Time Code Playback - MA SCANCOMMANDER User Manual

Playback start via
taperecorder
Unreadable or missing
Time Code signal
NOTE !
Brightness gets controlled
by the master faders of
the desk
Periodical playback
Overwriting a running
Time Code show
Starting playback in the
middle of a show
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7.5.3 Time Code Playback

Switch off RECORD mode
The Remote Top menu shows the incoming time and the last event. The
SMPTE menu shows the actual section of the event list.
in the SMPTE menu
STOP
Master Fader
Playback of Time Code synchronized shows recommend no further operation
at the Scancommander. Every time the tape starts to send the Time Code, the
Scancommander will recall the programmed events. Even after switching off
and on the power supply, the Scancommander will stay in the Time Code
playback mode.
During a running Time Code show, all functions of the Scancommander stay
active and can be used for manually overwriting the program. Only a GO+ or
GO- command of the event list will have no effect, if the running sequence was
started manually. All other events will work as if the according playback
command was selected directly. To stop the Time Code show and go on
manually, the Time Code input has to be switched off. Returning to Time Code
any time will continue the show with the events, stored for this section.
A Time Code show can be started at any point of the tape. Using selective
memories or sequences this may cause changes in the effect on stage.
(GO commands do not recall well defined stage pictures, but do just trigger
the last selected sequence to go to the next step).
Tape machine
When starting a new playback of the tape, the Time
Code will be sent to the controllers again. As long as
the Time Code input is active, the Scan-commander
will recall the events as they are stored inside.
The input is waiting for a Time Code signal.
NOTE: Never record any event while STOP is dis-
played. The Scancommander now records more then
one event on the last frame and will clear the SMPTE
show because of illegal timing.
As the brightness masters are not recorded on Time
Code, they must be up during playback. Optionally
the SETUP function "MASTERS ALL 100%" can be
switched on.