Eventide Ecw-40 User manual

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Installation

and

Operation

of

the

Eventide

ECW-40

Satellite

Chronometer

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ECW-40

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Third

Edition,

March

1997

Software

version

1.4

1992-1997

Eventide

Inc.

lAlsanWay

Little

Ferry

NJ

07643

USA

201-641-1200

http://www.eventide.com

[email protected]

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Table

of

Contents

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EC::W-40

Quick

Setup

Introduction

g

Menu

Structure.

g

The

"Top"

menu

8

OperadcHi

of

pushbuttmis

8

The

Clock

screen

9

The

Slave

soeen

9

The

(GPS)

Status

screen

9

The

GPS

Raw

Data

screen

10

The

(GPS)

Grq>h

screen

12

The

(GPS)

Warning

screen

13

Setting

Up

the

ECW-40

Configuring

the

Clock

screen

14

Selecting

a

Clode

screen

display

17

Customizing

the

Clodc

screen

18

Changing

tl^

screen's

bri^itness

20

Security:

"Locking"

the

dock

20

Unlod^g

the

clock

21

Serial

Communication

Configuration

(RS-232/485)

22

Selecting

a

format

22

Omfiguring

a

fonnat

23

Activating

timecode

output

24

RS232/485

output

protocols

25

Cable

connections

to

external

devices

26

Specifications

29

Warranty

31

Index.

32

ECW-40

with

Eventide

modd

VR240

Logging

Recorder

-

Set-uplnstructions

appendix

i

ECW-40

with

Eventide

modd

VR204

Logging

Recorder

-

Set-up

Instructions

q>pendix

ii

ECW-40

with

Eventide

Logging

Recorders

-

RS432/RS485

Cable

Diagram.

appendix

iii

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ECW-40

Quick

Setup

WARNING:

Connect

antenna

cable

before

applying

power

to

the

ECW-40.

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1.

Connect

your

GPS

antenna

to

the

rear

panel

BNC

connector

l^)eled

GPS

ANTENNA.

2.

Connect

the

power

supply

to

the

rear

panel

labeled

POWER

IN,

and

plug

the

AC

power

cord

into

an

AC

outlet

3.

After

briefly

flashing

an

introductCHy

screen,

the

ECW-40

displ^s

a

date

and

time

screen.

The

date

and

time

m^

or,

more

likely,

m^

not

be

accurate.

4.

Press

the

pushbutton

labeled

Top.

Then

press

the

pushbutton

labeled

Status.

5.

Press

the

pushbuttcm

labeled

GPS

Data

and

note

the

line

"GPS

data

is

not

valid."

6.

Watch

the

screen

as

the

clock's

GPS

receiver

searches

for

satellites.

In

a

minute

or

two

the

message

"GPS

data

is

valid"

should

appear,

and

your

clock

is

set

If

not,

try

reciienting

your

antenna

until

"GPS

data

is

valid"

is

displ^^

(If

your

clock

has

been

moved

a

large

geographic

distance,

it

may

take

longer

to

lock

on

-

inidicated

by

"CS"

on

line

four

in

the

STS

(status)

column

on

the

GPS

Raw

Data

Screen.

See

page

10

for

mem

informatioa).

7.

Press

Top

and

observe

the

message

"Last

Valid

GPS

Time:

(xxrxx

xx/xx/xx)."

Then

press

Gock

to

display

the

current

GPS-accurate

date

and

time

(remember

that

you

have

not

yet

configured

your

clock

for

any

particular

time

zone).

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IntroductioD

WARNING:

Connect

antenna

cable

before

applying

power

totlieECW-40.

Congratulations

on

your

purchase

of

an

Eventide

ECW-40

Satellite

ChrcmOTieter,

a

precise

time

base

fw

synchronizing

entire

systems.

Unlike

other

time

measurement

systems,

the

ECW-40

works

anywhere

on

earth,

anytime,

and

under

any

weather

conditions.

The

ECW-40

is

a

unique

product

that

can

provide

a

primary

source

of

traceable

and

reliable

time.

It

meets

the

critical

requirement

of

providing

legal

external

time

synchronization

for

public

safety,

transportation,

and

fi

nance

communication

systems,

and

can

assure

accurate

event

logging

and

billing

for

telephone

and

power

utilities.

Users

of

digital

^^nmtwimtnitinn

logging

recOTders

sudi

as

the

Eventide

models

VR240

and

VR204,

and

the

Dictaphone

9800,

will

fi

nd

that

the

ECW-40

serves

as

an

extreme^

accurate

time

and

date

source,

providing

an

external

refisence

standard

to

eliminate

any

possible

drift

inherent

in

these

umts'

mtonal

clocks.

A

single

ECW-40

can

serve

as

a

master

reference

clodc

for

a

group

of

such

recmders.

The

ECW-

40's

extra-large

display

can

also

be

switched

to

show

the

tecmded

time

and

date

infoimatimi

of

an

audio

channel

as

it

is

being

played

back

fi

mn

a

cmmected

logging

recorder.

This

mode

is

ideal

for

use

when

time

informatioa

is

being

observed

1^

several

peqple

frcun

a

distance~f(X'

example,

in

a

large

ccmtrol

romn-or

when

tapes

are

being

played

as

evidence

in

a

courtnxm

The

Global

Positioning

System

receiver

in

the

ECW-40

requires

an

external

antenna

for

premier

(^leration

and

to

maintain

accurate

time.

Eventide

siqiplies

two

ty

pes;

(me

mounts

(m

a

window,

the

other

is

mounted

outdoors.

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ECW-40/March

1997

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The

ECW-40

uses

the

Global

Positioning

System

(GPS)

based

on

satellite

data

and

intemal

ECW-40

calculations,

All

ouqiuts

are

user-configurable

and

extremely

accurate.

The

ECW-40

can

display

time

fr

om

^

an

external

RS-232/485

time

source

on

any

of

20

of

its

selectable

clodc

screens

or

on

one

of

three

user-

|

i

designed

screens.

The

ECW-40

uses

the

most

modem

technology

available

It

has

a

built-in

GPS

receiver,

I

which

simultaneously

receives

time

signals

fr

om

multiple

orbiting

satellites.

Accuracy

is

maintained

to

within

plus

or

minus

one

microsecond.

Battery-backed

random

access

menxxy

(RAM)

saves

user-set

H

informatioa

in

the

event

of

a

power

interruption.

'

J

Locate

the

clock

for

convenience

in

connecting

cables

for

AC

power,

antenna,

and

perh^s

to

external

devices.

The

clcmk

is

designed

to

operate

indoors

with

no

extremes

of

tenqierature

or

relative

humidity.

|

The

clock

w(m't

need

to

be

moved

often,

but

if

you

use

optional

features

that

retpiire

regular

access

to

the

7-]

rear

panel

ofthe

clock

you

will

want

to

make

it

easity

accessible.

{

A

single

Eventide

ECW-40

can

supply

the

time

reference

to

several

devices,

such

as

voice

logging

n,

recorders,

communicaticxi

omsoles,

ccmqiuter-aided

dispatch

systems,

and

hi^-visibility

wall

clocks.

When

100%

redundancy

is

required,

two

ECW-40S

can

be

programmed

to

work

together.

Software

designates

one

as

the

master

and

the

other

as

the

backup.

If

the

master

detects

a

failure,

it

automatically

switches

to

the

backup's

output,

providing

full

redundancy.

If

you

have

purchased

a

second

ECW-40

f(»'

a

backup,

you

may

want

to

mount

the

two

clocks

side-by-side

so

connections

can

easily

be

made

if

the

master

unit

stould

fad.

The

installati<»

consideratioas

appty

to

bodi

a

master

ECW-40

and

a

backiqr

unit

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u

Both

window

and

outdoor

antennas

need

a

clear

view

of

the

sky

to

provide

reliable

reception.

Window

mounted

antennas

should

be

placed

with

the

sticker

facing

out

or

as

shown

in

the

antenna

mounting

kit

manual.

The

cable

(feedline)

should

run

fr

om

the

antenna

to

the

GPS

ANTENNA

connector

on

the

back

of

the

ECW-^O

(be

sure

to

connect

a

feedline

to

this

connector

before

applying

power

to

the

clock).

i

'

Ifyou

are

installing

a

signal

amplifier

or

surge

(lightning)

suppressor,

connect

it

in

series

with

the

antenna

ij

ferine.

If

you

own

a

back-up

ECW-40,

you

can

install

a

separate

antenna

for

each

clock

or

use

a

signal

"splitter"

to

feed

both

clocks

fr

om

one

anteima;

it's

also

ok^

to

nxMmt

separate

antennas

side

by

side

(but

not

overlapping).

An

outdoor

roof

or

a

tower-mounted

antenna

should

be

placed

with

the

connector

side

facing

down,

toward

the

ground.

Follow

the

mounting

kit

instructions

on

mounting

the

antenna

to

the

roof

or

tower

for

best

results.

Connect

a

signal

amplifier

or

surge

suppressor

in

series

with

the

feedline,

at

the

clock

end.

A

mast-mounted

antenna

should

be

placed

on

a

sturtfy

mount

and

screwed

cm

securely.

Connect

the

BNC

plug

on

the

end

of

the

feedline

to

the

back

of

the

ECW-40.

Please

remember:

alw^s

disconnect

the

ECW-40

fr

om

AC

power

before

either

connecting

or

disconnecting

the

antenna

feedline.

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1997

Menu

Structure

Setting

up

the

ECW-40

to

meet

your

needs

is

done

through

a

series

of

on-screen

"menus."

If

you

have

done

the

"Quick

Setup"

on

page

fi

ve

you

alreacfy

have

seen

the

fi

rst

of

these

menus.

The

six

pushbuttons

below

the

clock's

display

access

these

menus

for

set-up.

They

also

give

quick

access

during

operation

to

screens

containing

infonnation

you

may

wish

to

see.

When

fi

rst

plugged

in,

the

clock

displ^

a

title

screen

and

then

switches

direct^

to

a

display

of

the

current

day,

calendtf

date,

and

time.

That

screen

is

shown

on

the

title

page

of

this

manual

and

is

referred

to

as

the

Clock

screen.

To

exit

the

Clock

screen,

press

any

one

of

the

"sofikeys"-the

four

center

pushbuttons-or

the

T

op

key,

to

display

the

Top

menu,

as

shown

below.

If

you

are

starting

your

clock

for

the

fi

rst

time

you'll

see

a

screen

similar

to

this:

r-

Eventide

ECW-40

Satellite

Chrooometer

Topsenea

The

four

(center)

softk^

are

now

labeled

Configure,

Status,

Slave,

and

Oock.

From

this

point

on,

no

matto*

where

you

are

in

die

menu

structure,

any

time

you

press

Top,

it

will

take

you

directly

to

this

To/y

screen.

This

allows

you

to

make

setup

changes

and

then

return

directly

the

C/ock

screen.

The

Top

screen

always

shows

die

most

recent

time

that

the

unit

received

valid

GPS

infonnatimi,

and

the

last

time

the

unit

recdved

a

tune

fi

om

an

external

ti

me

smirce.

From

die

Top

screen,

you

can

move

directly

to

screens

diatdi^hQr

detailed

GPS

satellite

tnfcxmation

as

well

as

diange

the

setiqi

of

the

clock.

The

four

(center)

softk^

operate

as

follows:

Configure:

Choose

fr

om

Set

Cock,

Hardware,

Presets,

and

Outputs.

Status:

Choose

between

GPS

Data

and

a

Graph

of

GPS

data.

Configure

Warning

options

or

Reset

the

GPS

receiver.

Slave:

Displays

the

time

as

received

fr

om

an

external

source.

Oock:

Returns

to

the

Clock

sacca.

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The

Oock

Screen

u

U

Any

time

you

press

the

Oock

softkey

the

GPS-synchrooized

time,

day

and

date

are

ordinarily

displ^ed

on

the

entire

screen

(other

information

will

be

displayed

on

the

Clock

screen

if

it

has

been

user-selected;

see

pages

14

and

15).

From

the

Clock

screen,

pressing

any

of

the

six

keys

displays

the

Top

screen,

unless

the

clock's

security

feature

has

been

enabled

(see

pages

15

and

16).

The

time

display

typically

includes

a

colon

(:).

If

you

have

opted

to

be

warned

of

GPS

status,

the

colon

will

blink

if

GPS

data

is

not

valid

and

the

time

ms^

or

m^

not

be

accurate

(see

GPS

status,

below).

The

Slave

Screen

From

the

top

menu,

the

Slave

softkey

displays

the

time

the

ECW-40

has

received

fr

om

any

external

device;

the

default

value

is

12:00:00.

Pressing

any

of

the

six

softkeys

fr

om

the

Slave

screen

displays

the

Top

screen.

The

Status

Screen

The

Status

screen,

selected

fr

om

the

Top

screen

menu,

presents

choices

for

displ^ong

raw

GPS

information.

From

the

Status

screen

menu,

you

can

access

GPS

receiver

information

(GPS

Data),

including

satellite

tracking

and

position;

a

28-hour

history

graph

of

satellite

reception

(Graph).

From

this

screen

you

may

also

select

if,

wlien,

and

how

GPS

warnings

are

displayed.

You

m^

also

Reset

the

GPS

receiver

fr

om

here.

(Reset

is

for

extreme

circumstances

only;

see

page

10.)

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Status

screen

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The

GPS

Raw

Data

Screen

The

GPS

Raw

Data

screen

displi^s

ftal-dme

GPS

information

and

allows

you

to

watch

the

Global

Positioning

System

at

work.

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GPS

Raw

Data

screen

The

only

keys

used

with

this

screen

are

GPS

data

is

valid:

GPS

date

and

time:

GPS

longitude

and

latitude:

GPS

ALT:

Indicates

when

the

GPS

data

(position

and

time)

is

valid,

i.e.

when

the

GPS

receiver

is

in

Navigation

mode

and

three

or

more

satellites

are

being

tracked.

The

time,

in

Greewicfa

Mean

Time

(GMT,

or

UTC)

onty,

and

date

according

to

the

GPS

receiver.

The

longitude

and

latitude

of

your

clock

site.

A

number

derived

fi

om

GPS

receiver

information

apfuoximatingyour

site's

altitude

above

sea

level

(ASL)

in

feet

This

display

is

provided

onfy

as

a

further

indkatkn

that

the

GPS

receiver

is

at

work.

Operatiooiil

lmiitati(»s

imposed

by

U.S.

Department

of

Defense

prevent

the clock

fr

om

providing

an

accurate

readout

of

ASL

altitude.

H,V,P,andGDOP

(Dilution

of

Precisitm):

Information

derived

fi

om

GPS

receiver

operaticm

relating

to

enYH-

correction;

the

lower

the

number

the

better.

This

information

is

not

used

in

normal

clock

operation.

(Abbreviations

are

(II)orizontal,

(V)ertical,

(G)eometric,

and

(P)osition.)

CH

(Channel

Number):

The

fi

ve

GPS

satellites.

An

asterisk

(*)

indicates

a

"spare"

chaimel.

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S

(Channel

status):

The

current

status

of

each

of

the

Gve

tracking

satellites

as

follows:

0

==

Idle

state

1

-

Search

in

progress

for

a

satellite

S

-

Receiver

locked

on

a

given

satellite

SV

(Space

vehicle):

The

numbers

assigned

by

the

U.S.

government

to

each

satellite.

CN

(Carrier

to

noise

ratio):

EL:

AZI

(Azimuth):

STS

(Status):

Signal

strength

fr

mn

each

satellite.

The

higher

the

number,

the

stronger

the

signal.

Readings

should

range

fi

om

the

upper

20s

to

low

50s;

a

reading

of

zero

indicates

no

signal

present

on

the

channel.

Elevation

of

the

satellite

above

the

hmizon,

fr

om

0

to

90

degrees.

Position

of

the

satellite

off

the

horizon,

fr

om

0

to

360

degrees.

The

entire

ECW-40

GPS

system

status

as

follows:

—H

(or

—U):

OPS

receiver

function

indicators

not

used

in

normal

clock

operation.

NAV

(navigational):

The

GPS

receiver

is

"^locked"

and

date

and

time

are

valid.

Altematively,

ACQ

indicates

that

the

system

is

acquiring,

i.e.,

in

the

locking

process.

4

indicates

that

the

^stem

is

using

four

satellites;

i.e.,

is

locked

and

valid.

WS

indicates

that

the

system

was

"warm

started."

CS

would

indicate

that

the

system

was

last

"cold

started."

After

fi

rst

use

the

ECW«40

stores

information

in

non-volatile

memory;

if

the

clock

is

turned

off

and

then

turned

on

again,

the

search

for

a

satellite

lock

is

faster,

thanks

to

this

stored

information.

If

the

ECW-40

is

moved

a

large

geographical

distance

the

clock

will

take

longer

to

lock

on

because

the

stored

presets

will

not

necessarily

be

valid.

If

all

else

fails,

pressing

Reset

fi

rom

the

GPS

Status

screen

will

clear

tite

ECW-40's

memories

and

allow

it

to

restart

anew.

7

is

a

"figure

of

merit,"

a

measure

of

accuracy

based

on

Dilutirm

of

Perception

(see

page

9).

A

7

or

12

indicates

the

unit

is

locked

on.

No

lock

will

be

indicat^

by

the

fi

gure

500.

u

Eventide

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1997

11

n

The

Graph

Screeo

The

Graph

screen

displays

satellite

tracking

infonnation

over

the

hours.

This

infnfmat^n

enables

you

to

position

your

GPS

antenna

in

dififerent

locations

based

on

the

quallQr

of

GPS

reception.

The

GPS

receiver

has

5

channels

that

can

lock

on

up

to

9

satellites

at

once.

The

graph

displi^

the

average

number

of

channels

locked

onto

satellites

at

(Hie

time.

(Ran^

is

0

to

5)

The

Graph

screen

enables

you

to

watch

how

antenna

placement

has

affected

your

GPS

reception

and

allows

you

to

reposition

your

antenna

for

best

performance.

Fourteen

hours

after

moving

your

antenna,

the

Graph

screen

gives

you

a

full-screen,

side-by-side

"beftne

and

after"

of

antenna

performance.

The

example

below

shows

how

a

typical

Graph

screen

looks

after

seven

hours

of

successful

receptioa

Eventide

ECW-40

Chroaoineter

Grqpift

screen

r>,

■

V

Eventide

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1997

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u

The

Warning

Screen

li

U

L

L'

U

y

u

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ECW-40

%%n^

-\r--

wfltiDfiSiSiBSSuKBfiSBwHfciflw

SX^Wi-KvX.

Warning

smm

Use

the

GPS

Warning

Screen

menu

(above)

to

choose

how

you

wish

to

be

warned

about

GPS

validity.

Press

the

SELECT

button

to

highlight

your

choice,

it

is

saved

automatically

when

you

exit

Without

GPS

lock

colons

will

blink:

When

no

satellites

have

been

ac<piired.

N^er:

Disables

the

GPS

warning

screen.

When

GPS

signal

lost:

A

warning

screen,

"WARNING,

GPS

signal

is

lost,"

appears

briefly

every

10

seconds.

When

GPS

receiver

not

responding:

A

warning

screen,

"WARNING,

GPS

receiver

defective,"

appears

briefly

every

10

secmids.

U

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ECW-40/March

1997

13

If

you

wish

to

change

the

time

or

date

of

the

clock,

press

Prev,

then

press

Set

Time

to

present

the

Set

Clock

screen.

The

Cursor

pushbuttcm

selects

which

item

on

the

screen

is

hi^ili^ted;

use

the

Decrease

and

Increase

pushbuttons

to

change

the

highlighted

item

as

you

wish,

then

press

Set.

A

brief

message

appears,

"Clock

has

been

updated,"

and

you

are

returned

to

the

Time

Configurations

screen.

Eventide

ECW-40

Stteilhe

Chfooometer

V

^

.r

wni

Set

Clock

screen

You

can

change

the

time

or

date

when

you

have

a

GPS

lock,

hut

the

clock

will

soon

reset

itself

to

the

correct

GPS

time.

Eventide

ECW-40/March

1997

16

y

u

U

Choosing

t

Screen

Display

You

can

cboose

the

infonnation

is

displ^ed

on

the

Clock

or

Slave

screen

on

your

ECW-40.

Either

select

one

of

the

20

dififercnt

presets

included

in

your

clock

or

design

your

own

custcxn

preset

display.

From

the

Top

Menu,

press

Configure,

press

Presets,

then

press

Oock.

The

current

screen

format

will

be

highlighted

It

is

likely

that

one

of

the

20

supplied

screen

formats

will

meet

your

requirements.

Use

the

"Previous"

and

"Next"

keys

to

scroll

through

these

options.

A

brief

description

of

each

preset

is

provided

along

with

the

ability

to

audition

a

selection

by

pressing

and

holding

the

View

key.

When

you

fi

nd

the

format

you

like,

press

Choose.

The

message

"Saved

New

Clock

Screen"

briefly

appears

in

the

Preset

Menu.

Press

Top,

then

Gock,

to

retum

to

the

Clock

screen.

u

The

screen

format

options

are:

Big

Chars

with

AMPM

Time

Big

Chars

with

Military

Time

Big

Weekday

and

AMPM

Time

Big

Weekd^

and

Military

Time

Date

On

Top

With

AMPM

Time

Date

on

Top

With

Military

Time

AMPM

Time

Top

Right

Military

Time

Top

Right

Large

AMPM

Time

Small

Date

Large

Military

Time

SmaU

Date

Day,

date,

AMPM

time

same

size

Day,

date.

Mil.

time

same

size

G^^

and

Local

Time

•

AMPM

GMT

and

Local

Time

-

Military

Navigation

Time

■

ii

'j;-

1

Sm.ill

Ti

iiu'

()ii

T

Date

Onty

-No

Time

4

US

timezones

-

Standard

Time

4

US

timezones

-

Daylight

Time

4

Cities

Military

Time

LI

i

I

U

Ezfiutislfi

ECW-40

Stteilm

Chrooofoeler

*Large

Date

SmoB

Time

On

Top'

u

Eventide

ECW-40/March

1997

17

Desigoing

a

Custom

Cock

Screeo

By

designing

a

custom

clock

screen

you

not

only

can

reposition

and/or

resize

the

usual

clock

elements

-

the

date

and

time

-

you

also

can

add

available

GPS

informatioa

such

as

latitude

and

t*^gitude

to

the

Clock

screea

n

Begin

by

pressing

Top,

then

Configure,

then

Presets,

then

Design.

Note

that

the

Design

screen

includes

a

Help

function.

From

the

Design

screen,

press

Start

and

select

(highlight)

User

Preset

U\,

Note

that

you

can

create

three

User

Preset

screens.

Press

Edit.

Now,

highlight,

by

using

the

first

item

you

wish

to

display

on

your

clock

screen,

then

press

Configure.

The

"Set

size

and

format

for

this

quantity"

screen

presents

several

choices.

In

the

example

below,

the

year

has

been

selected

for

configuration:

Ezfintidfi

ECW-40

Sdellite

ChiooooMter

For

now,

do

not

change

the

settings.

Press

Frev

and

note

that

on

the

"Choose

quantity

to

place

on

soeen,"

"Year"

now

spears

with

an

asterisk,

indicating

that

at

this

point.

Year

is

the

only

quantity

that

will

appear

on

your

new

user-designed

screen.

Press

Position

and

your

new

screen

appears,

widi

the

year

in

the

upper

left

comer.

The

four

softkeys,

unlabeled,

move

the

year

around

the

screen:

left,

rigid,

up,

and

down.

Use

the

softkeys

to

move

the

year

on

the

screen

to

the

desired

position.

The

design

dements

in

the

design

screen

are

used

for

positioning

purposes

mily.

These

deftuilt

values

will

be

replaced

by

conect

values

when

you

return

to

the

C/ocA:

screen.

Now,

press

repeat

the

]»ocess

for

the

you

want

to

appear

on

your

new

ClockscseaL

Each

new

element

will

appear

in

the

upper

leftccnner

of

thePos/rfon

screen;

use

the

softkeys

to

position

each

new

element

on

the

screen.

When

your

custom

screen

has

all

elements

in

place,

press

to

return

to

the

Preset

Design

Screen.

At

this

point

you

can

View

the

changes

you've

made,

then

press

Save.

A

brief

message

will

appear.

Saved

New

User

Preset

Press

and

hold

View

to

see

your

custom

screen.

If

you

wish

to

change

the

size

or

format

of

an

element,

highlight

it

in

"Choose

quantity

to

place

screen,"

go

to

Configure,

and

make

the

changes.

If

you

wish

to

ra

nove

a

quantity

ft

mn

the

soeen,

press

Disable;

note

diat

die

asterisk

is

removed,

that

the

item

will

no

longer

^pear

on

the

scrceiL

After

making

changes

ycm

must

return

to

the

Preset

Design

Eventide

ECW-40/March

1997

18

u

*

1

u

Li

I

u

!!

U

W

!

i

Screen

and

press

Stve.

Now,

press

to

display

the

Preset

Menu

and

press

Gock.

Scroll

down

to

User

Preset

#1

(or

#2

or

#3)

until

it

is

highlighted

Pre^

View

to

see

that

the

new

screen

is

as

you

want

it,

then

press

Choose.

Press

Top,

then

press

Gock,

and

note

that

your

user

designed

screen

is

now

in

effect

j

fj

Eventide

ECW-40/March

IW

19

Hardware

Pressing

Hardware

fr

om

the

Configuration

menus

screen

allows

you

to

ac^'ust

the

brightness

and

contrast

of

the

LCD

display,

and

to

electronically

"lock"

the

unit

on

the

Clock

screen

for

security.

Press

LCD

to

see

the

Display

Configurations

menu;

Select

chooses

between

Brightness

and

Contrast,

and

Decrease

and

Increase

change

their

values.

Pressing

Enter

or

the

changes

and

letums

to

the

Hardware

Configurations

screen.

Pressing

Top

also

saves

the

changes

and

restores

the

Top

screen.

Eventide

ECW-40

Sttdlhe

Chrooometer

<3

S:wS»

Display

Configurations

screen

From

the

Hardware

Configurations

screen,

press

Security

for

the

Security

Configurations

screen.

Security

mode

enables

you

to

"lock"

the

ECW-40

on

the

clock

screen

to

jMevent

mi^^i^horirftd

arrfss.

Eventide

ECW-40

Stfdlite

dunnometer

Security

Configurations

screen

Eventide

ECW-40/March

1997

20

u

LI

u

U

Press

Set

Lock

and,

after

a

brief

message

"The

Lock

Has

Been

Enabled"

the

Hardware

Configurations

screen

returns.

Now,

return

to

the

Clock

screen

by

pressing

Top,

followed

by

pressing

Qock.

Note

that,

now,

pressing

Top

does

not

produce

the

Top

screen.

In

fact,

all

of

the

six

pus^ttons

have

been

disabled;

the

clock

is

locked

To

unlock

the

clock,

press

the

three

left^most

pushbuttons

simultaneously;

The

Top

screen

is

displayed

but

the

clock

is

not

yet

unlocked.

To

unlock

the

clock,

press

Configure,

then

Hardware,

then

Security,

and

then

Unlock.

You'll

get

the

message

"The

Lock

Has

Been

Disabled"

and

all

clock

functions

are

restored

If

the

clock

is

locked

but

loses

power,

the

lock

is

disabled

when

power

is

restored

Eventide

ECW^/March

1997

21

Serial

Communication

Configuration

(RS-232/48S)

The

ECW-40

su|>ports

b<^

RS-232

and

RS-485

serial

communication.

The

unit

can

display

only

one

of

these

serial

fcmnats

at

a

time.

The

Slave

screen

is

reserved

for

displaying

the

time

received

via

serial

communication.

To

configure

serial

communication

parameters,

go

to

the

Top

screen,

press

Confimire.

then

press

Outputs

to

display

the

foUowing:

y

^

v

8

^

Ezfiotidfi

ECW-40

Stteute

ChfOfKMseier

::.

'r

Cot^figCUKk

Output

^ofOk

Now

press

RS232/48S

to

display

the

fmmatyou

are

cunentty

receiving:

On

the

Input/Output

Configurations

soeen

the

serial

cmnmunicaticMi

fi

xmatyou

are

set

up

to

receive

is

highh^ted

in

reverse

text

Press

Select

to

choose

ri

ther

RS-232

or

RS-485

as

die

serial

fmmatyou

wish

to

receive.

Press

Configure

to

set

up

serial

cmnmunication

parameters:

Evnntide

ECW-40

•>

9

'

"S

•

Serial

I/O

Cor^figuration

screen

Eventide

ECW-40/Mardi

1997

22

u

Press

Cursor

to

select

fr

om

Baud

Rate,

Data

Bits,

Parity,

and

Stop

Bits.

Press

change

the

displ^red,

cunent

value

to

the

value.

Press

Ncit

to

change

the

cunent

value

to

the

value.

Press

Save

to

save

the

changes

you've

made

to

the

serial

I/O

parameten.

Press

Top

to

return

to

the

Top

menu

without

saving

changes.

Baud

Rate

sets

the

speed

at

which

characters

are

sent

and

received

by

the

ECW-40

(300

1200

4800

9600

or

19200

bauc^.

Parity

sets

parity

bits;

None

for

no

parity.

Even

for

even

parity,

and

Odd

for

odd

parity.

Data

Bits

sets

the

number

of

data

bits

per

character.

The

options

are

7

bits

or

8

bits

per

character.

Stop

Bits

sets

the

number

of

st(^

bits.

The

options

are

1

or

2

stop

bits.

Pressing

Save

returns

you

to

the

Input/Output

Configuration

screen.

From

the

Input/Output

Configurations

screen,

press

OutEnablc

to

view

the

RS-232/485

Output

Configuration

screen:

icrW

u

Evgntide

ECW-40

Sttemte

Chroaoflwter

RS232/4S5

Output

Configuration

screen

u

Li

Activate

Protocol

Interval

Timezone

aOows

you

to

(Kttwtte

or

deactivate

the

tmiecode

ou^ut

(changing

screen

iiwgg

Time

code

is

curioUfy

activated/deactivated''

and

"Output

Occurs."

selects

one

of

three

RS-232/485

protocols

(see

Formats

0,1,

and

2,

below).

selects

the

fr

equency

of

timecode

outputs

fr

om

nevery

disabled;

on

demand;

or

once-per

second

(changing

Output

Occurs

line

on

screen).

In

On

Demand

mode

the

clodc

will

output

the

selected

protocol

timecode

when

an

ASCII

"T"

is

received.

An

ASCII

"S"

followed

by

a

protocol

time

string

allows

an

external

source

to

set

the

clodL

selects

UTC

or

local

time

for

RS-232/485

timecode

ou^ut.

You

can

set

the

clock

to

ou^ut

formats

0

and

1

as

once-per-second

data

stream

outputs

-

the

preferred

data

stream

format

I

'

Eventide

ECW-40/March

1997

23

But

the

ECW-40

also

may

be

set

to

ou^ut

any

of

the

three

timecode

fonnats

on

demand

by

sending

the

ECW-40

an

ASCII

"T"

for

"time."

The

ECW-40

re

sponds

by

sending

Formats

0

and

1

on

the

flip

of

the

or

Fonnat

2

immediately.

In

addition,

the

ECW-40

can

be

set

by

an

external

device

if

it

does

not

have

a

successful

GPS

lock

by

sending

an

asterisk

(*)

for

Manual

S^

as

shown

above

imder

the

<I>

command.

Eventide

ECW-40/March

1997

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