Specifications
Chapter 3: SYNC Peripheral Hardware and Software 29
Timecode Window
The timecode display mirrors the LED Timecode
Display on the SYNC peripheral front panel, dis-
playing (in hours:minutes:seconds:frames) the
timecode address of the current positional refer-
ence.
When the SYNC peripheral is reading odd-num-
bered fields, the separator changes from a nor-
mal colon (:) to a period (.); when reading even-
numbered fields, the separator returns to a co-
lon (:). Odd/even status is only available while
reading VITC, and only when VITC is within a
speed range from zero to about 50% of playback
speed.
Clock Reference
This control selects the SYNC peripheral clock
reference.
Sample Rate
This control selects the SYNC peripheral sample
rate (or the Pro Tools session sample rate, if ap-
plicable).
Pull Rate
This control Enables Pull Up or Pull Down for
the current sample rate.
Word Clock Out
This control configures the SYNC peripheral
Word Clock Output between 256x (Super Clock)
and the current session sample rate (1x at
44.1 kHz, or 1x at 48 kHz).
Positional Reference
This control selects the SYNC peripheral posi-
tional reference.
Frame Rate
This control selects the frames-per-second (fps)
rate of external (or internally generated) time-
code.
Status Display
This display shows the current state of the SYNC
Setup software utility in relation to the SYNC
peripheral and external devices, as follows:
Resolver Locked
Lights when the SYNC periph-
eral is locked to the chosen external clock refer-
ence, or to its Internal clock reference.
Speed Calibration
Lights when the SYNC periph-
eral system clock and all output clocks are at a
frequency that corresponds with the chosen
sample rate. Capable of indicating mismatch of
pull-up, pull-down and frame rate.
Regenerator Locked
Lights when the SYNC pe-
ripheral is regenerating timecode at its video,
LTC, and MTC outputs locked with the incoming
positional reference source. Also lit whenever
the SYNC peripheral is generating timecode in-
ternally.
Connected to SYNC I/O
Lights when the SYNC
Setup dialog is the frontmost window and is
communicating with the SYNC peripheral.
Waiting for SYNC I/O
Lights when the SYNC
Setup dialog is the frontmost window and is un-
able to communicate with the SYNC peripheral.
Port Relinquished
Lights when the SYNC Setup
dialog is not the frontmost window or is unable
to allocate a serial port with which to communi-
cate with the SYNC peripheral.
For details about Speed Calibration charac-
teristics, see “Status LEDs” on page 25.