User's Guide

panel of the Xterà will display hours/minutes/seconds when the

button marked time is selected. Toggling this button will also display

year/month/day, then the production ID, then the equipment #.

• Make sure to adjust the ASA selection to the exposure index of

the ﬁlm stock being used.

• Disconnect the OriginCplus from the body and proceed to the

next device.

For further details on the OriginCplus, please refer to the publica-

tion entitled OriginCplus - Initializing and Monitoring Aaton Time-

code.

6.4.2 Using an External SMPTE Device

• Make sure the Xterà has a battery attached and is not running.

• Choose the SMPTE timecode device that will be supplying the

timecode (such as a Fostex PD2 or a Nagra IVS-TC). Set the time

of day and date, and set its clock to free run mode.

• Connect a cable from the SMPTE output of the timecode device

to the Lemo5 chassis mount on the base of the camera.

• Set the on/off switch on the camera to run or test position, then

off again; this will send the timecode information to the camera

body. The small yellow diode on the camera base will blink to indi-

cate running timecode. Also, the Xterà will display hours/minutes/

seconds when the button marked time is pressed. Toggling this but-

ton will also display year/month/day and the camera's equipment #.

No production ID will be recorded.

• Disconnect the cable from the body and proceed to the next de-

vice.

6.5 MONITORING AND MAINTAINING

AATONCODE

AAfter initialization, the OriginCplus should be left on during pro-

duction to act as a visual reference and for quick drift monitoring.

AATON CODE