Ambient Wireless TC Slate - ACD 301 RF - Manual (Page 11)

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Note: The generator still counts during set mode so no time is lost by entering and
leaving set mode in the above manner.
1.3.4 The cursor ring
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 virtual 9
Diagram of cursor ring
The cursor moves in ring in the following way:
First 8 user digits ( single spacedots) then a position one digit to the right of
the 8 userbits (pos 9) where the single spacerdots flash and the old and new
userbits can be toggled to select. Then on moving the cursor one more step
to the right the time display is entered (double spacerdots). Moving the cursor
to the right leaves the time display through the Toggle position (pos 18) and
reenters the userbit field from the left. The cursor can move in both directions
to reach its required position though the left to right movement is easier to
implement with the push buttons and considering one changes userbits more
often then the time.
Note: The position of the cursor decides which new Data is entered into the
generator.
With the cursor in the userbit or toggle userbit position, only userbits will
be entered into the generator. The time which still runs in the set mode, will
not have been changed.
With the cursor in the Time or toggle time position the selected time and
userbits will be entered into the generator.
Loading the selected values into the generator is implemented by holding
down both buttons simultaneously till the display runs.
1.3.5 Notes on selecting digits
Userbit Field
The userbits have 8 digits all of which can be set to numerals 0 to 9 and
various letters. Generally there is no restriction to what one selects but
userbits have been traditionally used to indicate the date and/or production
number, camera number etc.
In addition time code film cameras expect to find the date in a particular
configuration and may reject a time code if the date is not written correctly. A
specific configuration is necessary so that a number is recognised for what it
is, for example ‘day of the month’. Obviously if the year was entered into this
slot the reader would reject a day of the month with a value of 96 (the year).
We recommend the following formats for the order of the digits as seen in the
display.
D=Day. M=Month. Y=Year. X=Prod Number. U=Unit (Camera). R= Roll Nr.
1.3.6 The Aaton configuration