Usually one of our Lockit devices acts as the master clock on set. But if you want another device to be the Master Clock, our TX mode is the right way to go.
Your external timecode source can be a computer, an audio recorder or a studio clock.
Since LTC timecode also holds sync information and exactly marks the start of a frame, you can use TX mode to broadcast not only timecode but also Genlock from a studio clock to other devices.
If you start your Lockit device in TX mode and insert the timecode from an external source, the Lockit will automatically tune the internal generator speed to the external timecode source. And at the same time, broadcast it to other Lockit devices via ACN (Ambient Communication Network).
Here is how it works:
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Assuming you want your sound recorder to be the master clock. Set the timecode and framerate in the recorder menu.
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Now start one Lockit device in TX mode by holding Red and pressing Power. This device will be our "TX Master". By the way: this can be a Lockit, NanoLockit, Lockit+ or LockitSlate.
- Directly after starting the Lockit and without external timecode connected, the device is idle and waiting for a valid LTC or MTC signal.
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Attach this Lockit device to the sound recorder’s timecode interface. The Lockit accepts the timecode of the external source.
Especially nice: without any further button press, this timecode and framerate is now distributed in the ACN. So, as soon as I turn on the other Lockit devices, they immediately receive the correct timecode signal. Continuously.
TX Mode in Action:
Please not: it’s not just a single jam like in our previous TRX mode. In TX mode the Lockit device constantly tunes itself to the external source to be perfectly in sync.