Aardvark AardSync II User manual

AHFdSvnc
Owner's
Manual
Master
Digital
Audio
Sync
Generator

Congratulatlons
onhavlng
purchased
the
mos$!rofesslonal
dlgltal
sudlosyno
genorator
avallable.The
AardSyncllls
a
Mast6rSyncGenerator
deelgnedto
synchronlze
your
onllre
sludlo.ThenewAardSyncllcomblnes
moreflexlbllllyand
durablllty
wllhsuperlor
lltter
and
ground
loopnolsereductlon.
We
are
confldent
that
you
wlllenJoymany
years
ofsuperlor
perlormance
lrom
your
new
AardSync
ll.
I StableDtgltalAudlo
SyncLocked
to
Vtdeo
I Low
Dlgllal
Audlo
Jltler
(150.200
Plcoseconds)
- 100d8
ofJltterReductlon
InthsCrltlcattyAudlbteRegton
I 0.000%Drilt
OverTlme
I AllStandard
Sampllng
RatesIncludlngAllPull-Ups
andPull-Downs
I Sonsesand
Locks
toNTSC,PAL,SECAMVldeoStandards
I VideoSlandard
IndlcatoronFront
Panel
I AES/EBUSync
Outputs
I WordClockOulpuls
I Dtgldeslgn@2so
FSSynoOutputs
I SPDIFSync
OpllonalWllh
Adapter
Alltheselsalures
addup
to
asolld,flexlble
sync
generalor
lhatwlllsustaln
you
through
yoars
ofconelant
use.Take
afewmlnutee
toreadthrough
lhlemanual.
li
wlllgulde
you
lhroughAardSync
lloperatlon
and
wlll
have
you
upandrunnlng
Inmoments.
Once
you
undersland
the
baslc
luncllons
of
your
AardSync
ll,
you'll
havefull
accesstothe
power
and
flexlblllty
ofAardvark
onglneerlng.
ThlE
€qulpmenthasboon
tostedandlound
iocomplywllhthollmlt6lor
aclaBoAdlglleldovlco,
pureuanl
to
parl
16ol
lhoFCCtules,Thosollmltsatodeelgnodto
provldo
reasonableprotoctlon
agaln0l
harmlullnlcderoncewhon
ths€qulpmont
lsoporatod
Inacommerclalonvlronment.
Thl6oqulpmenl0onerat€8,
usos,andconradlatoradlo
kequency
onolgyand,llnolInstallod
andu6ed
In
ac€ordanco
vrllhlheInslrucllon
manual,may
cause
harmful
Into116r€ncetoradlocommunlcallons.
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aresldenllaleaoalsllkolylooausoharmtul
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requlrodtocorroct
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ownoxpense.
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AErdvatk
ComputorSy6tsms,
Ino.Atl
tlghts
rosgruod.
For
your
safely,
record
your
serlainumber
below:
Serlal:

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xo. 258 WC
ilc oo5
00*5
d,d,
FrontPanel
lu
Back
Panel
d,
ffi n.r. ScoctlonSwiich
Solects
lhedlgjtele..:Ciosampllngrate,
(goo
Sampllng
Ratelabloon
followlng
page)
@ vrceoInIndlcator
Whenon,Indlcalesthe
presence
ofavldeoInput
slgnal.llno
vldeoInputle
provlded,
theunllwlllfreerun
uslnglnt€rnal
clocklng,
ffi VfceoStandardIndlcatore
(PAUSECAM;
NTSCcolor;NTSCb/w).
@ SyotemLooklndlcator
Whenon,Indlcaloslhal
lhe
unlt
ls
locked
to
lhevldeo
sync,
ffi Ro*.r
Indlcator
(S ro*.t
Power
ewllch.
Unlt
Operatlon
1.
Altach
power
adapterlounlland
plug
Intowalloutlet.
2,
PlugInput
andoulput
cablesInto
rear
XLR
con',rectors,
3.
Turnunlt
onal
lhe
power
swltch.
ffii,
ffi
6B
({p
6,fii}
(.?
Power
Connectlon
lor
power
adapter.
Dlgldeelgno
256
Clock
Internally
lumperable
toWord
Clock
Sync
Oulput.
WordClockSync
Output
Internally
lumperable
loDlglDeslgno
256clock.
Word
Clock
SyncOulpule
Slandard
fiL level
squaro
wavo
atsampllngrate.
AES/EBU
DlgltalOutput
XLRo'
Dlgllal
audloreference
slgnal
(DARS).
Vldeo
Input
Vldoo
elgnallotock
to
(NTSC,
PAUSECAM).
'Protesslonal
dlgltal
connectorsconflgurable
tocon0umer
plugs
uslngopllonal
adaptors
Your
AardSync
lllsready
looperate. lfyou have
applled
avldeoInput
slgnal
but
thevldeoIndlcatordoesnotllghl,
checkcabllng
andlhe
sourcsdevlce.

Unlt
Operailon
1.
Atlach
power
adapter
lo
unrt
and
plug
lnto
wall
oullet.
2.
Plug
Input
and
oulput
cabtes
into
rear
connectors.
3.
Turn
unll
on
al
lho
po,*er
svritch.
Your
AardSync
ll
lsreacy
to
operale.
lf
you
have
applled
lJ]d:o fnp_ur
stgnat
bur
rhe
viU'eo
fndtcaioi
OoJ,
nor
llgt
r,
chock
cabllng
and
the
scurce
devlce.
J,ll.no,vlee_o
e
tgnat
lo
rhe
vldeo
Inpul,
the
unlt
wlll
lree
run
produclng
DAFTS
from
Intornal
.rirrfrLSJ Ou.ireO
eam.
pllng
rate
vlarate
selecllon
swltch.
l:f,pf vldec
signat
ilvtdeo
eync
te
deehed,
Wlth
vtdoo
apptted,
vtdeo
indlcator
shoutd
lighl
up
triie?aiely,anO
tn
2 serconds
or tess
lock
jndtcaio,
.h;ij-ildil tt ,tu"o
ldf:l.l dcesn'r
nghr,
check
rh;
;jo-t;;'bii anrr
rhe
source
dovico,
lfvldeo
lndlcator
tfghts
builoci
lndl.uro,
doesn
riighr
ortr
flashes,.
the
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ii ,^JOf"
ioioct
ro
fne
viders
ign
at
s
uppued.
rnrs.
hoicaies
irl.irt',ir
j.o rrgn.r
ls
loo
nolsy
or
unslablo
to
bs
us€d.
Instrucllone
for Rack
mountlng
The
AardSync
ll
unlt
ls
capable
of
dashop
or
rack-mounled
operatlon.
For
rack.modnilng
appttcaflSne,
iree'only
ffre
provlded
nylon
10-02
xS/1O'isciewe.
lWarnlng: To-malntaln
voltage
requlremenle,
usE
0nly
the
lecommended
adapters.
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i"'ft*lfllfff
-'tffi
'd'$$ffi
li,
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F[3,1',,ll1ggPliiJi*lili8f
Jslf.lTrr*r.&60kHz,
To
AardSync
ll
n
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Mate

User
Gonllguratlon
Cuslom
conllguratlon
of
theAardSync
ll'soperallon
may
be
accompllehed
vta
reposltlonlng
oflhe
lntelnal
Jumper
setup,
To
access
the
Jumpers,
s€o
thefollowlng
6ocllon,
Alterlng
JumperConf
lguratlon
Once
you
have
removed
thecover,
look
at
lhe
AardSync
ll'sclrcullboard.
lt
should
resemble
lhelllustrailon
below.
t S|}11ffiil.'*01,JP100
f,JP4
8Ioalwave
ueer
O {P50
A
JP!02
mlghl
bonoododIt
theopuonal
Vtdoo
Gonomtor
BoErd[EInslsllBd.
I JPOlo
NoT
UoorConnguroblot
Removlng
the
Cere
I Warnlng:
Thlr unlt
laaalailc.senslilve
componenl.
Beeure
totake
proper
precaullone,
or
clrcullry
may
be
damaged.
Tbaccese
Jumpere;
.l)
Romove
the
back
panel
and
bezel
by
flrst
removlng
lhe
two
back
panel
Bcrowe,
2)
Remove
lhe5hex
rlngs
lrom
BNC
conneclors.
3)
Remove
the
base
covsr
Gcrew,
4)Sllde
ofllhe
untt'e
cover
by
pulllng
lt
toward
lhe
back
oflho
unlt.
Pule
2Oulput
Forfist
m
fifi#sil-
[n
l;[E?'g'$"xnf,
VidooInoulPluo
0
il +:flliR,,;
E i[";'ii#igsi
Top
otUn[
ba06o5u
I Warnlng:
do
nottemove
the
front
cover
panel.
llls
lhe
hard
way
to
get
Inslde
thecase.

GontlnuousDARSSynchronlzatlon
andSMPTETrlgger,
VTRBased
Dlgltalaudloclocklnglsdodvod
fromvldoo
olgnalby
lho
AardSync
ll,
whlch
gonerates
aDlgltalAudlo
Retor€nco
Slgnal
(DAFS)
andaWord
Clock
(WC)
slgnal.
Allolherdevlceederlvelhelrdlgltal
audloclocklng
from
elthortheDARSorlhe
WC
elgnal
provlded
by
lhe
AardSync
ll.
The0lgltal
AudloWotkslallon
(DAW)
genlocke
loDARStoderlvo
tlmlng
forth6
dlgltalaudlo
ltB€nds
lolheD/AilheAardverior
gonlockE
toDARSto
gonorale
lhe
llmlngfor
lhe
Iy'D.
TnoStIPTE
LITC
recordedononeollheWR'e
audlolrackeleused
lotrlgger
playback
ofa
pofllon
otaudlo,
Advsnlages:
. The
dlgllalaudlolelocked
lo lhe WR vldeoslgnal, Forlhlereaeon,
llwill
noldrltl.
.TheAardsync
ll
provldes
aDARSwhlch
lrackslong.lermchanges
of
WR
playback
rale,bulllllereoul
lltlers
lhalwould
becaueedbylhe
wow,flullor
andskewInherenlIn
lheWRkanoporl.
.Ths
AardSync
llusos
proprlolary
dlgltal
lechnlquestoreduco
lltter,
thuo
provldlng
lhehlghosl
poeelblequallty
DAFSfor
dlgllalaudlo
r€cordlng.
.ThoAardsyncll
provldes
acce88toalllhovarlou8
pulhup
and
pull.
downfrequencles
requlred
by
lhe
professlonal
vldoo
post
snvlron.
menl,
.ooesn'lrequlre
anoxt€rnalhou8o
sync
ggnolator.
.Allof
lhedlgltaldevlceearelockedlolhedlgllalmaeler,
Thlsmakee
ll
po6slblo
formultlple
dlgllalaudlodevlceelowork
togolhor.
Dlsadvantagos:
.Bscausg
anextornalhouBosync
gonsralor
lBnoluaed,lhe
quallty
of
lhellmlng
oflhevldeoslgnallelow,and
lBllmltedby
lho
mechanlcal
wow,lluller
andskewlngoflheWRlransporl,The
AardSyno
ll
wlll
In
lar00
parl
compsnsaletorihsoBhorlcomlnge,bul
lhehlghesl
quallty
recordlngswlll
bemade
wilh
lhe
house
sync
goneralor,
Contlnuoue
OARS
Synchronlzatlon
andSMPTE
Trlgger,
Vldeo
House
SyncBased
Dlgllal
audloclocklng
ledorlvod
komvldoo
black
buratelgnal
bylho
AardSync
ll,whlch
g€noratos
a0lgltalAudloReferonce
Slgnal(OARg)
andaWord
Clock
(WC)
slgnal.All
olherdevlceededve
lhelr
dlgllal
audloclocklnglrom
olthor
the
DARS
orlheWGelgnal
provlded
by
the
Aardgync
ll.The
DAW
genlocks
toDAFS
lodedve
ilmlngforthodlgltal
audloltEendslolho
D/Ailho
Aardvortorgenlock8lo
DARS
togenoralo
lhellmlnglorlhe
A/D,
TheSMPTEGeneratorproducee
9MPIE
L|TCdedv€d
kom
theslablo
vldeo
blackburat
creat€d
bylheHouoo
6yno
qonorator.
ThlB
OMpTE
LITCeync
elgnal
ls
u8sd
lolrlgger
playback
ofa
pofllon
ofaudlo
and
lo
provldo
lheolgnal
lo
genlock
to,
Advanlages:
o
The
dlgltalaudlola
locked
tolhohoueevldeo
sync.For
lhlereason,
llwlllnol
drlfl,
.The
Houee
SyncOonoratorprovldee
AardSynollwlth
aetablellmlng
referenco.TheAardsyno
ll uso8
proprlolary
dlglte!
iechnlquos
lo
provlde
addltlonal
llttor
romoval
neceeeary
toroduco
llner
Inlo
lhe
plcoeecond
range,Thle
conllgurallon
wlllproduce
lhehlgheet
quallty
dlgltal
audlo
poeslble,
.ThoAardgyno
ll
provldee
accoostoalllhevarloue
pull.up
and
pull
downlroquenclee
requked
by
lhe
profeealonal
vldao
poBl
onvlron.
menl.
.Allol
lhe
dlgllal
devlcse
arelockod
lolhedlgltal
maeler.
Thla
makes
ll
poeelble
formultlpledlgltal
audlo
devlces
towoR
logolher.
o
WRslhalrecord
dlgllal
audlotiackswlll
wofiwell
In
lhleconllgura.
llon,
Thesemachlnesrequlrelhedlgllalaudlotobolnpodocilockwlth
thevldeolramee.

LowCoet
Fleld
Recordtng
olDlgltalAudloLockcdtoVldeo
TheAatdSynoll provldea a rockaolldDAFS
whlchlelocked
lo lhe
vldeoelgnal
gonsralod
bythocamota
orthovldoo0yn0
genelatol.
BocauBelhoAardverlercsnlocktoOAF8,long
perlode
ofdlgltalaudlo
dalacanbo
r€cordod
wlthoullos0
oleynchronlzallon,
AdvanlagoB:
o
Thedlgltal
audlo
lr lock€d
lolhe
vld€o
slgnal.Forlhleroa8onllwlll
noldrlfl.Recordlnge
ofanylengthc€nbomadeandlhoaudloand
vldoocan
beeuccaeelullyrecomblnedat
lheetudlo,
. Alow
coslDAT
canbe
used
lomake the
recordlng,
Synchronous
Sampls
Rato
ConverelonAppllcatlon
AES/ESU
44.1kHz AES/EBU
48
kHz
TheAardSynoll
provldee
awlde
rangeol
pull-up
and
pull.down
ftequencleeueelulforraleconverslon
or
pulllng
oporallons,
Advanlsgos:
.TheAardgyncll
usos
proprlolary
dlgllal
technlquos
lo
r0duce
llller,
lhue
provldlng
lhe
hlghesl
poeelblequallty
DAFSlordlgllalaudlo
r0cordlng.
.The
playback
devlcerungIneyncwllh
vldeoeoll
wlll
not
drlft,
.Tho
AardSynoll
provldee
accosslo
alllhovarloue
pull.up
and
pull'
downlrequenclearequlredbylhe
proleeelonal
vldeo
posl
envlron-
monl.

VldeoInputSpeclflcallons
InputLevel: 1Vp.p
(termlnat€d
Into76
Ohtns).
Input
lmpedanco: 75
Ohme.Termlnatlon
ls
lumper
seleclable,
Vld€o
Frequenclss: NTSC-3oHz,
NTSC.29,97
Hz,PAL,SECAM,
Vldeo
Frequencylndlcator: 3LEDIndlcatore.
SyncOutpulSpeclllballone
AES
SyncOulpul: 2AES/EBU.92
XLRe,
' OpllonalS/PDIFRCA
adaplers.
WordClock
Oulpuls: I TTLBNCo.
250syncoulpute: 1
fiL BNC,
Sampllng
Ratea
OufputSampllngRalos: 32,42.336,44.056,44.1,44.144,46.937,
40.080,
47.552,48,48.048,60kHz,and
1
programmable.
Jltter
Reducllon: >70
dB@60Hz;
>100
dB
above
000Hz,
UnltSpeclllcallons
NomlnalDCPower: 12VoltD.G,,
@.3amp,
wolghl: 2,261bs, (1.1Kg).
Dlmonslons: 7x
I x1.5 In
(.|7.8
x22.9x3,8cm).
OperatlngTemperalure: 32'lo 104oF(0.
to
40"
C).
202
E.Washlngion
Sulle300
AnnArbor,
Ml 48104
Ph:313.685-8899 FAX:313€65.0804
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