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DigiDesign SYNC HD Manual

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  • Page 1 SYNC HD ™ Firmware Version 2.1.1...
  • Page 2 WARNING: This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth This guide is copyrighted ©2007 by Digidesign, a division of defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights handling.
  • Page 3 UL Standards: UL60065 7th /IEC 60065 7th a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are and Canadian CAN/CSA C22.2 60065:03. Digidesign Inc., has provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into been authorized to apply the appropriate UL &...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Configuring the SYNC HD from Pro Tools HD ....... . .
  • Page 6 Calibrating the SYNC HD Oscillator........

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Welcome to the Digidesign SYNC HD, a multi- SYNC HD in Standalone Mode purpose synchronization peripheral for The SYNC HD can be used as a standalone syn- Pro Tools HD systems. The SYNC HD supports chronization converter, time code generator,...

  • Page 8: Sync Hd Features

    SYNC HD Features • SYNC I/O Emulation for legacy software support The SYNC HD supports all Pro Tools HD sample rates (44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz) • Front panel controls and a large LED dis- and supports industry standard SD (standard...

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    SYNC HD with Pro Tools computer requirements for Pro Tools. You can run the SYNC Setup software utility To use the SYNC HD with Pro Tools HD, the fol- from slower computers. lowing is required: • A Digidesign-qualified Pro Tools|HD system...

  • Page 10: About The Pro Tools Guides

    User Tips are helpful hints for getting the This Guide covers use of the SYNC HD with most from your system. Pro Tools HD version 7.3 and higher. Use of tri-level synchronization rates requires Important Notices include information that Pro Tools HD version 7.4 or higher.

  • Page 11: About Www.digidesign.com

    Development Partners and their plug-ins, applications, and hardware. News and Events Get the latest news from Digidesign or sign up for a Pro Tools demo. To learn more about these and other resources available from Digidesign, visit the Digidesign website (www.digidesign.com).
  • Page 12 SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2. Installation And Configuration

    • Serial to a DigiSerial port on a Pro Tools PCI or PCIe card, or a serial port on the computer To connect the SYNC HD to an HD Core or • Clock to Pro Tools audio interfaces Accel Core card: (Loop Sync or Super Clock) Make sure power is off on all equipment.
  • Page 14 Software Utility Using a BNC cable, connect the Loop Sync (Windows Only) Out of the SYNC HD to the Loop Sync In of your Any system using the optional SYNC Setup soft- primary Pro Tools|HD audio interface. ware utility requires a serial connection from...

  • Page 15: Machinecontrol

    9-PIN OUT 2 LOOP SYNC To connect an external deck to SYNC HD: Connect a standard 9-pin cable from one of the 9-pin Out ports on the SYNC HD to the 9-pin connector of the external deck. Computer 1 Computer 2...

  • Page 16: Synchronization And Time Code Connections To Machines, Decks, And Other Devices

    Character Generator for Window Burn Synchronization and The SYNC HD can generate a window burn on Time Code Connections to SD signals coming in to the Video In port. Machines, Decks, and Other Devices Even when you have an HD video refer-...
  • Page 17 AES/EBU reference input on a DAT machine or Word Clock input of a digital device. other digital device. (AES/EBU clock does not Make sure the SYNC HD Word Clock Out port is support 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz sample rates.) configured to 1x for Word Clock.

  • Page 18: Software Installation

    Connecting MIDI Software Installation The SYNC HD MTC Out port supplies MIDI time The following sections provide instructions to code, derived from conversion (from LTC, VITC install software required to use the SYNC HD or Bi-Phase) or from MTC generation, to syn-...

  • Page 19: Configuring The Device Id

    (www.digidesign.com). To install the SYNC Setup software utility on Windows: Make sure the SYNC HD is connected to a se- rial or COM port on your computer. See “Serial Connections for the SYNC Setup Software Util- ity” on page 8.

  • Page 20: Configuring The Sync Hd From Pro Tools Hd

    Loop Sync The SYNC HD supports Digidesign’s Loop Sync feature for connecting Pro Tools|HD interfaces. The SYNC HD can be configured as the Clock Source (Loop Master) in order to provide Loop Sync master clock to the rest of your Pro Tools|HD interfaces.
  • Page 21 When Clock Source is the SYNC HD Session settings When the SYNC HD is set to be the Clock Source, it is the Loop Master. Clock, Positional SYNC Setup Reference, and Video Format selectors become active in the SYNC Setup section of the Session Setup window.
  • Page 22 When the SYNC HD is not the selected Clock To choose a different Loop Sync device as the Clock Source: Source device, the Clock Reference menu in the SYNC Setup section switches to Loop Sync. Select a different Loop Sync device and Clock...
  • Page 23 0.025% session rate in Playback Engine or Hardware and 4% faster than the expected rate Setup dialogs also sets the SYNC HD to that sam- • Yellow Flashing Slow: SYNC HD is locked, ple rate.
  • Page 24 Time Code Rate Video Ref Format While using Pro Tools, the SYNC HD Time Code SD Video Reference Rate automatically follows the session Time Choose PAL or NTSC format for the session from Code Rate setting. Session Time Code Rate is set the Video Ref Format pop-up menu in the Ses- in the Session Setup window.
  • Page 25 HD Video Reference The following video reference rates are available in the Video Ref Format pop-up menu: Choose the video reference rate for the session • Slow PAL 23.976 from the Video Ref Format pop-up menu in the • Slow PAL 24 Session Setup window.
  • Page 26 HD Video Reference Rates When the Clock Reference is set to Video Refer- Clock Reference, Video Ref In, ence (HD), SYNC HD automatically sets the and Video In Settings when Video In format (NTSC or PAL) appropriate for Importing Avid Video the selected Video Reference rate, as shown in the following table.

  • Page 27: Machinecontrol Configuration

    Choose Setup > Peripherals, and click the Syn- Windows: chronization tab. Make sure the SYNC HD is connected to your In the Synchronization page, ensure the computer according to the instructions in “Se- SYNC HD is the current Synchronization device, rial Connections”...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    Use MTC Click this button if the SYNC HD is Troubleshooting unavailable, to switch to any currently con- nected MIDI interface for MTC synchronization. Status LEDs This option requires a compatible device that supports MTC conversion, and that is already The status LEDs (LOCKED and SPEED CAL) on connected to your CPU and enabled.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3. Sync Hd Hardware And Software

    Controls and Displays Clock Reference Switch and LEDs This switch selects the SYNC HD clock refer- All SYNC HD local controls are on its front ence, as indicated by the Clock Reference LEDs. panel. For information on back panel connec- Available clock reference inputs include: tors and setup, see Chapter 2, “Installation and...
  • Page 30 Time Code Display These green or yellow LEDs show the current This 7-segment, multifunction LED is the SYNC HD sample rate. Pull Up and Pull Down SYNC HD time code and parameter display. are available for all sample rate settings, indi- Time Code The current positional reference (in- cated by the corresponding LED.
  • Page 31 4% slower Frame Rate LEDs and DF Indicator than the expected rate • Unlit: SYNC HD is not locked to the chosen These display the current SYNC HD frame rate: clock reference 30, 29.97, 25, or 24 fps are indicated by four green LEDs.

  • Page 32: Sync Hd Back Panel

    This port handles up to 12 V whether the SYNC HD is on or off. Bi-phase. If the SYNC HD is the last device in the Refer to Appendix C, “Wiring Diagrams video sync chain, a 75-ohm BNC termina- and Pin Assignments”...
  • Page 33 Video Reference In. In ei- utility (Windows only), the controls on the ther case, this output can also carry VITC and/or front panel of the SYNC HD, or the Synchroni- Window Burn information if those features are zation page of the Peripherals dialog in enabled.

  • Page 34: Sync Setup Software Utility

    Pro Tools|HD interface. Right-click anywhere in the SYNC Setup dia- log and select Help, or press the F1 key. AC Power The SYNC HD accepts a standard power cable and is auto voltage-selecting (100V to 240V). SYNC HD Guide...
  • Page 35 Time Code Window Frame Rate The time code display mirrors the LED Time This control selects the frames-per-second (fps) Code Display on the SYNC HD front panel, dis- rate of external (or internally generated) time playing (in hours:minutes:seconds:frames) the code.
  • Page 36 SYNC HD LTC output, from –24 dBu to +9 dBu. outgoing video signal—assuming that a video signal is present at a SYNC HD video input, and that the SYNC HD is in a valid mode for insert- Freewheel Duration ing VITC. The only invalid positional reference This control sets the period of time for which modes are VITC or Auto Switch LTC/VITC.
  • Page 37 (first frame of a reel, for exam- ple). Variable Speed Override (VSO) Used to varispeed the rate of the SYNC HD inter- nal crystal-referenced clock (±699 cents; a cent is one-hundredth of a semitone). VSO is available at any positional reference setting, but only when the clock reference is Internal/VSO.
  • Page 38 SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 39: Chapter 4. Using Sync Hd

    Clock Reference, Positional Reference, and Only) This optional utility provides remote ac- Frame Rate front panel switches. cess to all SYNC HD controls from a supported This will disengage the SYNC HD from Remote- Windows computer. Only mode. This is useful when the host com- For a listing of SYNC HD parameters supported puter is not easily accessible.

  • Page 40: Sync Hd Controls In Pro Tools, Sync Setup Software Utility, And The Sync Hd Front Panel

    SYNC HD Controls in Pro Tools, SYNC Setup Software Utility, and the SYNC HD Front Panel Table 5. SYNC HD controls in Pro Tools, SYNC Setup software utility, and the SYNC HD front panel Available from/in: SYNC Setup Software Pro Tools...

  • Page 41: Front Panel Generator/Parameter Switches

    “VIdEo SY”). Front Panel Controls When a parameter value is visible Press the The front panel provides access to all SYNC HD Down and Up switches to scroll through the features except the following, which can be con- range of values for the current parameter.

  • Page 42: Clock References And Options

    For basic instructions on selecting the clock or positional reference, set- in the LED Time Code Display). The first press ting frame rate, or setting the SYNC HD sample displays the first parameter name, “Set Gen,” rate, see Chapter 2, “Installation and Configura- (for the time code generator).
  • Page 43 Pro Tools di- Digital Clock rectly over the 9-pin cable, not through the SYNC HD. Refer to the MachineControl Guide for To resolve the SYNC HD to external AES/EBU or Word Clock: complete serial time code information. From Pro Tools:...
  • Page 44 Slave Clock (256x) reduce the effects of jitter when locking to linear Slave Clock (or Super Clock) is a Digidesign pro- time code. In Standalone mode, these settings prietary clock format used by legacy Digidesign are also available from the front panel.
  • Page 45 To resolve the SYNC HD to Linear Time Code from Adjusting LTC Output Level Pro Tools: To adjust LTC output level from Pro Tools: In the Sync Setup section of the Session Setup window, choose an LTC setting from the Clock Choose Setup >...
  • Page 46 Phase/Tach can synchronize positional refer- erence. ence, but you must provide a reference start ad- The SYNC HD decides whether to use 60 Hz or dress (see “Bi-Phase Position Trimming” on 50 Hz as the pilot tone reference frequency ac- page 48 for other requirements).
  • Page 47 Dub outputs are resolved to the same of the SYNC HD front panel will flash. The internal crystal reference. SYNC HD accepts up to 12 volts at the Bi- Phase input. To resolve the SYNC HD to its internal clock:...
  • Page 48 In the Setup Variable Speed Override section, or any device receiving its clock reference from select VSO Enabled. the SYNC HD, you can varispeed the rate of the SYNC HD crystal-referenced internal clock. VSO is available at any positional reference set- ting.

  • Page 49: Positional Reference And Options

    Choose Setup > Peripherals and click Synchro- chines, DA-88, and many digital VTRs work. In nization. any case, LTC is delivered to the SYNC HD as a Select the Pitch Memory Enabled option. series of audio pulses, regardless of how it is stored or generated.
  • Page 50 (Windows only): Freewheel duration (time code freewheel) con- Choose a value from the Freewheel Duration figures the SYNC HD for a maximum number of menu. frames it should continue generating if time code drops out or is otherwise interrupted. Free-...
  • Page 51 In, whenever possible. When using Video Ref In appear if the videotape disengages. (and house sync), if the video picture disappears the SYNC HD will remain resolved to the black Auto Switch LTC/VITC Positional burst signal at the Video Ref In connector.
  • Page 52 Serial Time Code Select Bi-Phase/Tach from the SYNC Setup Po- sitional Ref pop-up menu. The SYNC HD provides two 9-pin ports, to be used with MachineControl-enabled systems to Continue by setting the starting frame as de- remotely control, or follow, external 9-pin scribed in “Bi-Phase/Tach Starting Frame”...
  • Page 53 This positional relationship is es- tablished by parking the film device at a partic- Click Set. ular frame and setting the SYNC HD to the equivalent time code value using the Bi- Bi-Phase/Tach Signal Phase/Tach Starting Frame parameter.
  • Page 54 Bi-Phase While using bi-phase as your positional refer- or Tach devices. You can set the SYNC HD to op- ence, you can trim the Bi-Phase-to-time code erate from 2 to 254 pulses per frame from translation at any time.

  • Page 55: Compensating For Time Code Offsets

    Pro Tools provides four different types of Exter- Time Code nal Time Code Offset settings. These offsets in- clude: The SYNC HD generates LTC, VITC, and MTC si- • MMC (MIDI Machine Control) multaneously, obtaining time addresses from a • 9-Pin (Deck Control) variety of sources: •...
  • Page 56 VITC or Bi-Phase properly in either direc- Digital (Word Clock), then the time code gener- tion, and at speeds down to zero. The SYNC HD ator will lock to the selected clock reference. begins regenerating MTC as soon as it again de- tects a valid positional reference signal.
  • Page 57 24 fps can- will be flashing. not be used as the SYNC HD time code format. Press Up or Down to lower or raise the cur- These restrictions are removed when not in rently flashing value.
  • Page 58 Make sure LTC is correctly routed as explained in Chapter 2, “Installation and Configuration”. To generate LTC using Pro Tools: If you need to adjust the level of the SYNC HD In the Time Code Settings section of the Ses- LTC output signal, see “Adjusting LTC Output sion Setup window, select Using SYNC under Level”...
  • Page 59 VITC Generation/Regeneration The SYNC HD Video Out signal is connected to the destination device. The SYNC HD is then When you use the SYNC HD to regenerate or able to stripe the second VTR’s videotape with generate VITC, you’ll be inserting VITC into an VITC.
  • Page 60 The SYNC HD will regenerate VITC and insert it To regenerate VITC based on an external positional reference using the SYNC Setup onto the video signal (as soon as it receives a software utility (Windows only): valid clock reference signal and positional refer- ence signal).
  • Page 61 To generate VITC using Pro Tools: Press Set. The default line pair is 14/16, which is also the SMPTE-recommended setting. Ensure that the SYNC HD is connected in-line with a video source and video destination. Use the Down and Up switches to scroll...
  • Page 62 Regardless of whether you are generating or regenerating, an active video signal will Select the Idle MTC Enabled option. need to be present at one of the SYNC HD Click OK. video inputs. Check to see if the machine is paused, stopped or unlaced.

  • Page 63: Generating A Window Dub

    Center, Right and Extreme Right. Window Dub Requirements The “Extreme” horizontal positions are out- Existing Video Signal The SYNC HD can only in- side the standard “safe title” area, which sert a time code window into an existing SD means they may not be visible on some video signal.
  • Page 64 Pro Tools or SYNC Setup software utility (Win- dows only). These parameters cannot be ad- justed from the SYNC HD front panel controls. Default Window Dub settings are listed in “Restoring Factory Settings” on page 66.

  • Page 65: Chapter 5. Additional Operational Information

    SET, UP, DOWN and SPL FrEC Sample Freq (Rate) RUN/STOP, CLEAR switches (referred to as Set, Up, Down and Run) on the SYNC HD front PuLL r7E 1 Pull Up/Down 0.1% panel. For details on the multi-function Genera- PuLL r7E4 Pull Up 4.167%, Down 4.0%...
  • Page 66 Set Generator Start Time Base Clock Lets you set a start time for the SYNC HD time Configures the Word Clock Out port. Choices code generator. are Session (1x the base session sample rate), or 256x (for Slave Clock devices).
  • Page 67 • The currently selected read lines, if different. To enable or disable the SYNC HD window dub Use Down and Up to scroll parameters. from the front panel: Select Burn Enabled (burn EnA), using the Set, Press Set.
  • Page 68 Press Set. gain settings. Press Set. LTC Output Level Adjusts the audio level of the SYNC HD LTC Pitch Memory/Hold output, from –24 dBu to +9 dBu. Pitch Memory is useful when resolving the SYNC HD to off-speed, free-running LTC. When...
  • Page 69 PAL. Be sure you have selected the correct video format. The SYNC HD will not warn you if To set the pulses per frame value for a Bi- you have chosen the wrong one.

  • Page 70: Using Fader Start

    • 720p - 24 Toggles the device ID of the SYNC HD between • 720p - 25 SYNC HD (for use with Pro Tools 7.4 or higher) and SYNC I/O (for use with Pro Tools 7.3 or • 720p - 29.97 lower).

  • Page 71: Calibrating The Sync Hd Oscillator

    –120 dB, playback of the CD player is automati- This allows the SYNC HD to be used as an ex- cally triggered. Likewise, as the fader is moved tremely accurate frequency reference while in below –120 dB, playback is automatically...

  • Page 72: Restoring Factory Settings

    Before you begin the calibration procedure, LED Time Code Display will return to showing power on the SYNC HD and allow it to warm up time code numbers. The SYNC HD is now prop- for at least five minutes. The temperature of the erly calibrated.

  • Page 73: Managing And Selecting Video Inputs

    The SYNC HD has two independent video in- 01:00:00:00 Set Generator Start Time puts, “Video In” and “Video Ref In,” on the SYNC HD rear panel. These let you use one of AES/EBU Digital Reference the video inputs as a Clock Reference (the re- 44.1 kHz...
  • Page 74 Video In connector. Video Ref input connector. This helps you avoid In this way, the SYNC HD can read VITC from re-patching video cables whenever you want to your videotape, or add VITC with or without...

  • Page 75: Appendix A. Additional Synchronization Information

    Additional Synchronization Information Simple Setups In a modest setting with one or Video and VITC Signals two VTRs, Pro Tools, and a SYNC HD, using the video signal as the clock reference is often satis- Black Burst and House Video Reference factory.

  • Page 76: Ltc Signals

    If your ATR is under the control of a synchro- nizer, you must make sure that the synchronizer LTC Signals and the SYNC HD are both locked to the same reference source (such as, typically, from a video Because it’s an analog audio signal, LTC can black burst generator.)

  • Page 77: Digital Clock Signal Types

    176.4 kHz and 192 kHz sample rates.) freewheel duration has expired before attempt- In some cases (such as using the SYNC HD as a ing to switch over to the opposite source. If nei- standalone clock resolver or time code generator...

  • Page 78: Bi-Phase/Tach

    “high” rela- square waves that the SYNC HD can use as its tive to the other. For instance, with some film clock reference, at nearly any speed including equipment, when the device is running forward, still/paused.

  • Page 79: Pilot Tone

    This explains how the SYNC HD can use a Bi- Phase/Tach signal to deduce the direction, and how it also uses the signal as a clock reference— as long as the SYNC HD is told the starting frame of the first clock signal.
  • Page 80 SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 81: Appendix B. Technical Specifications

    appendix b Technical Specifications General Nominal Sample Rates Sample Rate Pull Up/Down 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000 +4.1667% 45983 50050 91967 100100 and +0.1% +4.1667% 45938 50000 91875 100000 +4.1667% 45892 49950 91783 99900 and –0.1% +0.1% 44144 48048 88288 96096 176576...
  • Page 82 Black or white text on white or black background or keyed Dimensions Height: 1RU/1.75” (4.45 cm) Width: 19.0” (48.26 cm) Depth: 10.5” (26.67 cm) Weight 5.0 lbs (2.27 kg) Vibration Resistance 5 mm displacement, 10 to 55 Hz, each axis SYNC HD Guide...
  • Page 83 General Shock 5 G max Operating Temperature 32 to 131 degrees F (0 to 55 degrees C) Storage Temperature -40 to 176 degrees F (-40 to 80 degrees C) Relative Humidity 0 to 95%, non-condensing Power Requirements Voltage: 85 to 264 VAC Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz autoswitching Wattage:...
  • Page 84 100 ohms mum): Rise/Fall Time: 42us ± 1us measured between 10% and 90% p-p S/N Ratio: –60 dB RMS at 0 dBu level Video (Main) In Format NTSC or PAL composite video Level: 1V p-p Termination: 75 ohms SYNC HD Guide...
  • Page 85 Rear Panel Connectors Connector Specifications Video (Main) Out Level: 1V p-p Source Impedance: 75 ohms (VITC In) Format SMPTE 90-bit, drop frame/non-drop frame Line Range: 10 to 40 (all-line mode), 10 to 22 (single-line mode) (VITC Out) Format: SMPTE 90-bit, drop frame/non-drop frame Line Range: Two lines, 10 to 20 Video (Ref) In...
  • Page 86 GPI/Pilot (Bi-phase/Tach In) Frequency Range: 0 to 76.8 KHz Level: 4.5 to 12V, opto-isolated Current: 10 mA max Polarity (bi-phase): Both inputs are software programmable Polarity (tach): “Direction” polarity is software programmable Modulo Range: 2 thru 254 SYNC HD Guide...
  • Page 87 Rear Panel Connectors Connector Specifications (Pilot In) Level: 100 mV to 5.5 V p-p, differential Frequency Range: 50/60 Hz nominal Impedance: 200K ohms (GPI In) Description: Four opto-isolator inputs/returns Level: 4.5 to 5.5 V Current: 10 mA max Frequency: Frame-rate max Latency: Half frame max (GPI Out (TTL))
  • Page 88 15 mA current loop (MTC) Out Rate: 31.25 Kilobaud Connector: 5-pin DIN female Cable Length: 50 feet (15 meters) max Host Serial Format: Apple Mac-compatible serial printer port Connector: 8-pin mini DIN female Cable Length: 50 feet (15 meters) max SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 89: Appendix C. Wiring Diagrams And Pin Assignments

    (not at the output). This will pre- vent ground loops between the shield and the Device LTC Out Pin 1 conductor. Wiring diagrams for the SYNC HD LTC In and LTC Out connectors (unbalanced signal) Device LTC In N.C.

  • Page 90: Bi-Phase/Gpi/Pilot Pin Diagram

    GPIN2 XREF=9 GPOUT3_A XREF=9 RET2 XREF=9 GPOUT2_B XREF=9 GPIN1 XREF=9 GPOUT2_A XREF=9 RET1 XREF=9 GPOUT1_B XREF=9 GPIN0 XREF=9 GPOUT1_A XREF=9 RET0 XREF=9 GPOUT0_B XREF=9 PILOT_IN+ XREF=8 GPOUT0_A XREF=9 PILOT_IN- XREF=8 GPOUT1 XREF=9 GPOUT0 XREF=9 DB25F_RA GND_C Bi-Phase/GPI/Pilot SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 91: Bi-Phase/Tach Optocoupler Input

    Bi-phase/Tach OptoCoupler Input GND_C BIPHA BIPHA_I XREF=13 XREF=9 6N137_DP IC, OPTOCOUPLER 320003987 DIP8 0.1UF BIPHB BIPHB_I XREF=13 XREF=9 OPTRETURN XREF=9 6N137_DP IC, OPTOCOUPLER 320003987 DIP8 0.1UF Bi-phase/Tach Appendix C: Wiring Diagrams and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 92: Gpi Relay Outputs

    GPI Relay Outputs GPOUT3_A GPOUT3_B XREF=9 XREF=9 GPOUT3_E2 XREF=9 RELAY RLY_SIP4_DG1A_BW GPOUT2_A GPOUT2_B XREF=9 XREF=9 GPOUT2_E2 XREF=9 RELAY RLY_SIP4_DG1A_BW GPOUT1_A GPOUT1_B XREF=9 XREF=9 GPOUT1_E2 XREF=9 RELAY RLY_SIP4_DG1A_BW GPOUT0_A GPOUT0_B XREF=9 XREF=9 GPOUT0_E2 XREF=9 RELAY RLY_SIP4_DG1A_BW GPI Relay Output SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 93: Gpi (Ttl)/Mtc Outputs

    GPI (TTL)/MTC Outputs 220PF 220PF GPI TTL/MTC Output Appendix C: Wiring Diagrams and Pin Assignments...

  • Page 94: Gpi (Opto) Inputs

    XREF=2 XREF=9 RET2 XREF=9 6N137_DP IC, OPTOCOUPLER 320003987 DIP8 0.1UF GPIN1_I XREF=2 GPIN1 XREF=9 RET1 XREF=9 6N137_DP IC, OPTOCOUPLER 320003987 DIP8 0.1UF GPIN0_I GPIN0 XREF=2 XREF=9 RET0 XREF=9 6N137_DP IC, OPTOCOUPLER 320003987 DIP8 0.1UF GPI (opto) Input SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 95: Connector Pin Assignments

    Mac Serial Port Pin # Name Description Mac Connection No connection Pin 2 (HSKiB) RTS_IN Request To Send (input to SYNC HD) Pin 1 (HSKoB) RX_OUT Transmitted data (output from SYNC HD) Pin 5 input (RXDB–) Chassis ground Ground TX_IN Received data (input to SYNC HD) Pin 3 output (TXDB–)
  • Page 96 GPIN1 Input to GPI opto-isolator “1” RET2 Return from GPI opto-isolator “2” GPIN2 Input to GPI opto-isolator “2” RET3 Return from GPI opto-isolator “3” GPIN3 Input to GPI opto-isolator “3” +12V DC Shell Connected to chassis ground SYNC HD Guide...

  • Page 97: Sync Hd Cable Pin Assignments

    SYNC HD Cable Pin (Windows Only) Assignments The following table shows the pin assignments needed for a SYNC HD-to-COM port cable to SYNC HD DigiSerial Cable support the SYNC Setup software utility on a A 12-foot Serial cable is included with the Windows computer.

  • Page 98: Bi-Phase/Tach/Gpi/Pilot Port Interfacing Notes

    GPI Relay Wiring for Fader-Start terface, always check the electrical specifications provided by the equipment manufacturer, in- The SYNC HD provides a total of four Relay- cluding voltage levels, current, loading and po- level GPI outputs on pins 3/4, 3-10 of the DB25 larity.

  • Page 99: Index

    index Numerics 9-pin 21 character generation MachineControl serial time code 36 see window dub output ports 28 clock reference 15, 71 and clock source 15 choosing digital source 37 front panel 23 absolute time code (and LTC) 43 LEDs 23 AC Power In 28 list of supported clock sources 2 AES/EBU...
  • Page 100 Bi-phase/Tach 72 monotonic VITC 69 Host Serial 26 MTC 56 house sync 10 and Idle MTC Output 30 burst mode 56 generation/regeneration 56 Out (back panel) 27 pinout 87 time code output 27 MTC Out 12 SYNC HD Guide...
  • Page 101 NTSC 30 Read/Regeneration Mode 49 selecting 63 regenerating time code 49 null clock 71 relays 64 Remote Mode front panel 25 SYNC Setup software utility 33 oscillator reset 65 Remote-Only Mode 33 RUN/STOP/CLEAR 35 PAL 30 selecting 63 sample rate 17 phase and pull up/down rates 24 see Bi-Phase...
  • Page 102 29 as clock reference 37 Video In connector 27 base clock output 60 Video In format 20 connecting 11 Video Out connector 27 connectors 28 Video Ref connecting 10, 26 terminating 26 Video Ref format 18 SYNC HD Guide...
  • Page 103 DIGIDESIGN TECHNICAL SUPPORT (USA) PRODUCT INFORMATION (USA) INTERNATIONAL OFFICES Visit the Digidesign website 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard Tel: 650.731.6100 Tel: 800.333.2137 for contact information Daly City, CA 94014-3886 USA Fax: 650.731.6384 Tel: 650.731.6300 Fax: 650.731.6399...

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