User's Guide
OriginC
lus
ln order for the
Înt
ernal
dock
(0 opcfflte, the XTRplus mu
st
be
powered before initializalion. The camera is also equippcd whh
an
in
slan
tl
y charge<! supercapacitor buffer that is designed
10
keep time belween battery changes. Keep
in
mind Ihat a ballery
which is too low to run the camera h
as
enough energy 10 drive
the intemal
dock
for hours. Gel inlo the habit of leaving
an
exhausted baucry on-board
th
e camera until you
ha
ve
a fresh
bauery
cl
ose b
y.
Th
e supercapacitor allows u
full
minute for
banery rep
lu
cement before timecodc is lost.
3
For the most efficient and foolproof means
of
working with
AatonCode. il is highly recommended lhat an Auton device
called OriginCp/lls is used. OriginCp/us
cu
n be quickly
programmed wilh a Production ID. full
dUle
and lime
of
day. then
inpui inlo limecode devices in either
ASCU or SMPTE form. OriginCp/lIs
is TCXO controlled and will run for
150 l'laurs wilh
il
s
in
i
emal9V
lithium
cc
II
:
il
is designed ta be lef! on during
the shoot day and used as a
co
mpara-
lor la monitor timecode drift betwecn
devices.
Or
igi
nC,Jlu
s can also be used as a
SMPTE generatar
10
supply accuraie
ti
mecode for slal
es
and inseners, or la
record timecodc
on
onc audio channel
of
a nan-timecode audio recorder.
Initializing
AatonCode
in
the
Camera
4
There lire
IWO
ways
in
which AatonCode c
on
be illitialized
in
the
XTRpllls camera.
Tir
e prefcrrcd method is by mealls
of
the
OriginC,)flls, which inpuls limecode
in
A
SC
II fonn.
Ir
is a/so
AalonCode U