Specifications

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Introduction
This guide covers operation of Avid
®
multipur-
pose SYNC peripherals (SYNC HD
®
and
SYNC I/O
®
) for Avid Pro Tools|HD
®
and
HD Native
®
systems.
SYNC peripherals support all Pro Tools
®
sample
rates, and synchronize to most major timecode
and clock reference standards used in audio,
video, film, and multimedia production.
SYNC peripherals can also be used as standalone
synchronization devices.
SYNC Peripherals with Pro Tools
Systems
(Avid Pro Tools|HD or HD Native Hardware
Required)
With a Pro Tools system with Avid
Pro Tools|HD or HD Native hardware, SYNC pe-
ripherals provide highly accurate lock to time-
code. Most SYNC peripheral settings are avail-
able directly from within Pro Tools.
SYNC Peripherals in Standalone Mode
SYNC peripherals can be used as standalone
synchronization converters, timecode genera-
tors, clock generators and timecode character
generators. Throughout this guide, the term
standalone refers to systems using a SYNC pe-
ripheral, but not using Pro Tools to communi-
cate to the SYNC peripheral.
When used as a standalone device (or in “Stand-
alone mode”), a SYNC peripheral is connected to
timecode or clock signals, and is configured
from the front panel. Optionally, while in Stand-
alone mode, a SYNC peripheral can be con-
trolled remotely from a Windows computer us-
ing the SYNC Setup software utility.
SYNC Setup Software Utility
(Windows Only)
In standalone mode, a SYNC peripheral con-
nected to a supported Windows computer can be
controlled using the SYNC Setup software util-
ity.