Masterclock RC1000 User Manual v1 – 2019.04
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2
1 Features and Specifications .................................................................................. 4
1.1
INPUTS ............................................................................................................................................ 4
GPI Inputs ............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 OUTPUTS ........................................................................................................................................ 5
GPI Outputs .......................................................................................................................................... 5
RS232 Interface .................................................................................................................................... 5
FRONT PANEL DISPLAY ......................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 MECHANICAL.................................................................................................................................. 6
Electrical ............................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL .......................................................................................................................... 6
2 Unpacking and Installation ................................................................................... 7
2.1
Package Contents ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.2
Connections .................................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 1. RC1000 Rear Panel .......................................................................................................... 8
Figure 2. I/O Connector (25 Pin ‘D’) ............................................................................................... 8
Figure 3. Breakout Adapter ........................................................................................................... 8
2.3
Timecode Connections ................................................................................................................. 10
Applying power to the RC1000 .......................................................................................................... 13
3 Operation ........................................................................................................... 14
3.1
Entering Time and Direction ......................................................................................................... 16
3.2
Programming PRESETs .................................................................................................................. 17
3.3
Recalling PRESETs ......................................................................................................................... 18
3.4
Elapsed Time ................................................................................................................................. 19
3.5
Sending Time to Remote Display with RS-232 .............................................................................. 21
3.6
Stopping and Restarting (Pause) .................................................................................................. 22
3.7
Reversing the Direction of the Count ........................................................................................... 24
3.8
Displaying Input Timecode ........................................................................................................... 24
3.9
Countdown to End of Program (Input Timecode Required) ......................................................... 25
3.10
Returning to Input Timecode After Countdown (Input Timecode Required).............................. 26
3.11
Swapping Channels ..................................................................................................................... 26
3.12
Adding/Subtracting Time to Existing/Running Count ................................................................. 27
3.13
Adding or Subtracting Time (Small Increments) ......................................................................... 28
3.14
Calculator .................................................................................................................................... 29
3.15
Sequence of Countdowns (Follow Buffer) .................................................................................. 30
3.15
Sequence of Countdowns (Follow Buffer) - (Continued) ............................................................ 31
3.16
Disabling Display Selection .......................................................................................................... 33
3.17
Disabling channel Selection......................................................................................................... 33
3.18
Programming GPI Outputs .......................................................................................................... 34
3.19
Programming GPI Inputs ............................................................................................................. 36
Example 1. Configure GPI input 1 to trigger a count down from 60 seconds on Channel A .............. 37
Example 2. Configure GPI input 2 to trigger a count up from 0 seconds on Channel B ..................... 39
3.20
Brightness of Display ................................................................................................................... 41
3.21
Leading Zero Blanking ................................................................................................................. 41
3.22
Re-enabling Lead Zeros ............................................................................................................... 41
Introduction
