Specifications

SYNC HD Guide10
Character Generator for Timecode
Window Dub
SYNC peripherals can generate a timecode win-
dow dub on SD signals coming into the Video In
port.
To use the SYNC peripheral Timecode Character
Generator to make a window burn:
1 Connect an SD video signal to the SYNC pe-
ripheral Video In port.
2 Connect the SYNC peripheral Video Out port
to other video devices, ensuring that the signal
is terminated by the last device in the chain.
Connecting LTC
SYNC peripherals provide LTC input and output
connectors.
To input LTC to a SYNC peripheral:
 Connect the LTC signal from your machine,
synchronizer or other source to the SYNC pe-
ripheral LTC In port.
To output LTC from a SYNC peripheral:
 Connect the SYNC peripheral LTC Out port to
your external devices.
Connecting Word Clock Devices
SYNC peripherals have Word Clock input and
output ports, which can be used simultaneously.
Use Word Clock when you want the SYNC pe-
ripheral to lock to 1x clock from DAT machines,
DA-88s, and similar digital devices.
Pro Tools HD audio interfaces each have their
own Word Clock inputs, which provide addi-
tional clock options and flexibility. Refer to
Pro Tools documentation for details.
To input Word Clock to a SYNC peripheral:
 Connect Word Clock from the master Word
clock signal or device to the SYNC peripheral
Word Clock In.
To supply Word Clock from a SYNC peripheral:
 Connect the SYNC peripheral Word Clock Out
to the Word Clock input of a digital device.
Make sure the SYNC peripheral Word Clock Out
port is configured to 1x for Word Clock.
Word Clock contains no positional information.
If you want devices to play or record in sync,
you’ll still need to provide them with a
positional reference.
For SYNC HD only, even when you have an
HD video reference signal connected to the
Video Ref connector, you can still connect an
SD video signal to the Video In connector to
provide a window dub.
SYNC peripherals can generate timecode to
provide positional reference to other de-
vices. See “Generating & Regenerating
Timecode” on page 49.