148 Chapter 13—Multiple D24s & Video Sync
D24—Owner’s Manual
The digital mixing console’s automix function is synchronized to the timecode coming
from the master D24, and an automated crossfade between D24-A and D24-B (i.e., tape
returns 1–8 and tape returns 9–16) is set to occur in the 30 second overlap. This means
that track 1, for example, is processed by tape return 1 for the first half of the material
and tape return 9 for the second half, so channel settings will need to be identical on all
corresponding tape returns.
Setup
1Set the timecode source on the slave D24 should be set to REMOTE IN.
See “Selecting a Timecode Source” on page 135 for more information.
When the timecode source is set to REMOTE IN, the wordclock source is also set to
REMOTE IN (the EXT indicator in the WC window lights up) and the D24 is automat-
ically configured as a wordclock slave. When the timecode source is set to a different
source, the wordclock source reverts to its previous setting.
2Assign the slave D24 an exclusive Remote ID.
See “Setting the Remote ID” on page 171 for more information.
3Set the timecode frame rate on the slave D24 to match that of the master D24.
See “Setting the Timecode Frame Rate” on page 136 for more information.
4Set the serial point on the slave D24.
See “Setting the Serial Point” on page 149 for more information.
5Turn on the Chase function on the slave D24.
See “Chasing External Timecode” on page 138 for more information on the Chase
function.
The same input signals must be fed to both the master and slave D24.
Operation
1Recording or playback is started in the normal way on the master D24.
The slave D24 waits until the specified serial point and its PLAY indicator flashes.
2At the serial point, the slave D24 chases and synchronizes to the master D24’s
timecode and then starts recording or playback
The slave D24’s PLAY indicator lights up continuously.
3The master D24 continues for another 30 seconds and then stops.
This 30 second overlap can be used to crossfade between the slave and master D24s dur-
ing playback, a task that can be automated using the automix functions of a digital mix-
ing console.
4The slave D24 can be stopped either by pressing its [STOP] or [CHASE] button,
and stops automatically when its disk is full.
The slave D24’s CHASE indicator goes out.