC and make initial adjustments. Connect via the supplied USB-C to A cable and click on “connect”. Select the desired project frame rate, set the internal RTC* to local time and load current date formatted either DD.MM.YY.ED or MM/DD/YY.AD into userbits.
  • Page 10 Operating Your Lockit POWER BUTTON Press and hold until LED lights green to start unit in Standard Mode. Hold 10s until LED lights red to reset unit to default. In operation brief press toggles display on/off . Press long to initiate power down sequence.
  • Page 11 RED AND GREEN BUTTONS Press and hold green to start Master Mode, red to start Mode. In operation: Hold green for 3 seconds to jam the genera- tor and send out a jam signal over ACN (single jam in Stan- dard, repetitive in Master Mode).

  • Page 12: Standard Mode

    Operating Your Lockit 1. STANDARD MODE Press & hold power Regular setting for syncing cameras and recorders. The Lockit will start with muted TC and Sync. To enable the generator with time of day, press the green button on one unit for 3 seconds until the green LED lights up twice.

  • Page 13: Master Mode

    2. MASTER MODE Press & hold green, tap power Same as Standard but the jamming unit will repeat the signal every couple of seconds. This increases accuracy to video line level and lets you add Lockits at any time or replace batteries with automatic re-jam.
  • Page 14 3. TRX MODE Press & hold red, tap power The Lockit follows an external timecode source incl. frame rate and transmits to other units in TRX. This can be linear timecode on either 5-pin input or MIDI timecode over USB-C. This mode is exclusive- ly intended for playback applications or to remote roll a suited recorder from e.g.
  • Page 15 Confi guring Your Lockit Once started you can make all adjustments necessary in the fi eld via the graphical menu. Tap red and green simultaneously: enter, confi rm, proceed. Red or green: decrease or increase parameter.
  • Page 16 Parameters Project Frame Rate (FPS). Options: 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 29.97 Drop, 30, 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94, 59.94 Drop, and 60. Adjust to match your cameras setting, press red and green simultaneously to accept and proceed. Note: SMPTE TC only supports single rates, so a project rate of e.g. 50 will result in a 50 FPS sync but 25 FPS TC.
  • Page 17 Generator Reference. Options: RTC, 12hrs off set, 00. Apply Settings. Review changes to confi rm or discard. Leave menu by tapping red and green simultaneously. Sync and ACN channel will be persistent over a reboot until reset or changed. The unit will always start with RTC as reference.
  • Page 18 Jamming the Generator You can jam the generator either via cable, over ACN, or using the internal reference. Jam via cable: simply plug in a cable carrying timecode on pin 2. The LED will light on green and start fl ashing after- wards.
  • Page 19 In standard mode, a single jam broadcast will be sent out, so to jam other units these must be already switched on. In Master, the jam will be repeated every couple of seconds indicated by a green double blink. Slaves powered on later will sync to the next jam broadcast.
  • Page 20 Display Toggle screen on/off with power button...
  • Page 21 Generator Timecode (dashes on output mute) Project Frame Rate (FPS) Video Sync Format (shows only when applied) Local TC Output Off set (shows only when applied TC output level (shows only when applied) Unit ID (shows only when applied) Active Mode. Blank: Standard, unslaved, : Standard, slaved to master, : Standard, Master lost : Master, generator unset,...
  • Page 22 ACN Channels Specifi cation including channel assignment follows IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN Standard on 2.4GHz band. The standard allows for friendly coexistence of diff erent systems on the same channel. Still, equivalent ARRI remote focus channels listed to further help avoiding interference.
  • Page 24 LED Blink Codes...
  • Page 25 Keeping Your Lockit up to Date (and Time) Check ambient.de/en/downloads for fi rmware updates. Your Lockit has an internal buff er battery for the RTC. It will only deplete when the unit is off with no NP-50 loaded and last you a long time. Once the Lockit doesn’t hold time it’s time to replace.

  • Page 26: Warranty

    ONE (1) year from date of original retail purchase. This is a non-transfer- able 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 27 Ambient Recording GmbH Schleissheimer Str. 181c DE - 80797 Munich GERMANY +49 89 360 55 10 - 0 info@ambient.de www.ambient.de rev. 1.0 © 2019, Ambient Recording GmbH...