User`s guide

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doing a one-pass transfer from tape that has bad
time code, longer freewheel times will help you get
past the problems in the time code.
The ‘Infinite’ freewheel setting
The Infinite freewheel setting in the Freewheel
Address menu causes the Traveler to freewheel
indefinitely, until it receives readable time code
again. To make it stop, click the Stop Freewheeling
button.
Freewheel clock
Freewheeling occurs when there is glitch or
drop-out in the incoming SMPTE time code for
some reason. The Traveler can freewheel past the
drop-out and then resume lockup again as soon as
it receives a stable, readable clock signal.
The Traveler cannot freewheel address without
clock. Therefore, the Freewheel Address setting will
always be lower than or equal to the Freewheel
Clock setting, and both menus will update as
needed, depending on what you choose.
The ‘Infinite’ freewheel setting
The Infinite freewheel setting in the Freewheel
Clock menu causes the Traveler to freewheel
indefinitely, until it receives readable time code
again. To make it stop, click the Stop Freewheeling
button.
Stop Freewheeling
The Stop Freewheeling button stops the system if it
is currently freewheeling.
GENERATOR SECTION
The Generator section (on the right-hand side of
the window in Figure 11-1) provides setting for
generating SMPTE time code.
Level
Tur n t he level k nob to adjust the volume of the
SMPTE time code being generated by the Traveler.
The level knob disappears when the Destination is
set to None.
Tach light
The Tach light blinks once per second when the
Traveler is generat ing SMPTE time code.
Destination
In the Destination menu, choose the analog output
from which SMPTE time code will be generated.
This is the output that sends time code.
Stripe
Click this button to start or stop time code. To set
the start time, click directly on the SMPTE time
code display in the Generator section and type in
the desired start time. Or drag vertically on the
numbers.
Figure 11-2: Setting the time code start time.
Regenerate
This option, when enabled, causes the generator to
generate time code whenever the Traveler is
receiving either SMPTE time code or ADAT Sync
(via its ADAT Sync In port).
Click here to edit
the start time, or
drag vertically on
the numbers.
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