M300 Owner's Manual-English - Lexicon

Time Code OperationPress the key directly beneath “**”. Use the Soft knob to select the automationtype. Turn the Soft knob clockwise or counterclockwise to cause the letter S toappear.The first entry must be a Setup (S). Other available types of Automation are:Setup changes (S)Effect changes Mach A (EA)Effect changes Mach B (EB) — only available if a “split” setup is runningParameter Glide Mach A (PA)Parameter Glide Mach B (PB) — only available if a “split” setup is runningParameter Glide Setup (PS)Now, press the key under “P101”. You can now use the Soft knob to scrollthrough the entire list of setups, including any Setup registers which you mighthave stored. (Remember, the first entry must be a Setup.) Once you decidewhich Setup you want to start the list, press STORE. Your first event has all thenessessary elements: a time code address, the type of automaton change, andthe event to which it changes.To move on to edit #2, press the key directly above “01”, then turn the Soft knobone “tick”.Once you’ve got the list edited, and want to test a portion of it, press CNTRL. Thswill bring you back to the main time code menu. Locate the time code sourcemachine to the top of the production piece. Give yourself a 5 second preroll.*NOTE: Your first Event (Edit #1) should occur before first picture or music. Youmay have to trim edit the first event to reflect this — After all, you really don’t wantthe 300 cueing up the first Setup while music or dialog is passing through the box.From Edit mode, select the 8-digit time code number by pressing either of the twokeys above the time code entry. Use the Soft knob to increase or decrease thetime code value. Usually, when first using time code automation, your first eventwill need to be trimmed up several seconds to allow the first Setup to load beforeaudio, as expalined above. Turn the Soft knob counter-clockwise. When thecorrect number is displayed, press STORE.Trimming Time Codesin the Event ListPress CNTRL to return to the main time code menu. Press VIEW. If you’ve givenyourself the correct “pre-roll”, roll tape. The 300 should display time code and allsubsequent events which you have programmed into the Event List.6-5