TDCT-Pro Time-Date-Character-Title Operation Manual March 2007 1
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................... 3 2. FEATURES ........................................................ 3 3. PROGRAMMING ............................................... 4 3.1 Front Control Panel .................................................. 4 3.2 Main Programming Menu ............................................ 6 3.3 Set Master / Slave .................................................. 6 3.4 Time and Date .................................................. 7 3.
1. INTRODUCTION Introduction The TDCT-Pro is the powerful time, date, character, and titler which has all the features of existing TDCT products (TDCT-T, mTDCT, TDCT-60, TDCT-Military, MTDCT, STDCT, mSTDCT, and mSVTDCT). Daylight Savings time is also supported along with a set of RS-232 commands allows the master unit to be programmed by other devices of Title and Time and Date settings. The following is the features of TDCT-Pro. 2.
3. PROGRAMMING TDCT-Pro has an easy programmable option that can be accessed by pressing “UP”, “DOWN”, “SET”, button andby pressing and releasing the “RESET” button. Figure 2: Four Front Pannel Push Buttons of TDCT-Pro 3.1 FRONT CONTORL PANEL The front panel controls are provided to allow simple changing of the display’s vertical and horizontal position and the gray scale or border. This eliminates the need of the user to enter the main menu and inadvertently change important programming setups.
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PROGRAMMING CONT. 3.2 Main Programming Menu Following is a detailed description of the Menu selections and the programming capabilities of the TDCT-Pro. • • • • • • • • Set Master/ Save Time & Date Set Time & Date Reset Time & Date Titler Screen Setup Communication Help Figure 3: TDCT-Pro main menu Note: If a sub menu has an "EXIT" selection, always go there and press "SET". Pressing "RESET" at the main menu exits you from the program 3.
PROGRAMMING CONT. By selecting the Set Address between 0 to 254 make TDCT-Pro to act as a slave and that make TDCT-Pro ready to receive command from the master. Selecting “ANY” will make TDCT-Pro as a stand-alone unit. Selecting “MSTR” make the TDCT-Pro to act as a master. TDCT-Pro can sense all the slaves by pressing the reset button and synchronize the time of slaves TDCT-Pros connected with it. Appendix 1 illustrates the connection information between master and salve. 3.
PROGRAMMING CONT. Time Display can be programmed on or off by selecting ON or off. Date can be displayed in 1 line or, 2 lines or can be programmed off by selecting Date display feature. If the counter is turned on then the date is automatically displayed in the 2nd line. The Counter can be programmed either as a field counter or as 1/10th of the second counter. Field counter counts the number of fields in a second (60 fields per second in NTSC or 50 fields per second in PAL).
PROGRAMMING CONT. The title can be programmed either ON or OFF by selecting ON or OFF from the tiler menu. A 20 characters title can be entered by selecting the title from the programming menu. 3.8 Screen Setup Character size, position, and gray scale is programmed from this menu. Following menu pop ups when selected Screen setup from the main program menu.
4. Cables 4.1 Cable User are able to program TDCT-Pro via RS232C by TDCT- Pro software for Windows. The cable is optional for this product. COM1 or COM2 (Newer computer required COM1 cable) cable are needed if RS-232 device is used to set the time and date and title of the TDCT-Pro See Appexdix for TDCT-Pro software and command set. Figure 3: Back Pannel of TDCT-Pro Pin Asignments and Connectors for RS-232 PC-Com1 Master TDCT-Pro DB9 Female.............................................
RS-485 Network For extended distance use the AVE RS-232 to RS-485 converter and get extend up to 3000’ between the Master and Slave units. RS-232 to RS-485 Converter RS-484 Retwork RS-232 to RS-485 Converter ..n.. APPENDIX TDCT-Pro Software To send the title to the TDCT-Pro first enters the address of the TDCTPro in the address window. After that enter the title in the title window and press the send button. To change and time and date, enter the time and date and press the send button.
TDCT-Pro Windows Software Main Menu RS232 Command Protocol 1.
Ex Update titler at address 65 with Camera 65 /TTACamera 65 / 0x2F T 0x54 T 0x54 A 0x41 Address 65 C 0x43 a 0x61 m 0x6D e 0x65 r 0x72 a 0x61 space 0x20 6 0x36 5 0x35 0x0D Carriage return 2. Update Hour Command /Hxx Description H (1 byte) Hour xx(2 bytes) 00-23 ;00=12AM,01=1AM,..,12=12PM,13=1PM,..,23=11PM Ex Update hour = 1AM(12 hour) or 13:00(24 hour) /H01 / 0x2F H 0x48 0 0x30 1 0x31 3.
M(1 byte) Minute xx (2 bytes) 00-59 Ex Update minute = 3 /M03 / 0x2F M 0x4D 0 0x30 3 0x33 4.UpdateYear Command /Yxx Description Y(1 byte) Year xx(2 bytes) 00-99 ; 00=2000,01=2001,..,10=2010,..,99=2099 Ex Update Year = 2007 /Y07 / 0x2F Y 0x59 0 0x30 7 0x37 5.Update Month Command /mxx Note: m is a small letter Description m(1 byte) Month xx(2 bytes) 01-12 ;01=JAN,02=FEB,..,10=OCT,..
6.Update Date Command /Dxx Description D(1 byte) Date xx(2 bytes) 01-31 Ex Update Date = 5 /D05 / 0x2F D 0x44 0 0x30 5 0x35 7.
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