Instruction manual

SYNC HD Guide2
SYNC Peripheral Features
Digidesign SYNC peripherals support all
Pro Tools HD sample rates (44.1, 48, 88.2, 96,
176.4, and 192 kHz).
The SYNC HD supports both industry standard
SD (standard definition) and HD (high-defini-
tion) video reference rates, while the SYNC I/O
supports SD video reference rates only.
SYNC peripherals provide the following features
with Pro Tools HD:
Supported Positional Reference Sources
•LTC
•VITC
• Serial Time Code
•Bi-phase/Tach
Supported Clock Reference Sources
• Loop Sync
•Video Reference
• SD reference rates
• HD reference rates (SYNC HD only)
• Composite Video Input
• Word Clock
• AES/EBU (DARS per AES-11 standard)
• Pilot Tone
• Internal Crystal
•Bi-phase/Tach
•LTC
Output and Generation
• Loop Sync
• Digidesign Super Clock (256x sample clock)
• Word Clock (1x sample clock)
• AES/EBU null clock (AES “digital black”)
• VITC (if a video input is present)
•LTC
• MIDI Time Code (MTC)
• Dual 9-pin Sony P-2 protocol ports (only one
can be active at a time), for limited serial deck
control with Digidesign MachineControl
Other Features
• Front panel controls and a large LED display
of time code and parameters
• Integrated control from Pro Tools
• Time Code Character Generator
• Fader start, provided through GPI output, for
remote transport control from select Pro Tools
fader movement
• Standalone remote control through SYNC
Setup software utility (Windows only)
• Field-updatable firmware
• SYNC I/O Emulation for legacy software sup-
port (SYNC HD only)