Pangolin TC4000 User manual

TC4000 AND BEYOND
TC4000 SETUP AND FUNCTIONALITY
PANGOLIN LASER SYSTEMS
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TC4000 Setup and Functionality
Document Written 6/17/2019
Version 1.0

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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................... 2
TC4000 Overview ............................................................................................................. 3
Setup of TC4000............................................................................................................... 4
Setup Of Timecode In BEYOND .......................................................................................... 5
Setting up a timeline show to use Timecode in Beyond........................................................ 6
Checklist for using Timecode in BEYOND with TC4000 ......................................................... 7
Timecode out with TC4000................................................................................................ 8

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Introduction
Welcome to TC4000
The TC4000 is a SMPTE Timecode converter, It converts analog timecode SMPTE to Midi Timecode (MTC) via USB.
This allows for connection as a midi device, allowing for simultaneous input and output of LTC. Because Its over
midi, there is no need for an extra driver for this unit, and will work with windows drivers out of the box.
Beyond can receive incoming timecode in the following ways:
1. MIDI -MMC (Output only)
2. MIDI - MTC (Input and Output)
3. SMPTE reader such as TC2000 or Aquilla (Input only)
4. ArtNET timecode (Input and Output)
5. Synchronorm timecode, used for rendering in Realizzer.
When using TC4000 you are going to be using MIDI - MTC (Input and Output)
IMPORTANT NOTE: There was a small production run of the TC4000 that was labeled LTC2MTC, this device Is
exactly the same as the TC4000 and has the same exact setup and running procedures as the TC4000.

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TC4000 Overview
On one side we have a USB port, and an RGB status LED, On the other side we have RCA input and output for our
Audio LTC, this is slightly different then the TC2000 as the TC2000 had 3 leds on the USB Port side.

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Setup of TC4000
1. Click on the Main "Settings" menu and select MIDI Settings.
2. Select the MIDI Device "LTC4000", or "LTC2MTC" depending on
manufacture date into a device number.
3. Click Ok.
The Timecode for MIDI does not require any special configuration.
the type of incoming timecode will be detected automatically
Confirmation of incoming timecode will be shown in the preview
window and look like the figure above.
The RGB LED on the TC4000 will turn RED.
If you have never used timecode before, next section is the setup
for timecode overall.

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Setup Of Timecode In BEYOND
Before you can use timecode In beyond at all, you
will need to go into your configuration and setup
all timecode settings the way you would like to
use It.
To Setup:
1. Click on settings> Configuration
2. Click Timecode In
This will give you the window to the right.
Here you can choose settings for your timecode.
Under Incomming Timecode, you must Click
"Enable MIDI Timecode - MTC and MMC" for
TC4000 to work.
You can also enable other types of incomming
timecode in this window.
Some Other Timecode options within this window are described below:
“Keep running even though timecode stops” - when this option enabled, BEYOND will continue the
show playback even if the incoming timecode signal is lost, or stopped. This option allows the show to
continue playback even if there are some drops in timecode signal. When this option is disabled,
BEYOND will stop the show playback after 1 second of timecode signal timeout.
“Enable time smooth filter”. BEYOND can use the time (from timecode) directly. The time value coming from the
Timecode Controller will be used over and over again until a new value has been received. An alternative solution
is based on BEYOND detecting the timecode speed and following the time code as close as possible. In this
situation, BEYOND will not just wait for next time code value, it will continue to play the show based on the
Timecode speed it detected. As a result the time is always going forward and moves smoothly. The time smooth
filter should be enabled in most cases, except when you need the show to within an exact time.

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Setting up a timeline show to use Timecode in Beyond
To enable time code within a timeline show, you must
right click on the show tab, and click show properties.
Then you can select timecode input.
Once "Enable incoming timecode" is clicked, the show
will begin to follow incoming timecode.
This must be enabled for every timeline you want to
follow timecode, be sure to save your showfile once you
have enabled timecode on a show. This is also required if
you save the show into a cue of the workspace. And in
that case, the cue must be depressed to listen for
timecode.
Once you click Okay, a new button on the top bar will be
visible:
The TC-IN button has been added, this button when
clicked, will have the show following timecode, when
unclicked, the show will not react to timecode. This Is for
both programming, and safety purposes.

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Checklist for using Timecode in BEYOND with TC4000
1. Ensure your timecode device is connected and configured, in TC4000's case, you connect it over midi device
settings.
2. Ensure that you see incoming timecode values (green text) In the preview panel.
3. Ensure that the timeline show properties have "enable Incoming timecode" clicked
4. Click on the TC-IN button before the start of sending Timecode data.
Important: Timeline shows ignore timecode If the time value is out of bounds
BEYOND only allows for one source of Incoming timecode, this includes the timecode from Media in the timeline. If
you have media in your timeline, like video or audio, and your Incoming timecode Is not perfect, you can have
issues with synchronization. Due to this, it Is recommended that beyond output timecode and be the source if the
main media file is coming from BEYOND and not another show master within the system.

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Timecode out with TC4000
To setup Timecode out with TC4000, go to
Settings> Configuration> Timecode out
Here you can select a midi device number (set to
whatever device you set your TC4000 to in Midi settings
window) and decide on a timecode format.
To output Timecode from a Timeline, you must:
Click on a timeline show tab> Right click> show
Properties> Time code output and click "Enable outgoing
timecode"
Then when you play the show, you should output
timecode on the same timeframe that your show Is.