Summary of Contents for HORITA TCP-50
- Page 1 HORITA TCP-50 SMPTE TIME CODE PROCESSOR USER MANUAL For Models TCP-50, RM-50/TCP, SR-50/TCP And AO-50/TCP Doc. 073144-00 Rev. B (C) Copyright 2014 P.O. Box 3993, Mission Viejo, CA 92690 (949) 489-0240 www.horita.com...
- Page 2 No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent of HORITA Co. INC., P.O. Box 3993, Mission Viejo, CA 92690. HORITA Co. INC. makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Front Panel Switches POWER Switch MODE Switch POSITION Switch CHAR Switch TCP-50 Mode Flow Diagram Explanation Figure 4-1, TCP-50 Mode Flow Diagram LED Operation Table 4-1, TCP-50 LED Operation Entering and Exiting the Setup Menus Selecting Different Setup Menu Items 4.10 Changing the Selected Menu Item 4.11... - Page 4 5 MAINTENANCE Cleaning Service and Troubleshooting Adjustments Figure 5-1, Adjustment Locations Horizontal Size Adjustment Video Level & Equalization Adjustment 6-SPECIFICATIONS...
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Page 5: General
("genlock"), and to overlay the video with the TCR and TCG time code numbers or various TCP-50 operational setup menus. The TCP-50 also allows user entry up to 9 lines of 20 characters each of source ID or other alphanumeric titling information. -
Page 6: Features
Time Code Reader (TCR) portion of the TCP-50 reads SMPTE/EBU Longitudinal Time Code (LTC) at frame rates of • 23.976FPS (Frames-Per-Second) 24FPS, 25FPS, drop and non-drop frame 29.97FPS, and 30FPS, at play speed +/- 20%. -
Page 7: Connecting
3.1 Connecting Power Included with your TCP-50 is an AC power adapter that provides a 9 volt, 500 milliamperes DC output. This adapter is equipped with a miniature phone plug with the "+" (positive) voltage output connected to the front tip of the plug. -
Page 8: Operating From Battery Power
3.2 Operating From Battery Power You can operate your TCP-50 from battery power in order to use it in the field to process time code or add source Id or other titling information. The TCP-50 can be operated from 9-to-14 volts DC, obtained either from a conventional 12 volt video camera battery or other DC source. -
Page 9: Position Switch
The POSITION switch is a three position momentary action switch labeled with left/right and up/down arrows. This switch is used to select various menu items when the TCP-50 is in SETUP mode, or to select the screen position for a character when entering data in DISPLAY mode. -
Page 10: Entering And Exiting The Setup Menus
Generally, user selectable and changeable items are preceded by a colon “:” character. Menu items or values that result from internal TCP-50 calculations or automatically selected items are preceded by an equal “=” character. 4.10 Changing the Selected Menu Item This section contains a detailed description of each setup menu, each setup menu item, and the specific operation of the TCP-50 for each item selection option. -
Page 11: Timecode Setup" Menu
Y = Reset TCP-50 system. System reset initializes all variable data in the TCP-50 to default values. A hardware selected SYSTEM RESET function is accessible by powering up the TCP-50 while holding the MODE switch in the "SETUP" position, then releasing it. - Page 12 TCR and TCG frame rates selected. Selects the type of “jam” OFF = Jam mode is off. the TCP-50 is to perform. AUT = Jam TCG if time “Jam” is when the TCG difference between TCR is preset to the same...
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Page 13: Tcr Err Analyzer" Menu
TOL value, when JAM = AUT. 4.13 "TCR ERR ANALYZER" Menu A typical TCR ERR ANALYZER menu appears on the TCP-50 screen as follows: *TCR ERR ANALYZER* RESET ERR COUNTS: SIGNAL INPUT G 0000... -
Page 14: Userbit Setup" Menu
Each sequence error counts the counter up one count. (Note that the TCP-50 does not read time code in reverse.) TC/V PHASE +++++ - - - - - Indicates phase relationship between incoming time code and video. The center of the time code is represented by the white block. -
Page 15: Selecting Local Titling Mode And
4.15 Selecting Local Titling Mode and Entering and Editing Data. To select the text entry TITLE mode for the TCP-50, actuate and release the MODE switch to DISPLAY until the screen displays a flashing cursor. The flashing cursor shows the position of where the next character will be entered. -
Page 16: Inserting Spaces And Deleting Characters
4.19 Turning the Display Off and On When the MODE switch is first actuated to DISPLAY after the TCP-50 is displaying the titles, the display is turned off. If actuated to SETUP, the TCP-50 display is turned back on. In this manner the TCP-50 display can be quickly switched on... -
Page 17: Time Code Jam And Genlock Operations
TCG is jammed and is running, at least for that moment, in step with the incoming time code to the TCP-50. In the TCP-50, jamming can be turned off, be set to occur just one time, or be set to occur automatically if the time value between the TCR and TCG ever exceeds a user preset amount. -
Page 18: Aut Set Jam/Lok Mode Operation
4.24 Time Code Frame Rate Translation One of the uses of the HORITA TCP-50 is to translate time codes from one frame rate to another frame rate, for example when converting from NTSC video and time code numbers to PAL video and time code numbers. To perform this operation simply select the frame rate of the input time code and the frame rate of the desired output time code. -
Page 19: Time Code Backup Or Repair
To use just this feature, set up the TCP-50 to operate in a time code backup or repair mode and then go to the "USERBIT SETUP" menu and enter the desired data into the MAN(M) user bit fields. For example, the date can be entered as 07 08 05 in user bit fields 87 65 43. -
Page 20: Time Code Error Analyzer
The TCP-50 reads time code only at "play" speed and in "forward" direction. If there is a failure of some kind within the sync pattern, then the time code cannot be read. Each time a sync pattern failure is detected, the SYNC PAT error counter is counted up. -
Page 21: Valid Sequence Error
1. Check all video and time code coaxial cables and connections for opens or shorts. 2. If using an AC power adapter different from the one supplied with the TCP-50, make sure it supplies the TCP-50 with at least 9 volts (maximum of 14 volts) when the TCP-50 is switched on. - Page 22 2. Adjust VID LEVEL control R23 for a 1-volt P-P output level (unity gain). 3. Adjust C25 for flattest frequency response out to 5 MHz. 4. Re-assemble the TCP-50. SPECIFICATIONS Power Operation 9-to-14V DC, 160 milliamperes Connector 3.5 MM mini phone jack...
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