User manual

Masterclock TCDS-A User Manual – Original – 2013-04-19
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 If you are using in-house Time Code, verify that the
Time Code source is locked to the GPS satellite
system for UTC Time Code. Time Code sources,
such as SMPTE Time Code, that are fed via a
broadcast satellite, will have a delay due to the
satellite transmission. Your display cannot
compensate for satellite transmission delays.
 If you are using a Time Code source from another
vendor, be certain your Time Code contains
encoded year/date information to the IEEE 1344
(IRIG-B) or Masterclock display/Leitch (SMPTE)
Time Code encoding formats. IRIG-B(0)/B(1) Time
Code format must have the year/date encoded to
the IEEE 1344 specification in the CF (Control
Functions). SMPTE-type Time Codes must have the
date encoded to the Masterclock display/Leitch
specification in the user bits.
 If your Time Code source is providing DST
adjustments and Time Zone offsets, these functions
must be disabled in your TIMECODE in order to
eliminate double offsets.
 If you are using the date/time display (such as on a
Windows system) to validate the time on the
display, this may provide misleading information.
These may be configured to display Local Time
Zone and Daylight Savings Time information and
thus may not be synched to UTC. Repair this by
clicking the [Date and Time] applet in the PC
Control Panel and resetting the PC display to UTC.
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