Pioneer V8000 manual 2ndfield Ext.Sync 1stfield Field condition

Operating Modes

4.8Start Timing Under Synchronized Playback (with several players)

To synchronize each playback to External Reference Sync Signal among several players, issue the PL command after all players have finished the Search. The next chart indicates the when to issue the PL command.

SE<CR> PL<CR>

R<CR>

> 300 msec

When the player executes a Search (SE command) and it returns a completion message, there is a brief period when the player ignores a PL command. Issue a PL command at least 300ms after the command completion.

After issuing a PL command, there may be a brief period before synchronized playback starts. If all players receive a PL command after a Search but before the PLAY command is issued (see following example), then playback is synchronized after a pause of approximately four fields which is less than one Frame in length.

When the player receives a PL command during the Unspecified Area (see below), the playback might start at the timing A field, or it might start at the timing B. Thus, this playback location is called an Unspecified Area.

Only the PL command under external synchronization, is executed during the V sync timing.

Example:	2ndfield	B	A
Ext.Sync.	1stfield
field condition
Unspecified	Waits PLAY	4fields	Playback
area, 7msec	command		start

The video output under external synchronization delays for one field to the black burst signal input to EXT SYNC IN terminal. In the above figure, the field of black burst at the playback start timing is second field, but the field of the video output from DVD-V8000 is first field.

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