Specifications

SYNC I/O Guide 2
SYNC I/O Features
SYNC I/O supports all Pro Tools|HD sample
rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz.
SYNC I/O provides the following synchroniza-
tion features with Pro Tools|HD. (Not all of
these features are available on Pro Tools|24
MIX-series systems.)
Supported Positional Reference Sources
•LTC
• VITC
• Bi-phase/Tach
• Internal Time Code Generator
• Serial Time Code
Supported Clock Reference Sources
• Loop Sync (HD only)
• Reference Video
• Composite Video Input
•Word Clock
• AES/EBU Null
• Pilot Tone
• Internal Crystal
• Bi-phase/Tach
•LTC
Output and Generation
• Loop Sync (HD only)
• Digidesign Super Clock (256x sample
clock)
•Word Clock (1x sample clock)
• AES/EBU null clock (AES “digital black”)
• VITC (if a video input is present)
•LTC
• MIDI Time Code (MTC)
•Two 9-pin Sony P-2 machine protocol
ports, for MachineControl-enabled sys-
tems
Other Features
• Front panel controls and a large LED dis-
play of time code and parameters
• Integrated control of SYNC I/O from
Pro Tools
•Time Code Character Generator
• Remote 9-Pin Deck Emulation mode
• Fader start, provided through GPI output,
for remote transport control from select
Pro Tools fader movement
• SYNC I/O Setup software utility (Windows
only)
• SYNC I/O firmware that can be updated at
any time for future upgrades
Available Controls in Stand-Alone
Mode
If you are using SYNC I/O in stand-alone mode
(without Pro Tools), you can control it with the
SYNC I/O Setup software utility (Windows
only), or with the switches on the front panel of
the SYNC I/O.
SYNC I/O Setup Software Utility
(Windows Only)
SYNC I/O Setup gives you access to all SYNC I/O
controls. The following SYNC I/O parameters
are accessible only through Pro Tools or the
SYNC I/O Setup software utility:
•Variable Speed Override (VSO)
•Window burn parameters: While you can
turn the Window burn on or off from the
front panel, you cannot configure its dis-
play parameters without Pro Tools or
SYNC I/O Setup.
See “SYNC I/O Controls in Pro Tools,
SYNC I/O Setup Software Utility, and the
SYNC I/O Front Panel” on page 34.