Specifications

Masterclock, Inc.
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KeyFeatures
• AddtoMCR1000orMCR5000
• Readsandsynchronizesto
SMPTEandIRIGTimeCodes
• Softwarecontrolled
• AdvancedTCRoptionavailable
• Autodetectandautomaticgain
controlofincomingTimeCode
• OptionalinterconnectswithBNC9
femaleadapter,terminalblock
adapter(MCR1000)orBNC
female,3POSterminalblock
(MCR5000)
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Masterclock’sMCR‐TCR(TimeCodeReader)isanadd‐inmodule
optionformasterclockreferencedevicesthatreadsandsynchronizes
toSMPTEorIRIG‐B.AnoptionalfeaturealsoreadsIRIG‐AandIRIG‐E
waveforms.TheTCRoptionissoftwarecontrolledandusesautomatic
gaincontrolwhenitlocks
tothemostaccuratetimereference
availabletotheunit.
MCR1000andMCR5000unitsmaybeorderedwiththisMCR‐TCR
option.Ouraffordablepriceandflexibleorderoptionsmakethisunit
popularinbroadcast,industry,powerdistribution/monitoringand
specializedmilitaryapplications.
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Specifications TimeCodesRead
AdditionalTimeCodesw/AdvancedTCROption
Format
SMPTE
12M
IRIG‐B
DCLS
IRIG‐B
AM
IRIG‐A
DCLS
IRIG‐A
AM
IRIG‐E
DCLS
IRIG‐EAM
Rate
24,25,30
fpsNDF
1kHz,1mS 1kHz,1mS
10kHz,
0.1mS
10kHz,
0.1mS
100Hz,
10mS
100Hz,
10mS
InputLevelRange
0.2–
18Vpp
2Vpp
nom
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0.5‐12Vp
5Vpp
nom
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0.5–8
Vpp
5Vpp
nom
0.5‐12
Vp
5Vp
nom
0.5–8
Vpp
5Vpp
nom
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0.5‐12
Vp
5Vp
nom
0.5–8
Vpp
5Vpp
nom
InputImpedancekΩ >10kΩ >10kΩ
MarktoSpaceRatio NA NA 3.3:1 NA 3.3:1 NA 3.3:1
AutomaticGainAdjust Overinputlevelrange Overinputlevelrange
NumberofInputs
SE:SingleEnded–Unbalanced
Differential–Balanced
1SE
1DIFF
1SE
*1DIFF
1SE
*1DIFF
1SE
*1DIFF
1SE
*1DIFF
1SE
*1DIFF
1SE
*1DIFF
Type NDF DCLS AM1kHz DCLS AM10kHz DCLS AM100Hz
ENCODING
None,LeitchDate,
SMPTE309M
None,IEEE1344
yearor
IRIGSTD200‐04
NoneorIEEE1344yearorIRIGSTD200‐04
IRIG
Coded
Expression
IRIGSTD
200‐04
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0BCD
TOY
,CF,SBS NA B000 B120 A000 A130 E000 E110
1BCD
TOY
,CF NA B001 B121 A001 A131 E001 E111
2BCD
TOY
 NA B002 B122 A002 A132 E002 E112
3BCD
TOY
,SBS NA B003 B123 A003 A133 E003 E113
4BCD
TOY,
BCD
Year
,
CF,SBS
(IEEE‐1344–1995
Encoding)
NA B004 B124
A004 A134 E004 E114
5BCD
TOY,
BCD
Year
,
CF
NA B005 B125
A005 A135 E005 E115
6BCD
TOY
,
BCD
Year
, NA B006 B126 A006 A136 E006 E116
7BCD
TOY,
BCD
Year
,
SBS
NA B007 B127
A007 A137 E007 E117
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