V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

TimeCodeIf you are using the TimeCode input /output features of Pyramix, select the TimeCode page to configure the system.Time code Format, Reference and Source. If an external time code source has been physically connected tothe Pyramix linear time code or video inputs, you should see the current value in the LTC or VITC Reader registersGeneralThese are the general settings on which all other time code parameters are based. The TC Source combo boxoffers a choice of Auto, LTC, VITC or External.Auto looks at all the sources and uses them in the order: LTC > STC > VITCFormatAll Settings Hardware TimeCode PageShows the current TimeCode format selected from the drop-down list. Pyramix supports the following formats:Film 23.98 fps, Film 23.98 fps Drop, Film 24 fps, PAL 25 fps, NTSC 29.97 FPS, NTSC 29.97 fps Drop, SMPTE 30 fps,SMPTE 30 fps Drop.ReferenceThe Reference drop-down menu sets the time code source when TimeCode is selected as the digital audio SyncSource in Settings > Mixer Settings : I/O page Sync Source.The Reference pull-down list allows for choosing between clocking the system's audio engine to an Internal referencederived from the audio board's time code generator chip, or a clock derived from the time code input port onSettings : I/O Interfaces 27 - 503