Ambient Wireless TC Slate - ACD 301 RF - Manual (Page 15)

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1.3.12 Setting the Real Time Clock (RTC)
The RTC can only be set with the slate in generator RTC mode
To enter values from running generator,
Go manual set mode.
Check that userbits have DD.MM.YY.XX format
move cursor to FF position without changing the display.
Select ct.
Load by pressing both buttons till display runs.
To enter values from selected display
Go manual set mode
Enter date
DD. MM. YY.XX XX don't care
Enter time
Move cursor to pos FF select cd
Load by pressing both buttons till display runs
Note. If frame rate is selected in the FF pos then only the generator will be loaded.
1.4 Jamming the generator from external TC
The slate must be in the Generator or Generator/RTC mode.
Connect external TC.
Verify frame rate and error with the blue button as in 2.2.2 and 2.2.3.
While holding down Blue button tip Red button ON shortly.
Red LED goes on then the Green LED flashes.
Check frame error with Blue button again.
The error bar should be on the far left.
Note1. The generator always runs with the frame rate selected by the DIP-switches.
Thus X jamming of frame rates is possible. In other words a camera runnning
at 24 fps can jam a 30 fps slate.
Note 2. The X jamming and the error check takes place at the 00 Frame transition.
Thus the error check works correctly between time codes of different frame
rates. A 24 fps time code running with a 30 fps time code will show no error if
the 00 frame points are coincident in time.
1.5. Setting the generator from an ASCII source (Aaton protocol)
The Master slate is fully Aaton compatible and can be set by the Aaton
Origen C or by the Ambient Controller ACC 101 / 501 using the ASCII
protocol.
The ASCII protocol enquires the time and userbit values from the slate, it
checks the error and reloads the external time value at the 00 frame
transition point on initialisation.
Connect the ASCII Device
Check error
Initiate reload