Overview - evertz 8010TM IRIG Instruction Manual

Model 8010TM-IRIG SDI Time Code Master with IRIG Reader Manual
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OVERVIEW

The 8010TM-IRIG SDI Time Code Master is a full function time code reader/generator system for serial
digital video. The 8010TM-IRIG is a combination generator for SMPTE Linear Time Code (LTC) and
Digital Vertical Interval Time Code (D-VITC), reader for IRIG-B code and D-VITC (standard SMPTE
time code and special IRIG encoded VITC), and contains a high resolution character inserter which can
be burn the generator or reader numbers directly into the digital program output as well as an optional
analog monitoring output.
The 8010TM-IRIG reads IRIG-B code commonly in use within the United States government agencies
and supporting private industries and provides a display of days, hours, minutes, seconds and
milliseconds in the character inserter. This IRIG information is inserted into a special line of vertical
interval time code which is protected by a unique cyclic redundancy checkword (CRC) so that it is not
confused with standard SMPTE 12M D-VITC by tape recorders and other devices. This special D-VITC
can be decoded by the 8010TM-IRIG's D-VITC reader to allow you to encode the IRIG information onto
a 'clean' video tape and then display the IRIG information later on playback.
The 8010TM-IRIG SMPTE Time code generator can also be slaved to incoming IRIG code. The
millisecond count will be converted to the closest frame number and can also be stored in the generator
user bits along with the IRIG day of the year. In the continuous jam sync mode, the generator is slaved
to the reader, and will follow code any discontinuities of the reader. The generator may also be
momentarily synchronized to the reader, and then it continues to increment normally regardless of the
reader code. Momentary jam is the recommended mode when synchronizing to IRIG-B sources so that
the resulting SMPTE time code does not contain discontinuities due to the different time bases of 29.97
frame per second video and real time of the IRIG code. In NTSC related video systems, the SMPTE
generator should be operated in the Drop Frame counting mode when trying to synchronize the SMPTE
generator to IRIG.
The 8010TM-IRIG will accept 525 or 625 line component digital video. The 8010TM-IRIG's SMPTE
time code generator can be preset to lock to the digital program video either by simple frame locking, or
where necessary it will colour lock to an analog Colour Reference in accordance with the 4 field NTSC
or 8 field PAL colour sequence.
In NTSC related colour systems operation, with a frame rate of 29.97002618 Hz where the time of day
is used for indexing, the generator may be operated in the drop frame mode. Special indicators in the
front panel display and in the character inserter indicate that the unit is operating in the drop frame
format.
Both the generator and reader are capable of working with the unassigned user bits. Several modes of
operation are possible. The generator may be preset to insert hexadecimal values for each group in
the generated code, and the reader will read hexadecimal values for each binary group. In addition,
the user may select the transfer of either reader time or reader user bits into the generator user bits,
thus, allowing pre-edit frame addresses to be preserved when new continuous time code is laid down.
The high-resolution character inserter provides six independently positionable windows to show time
and user bits for the generator and readers simultaneously. When the IRIG or VITC readers are
operating in the IRIG DAY mode, there are two independently positionable windows for each reader to
show the IRIG time to millisecond precision and the IRIG day respectively. Three character sizes and
the choice of white or black characters with or without contrasting background mask are selected from
the front panel.
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