20 Preparations and Settings
Genlocking the System
To genlock the system, input a reference sync signal to the
input side GENLOCK INPUT connector of this unit. The
reference sync signal can be an analog HD signal (tri-level
sync) or an analog SD signal (bi-level sync).
The reference sync signal input to the input side
GENLOCK INPUT connectors is output from the
loop-through output side connector ( ).When nothing is
connected to the output side connector, the reference sync
signal is terminated automatically (75Ω termination).
This unit detects the signal format of the input reference
sync signal automatically and determines whether that
signal can be used as reference sync signal, according to
the current system format.
The following table lists the formats of usable reference
sync signals.
a: Yes –: No
When reference sync signals are not input to this unit, the
system operates with this unit as the master. The
camcorder operates in synchronization to reference sync
signals input from the camera adaptor.
The system is not synchronized when the camcorder is
operating in a special recording mode or playback mode.

To set the H phase of HD/SD output

When the system is genlocked, and the H phase of HD/SD
output from the camcorder is set to ±0, the H phase of
HDSDI or SDHDI signals output from the OUTPUT SDI
connectors of this unit matches the phase of reference sync
signals input to this unit.
The HD/SD switch (one of the OUTPUT SELECT
switches) can be used to set the H phase of SD analog
composite signals output from the video output pins of the
VIDEO OUTPUT and REMOTE connectors, as shown in
the following table.
System format Reference sync signal formats (total number of system lines/frame rate)
1125/59.94i 750/59.94P 1125/50i 750/50P 525/59.94i 625/50i
1080/59.94i a–––a–
720/59.94P aa ––a–
1080/50i – – a––a
720/50P – – aa–a
Note
HD/SD switch setting Output signal Phase difference with reference sync signal
HD HDSDI ±0H
SD analog composite +90H
SD SDSDI ±0H
SD analog composite ±0H