CONNECTING ADATS
(For the MIDI Timepiece AV only)
The MIDI Timepiece AV can serve as an ADAT
sync master device, providing sample-accurate
address and phase lock to one or more ADATs (or
other ADAT sync-compatible devices). ADAT sync
provides sample-accurate synchronizing and
locating between the MTP AV and all devices on
the ADAT sync chain.
Using the ADAT sync cable supplied with your
ADAT, connect the ADAT SYNC OUT of the MIDI
Timepiece AV to the SYNC IN port of the ADAT as
shown below in Figure 2-9. Don't worry about
setting the ADAT device ID: the MTP AV sets it
automatically.
MIDI Timepiece AV
ADAT
sync cable
Figure 2-9: Connecting an Alesis ADAT.
If you have several ADATs, you can chain the rest of
them to the one connected to the MIDI
Timepiece AV as shown below in Figure 2-10.
MIDI Timepiece AV
ADAT
sync cable
ADAT
Figure 2-10: Connecting multiple ADATs.
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ADAT
SYNC
IN
ADAT
SYNC
IN
ADAT
SYNC OUT
port
Sync In
ADAT
sync cables
Sync Out
Sync In
Sync Out
Sync In
Sync Out
etc.
CONNECTING VIDEO
(For the MIDI Timepiece AV only)
The MIDI Timepiece AV can synchronize to any
incoming video signal, from a standard video tape
recorder (VTR) to distributed house sync
(blackburst). If your video source is a VTR of some
kind, the video signal from the VTR will need to be
distributed to both the MIDI Timepiece AV and
your video monitor. This can be accomplished
with the video thru jack found on some types of
video monitors as shown in Figure 2-11.
Video out
Video tape recorder
Video in
Video monitor
Video thru
MIDI Timepiece AV
Figure 2-11: Connecting video via the video thru of a video monitor.
If your video monitor does not support video thru,
use a video distribution amplifier to distribute the
source video signal to both the Timepiece AV and
the monitor as shown in Figure 2-12.
Video out
Video tape recorder
Video in
Video distribution amp
Video out
Video out
MIDI Timepiece AV
Figure 2-12: Connecting video via a video distribution amplifier.
I N S T A L L I N G Y O U R M O T U I N T E R F A C E
Shielded BNC cables
Video sync in
Video monitor
Video in
Video sync in
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