System information

MX Control Card Configuration
A-2 Vicon MX Hardware System Reference
Timecode and Genlock Option
The following sections describe how to use the connectors available
on the Timecode and Genlock option on the MX Control card to
provide genlock, frame count, and video burn-in window
functionality:
• Ref Out
• Plate In
• Ref Loop on page A-2
• LTC In on page A-3
• LTC Out on page A-3
Important
This option must be factory installed. If it was not originally ordered, the slot
is covered with a blank panel.
In this book, the terms socket and plug are used for female and male
connectors respectively. For details on the functionality that the
Timecode and Genlock option for the MX Control supports for
connecting to external video sources, see Chapter 4 MX Control.
Ref Out
To connect an external broadcast video device (such as a Video Tape
Recorder) to the MX Control, you must plug it into the
Ref Out socket
on the rear panel of the MX Control using a BNC plug.
Plate In
To connect a plate video source to the MX Control, you must plug it
into the
Plate In socket on the rear panel of the MX Control using a
BNC plug.
Ref Loop
To connect an external video source to the MX Control, you must plug
it into the
Ref Loop socket on the rear panel of the MX Control using
a BNC plug.
Important
If the MX Control is the last device in the chain, the Ref Loop connection that
is not being used for signal output must be terminated using a 75
Ω (ohms)
terminator.
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