AHFdSvnc
Owner's
Manual
Master
Digital
Audio
Sync
Generator
Congratulatlons
on havlng
purchased
the
mos$!rofesslonal
dlgltal
sudlo syno
genorator
avallable. The
AardSync ll ls
a
Mast6r Sync Generator
deelgned to
synchronlze
your
onllre
sludlo. The new AardSync ll comblnes
more flexlblllly and
durablllty
wllh superlor
lltter
and
ground
loop nolse reductlon.
We
are
confldent
that
you
wlll enJoy many
years
of superlor
perlormance
lrom
your
new
AardSync
ll.
I
Stable DtgltalAudlo
Sync Locked
to
Vtdeo
I
Low
Dlgllal
Audlo
Jltler
(150.200
Plcoseconds)
-
100d8
of Jltter Reductlon
In ths Crltlcatty Audlbte Regton
I
0.000% Drilt
Over Tlme
I
AllStandard
Sampllng
Rates Includlng All Pull-Ups
and Pull-Downs
I
Sonses and
Locks
to NTSC, PAL, SECAM Vldeo Standards
I
Video Slandard
Indlcator on Front
Panel
I
AES/EBU Sync
Outputs
I
Word Clock Oulpuls
I
Dtgldeslgn@2so
FS Syno Outputs
I
SPDIF Sync
OpllonalWllh
Adapter
Allthese lsalures
add up
to
a solld, flexlble
sync
generalor
lhat wlllsustaln
you
through
yoars
of conelant
use. Take
a few mlnutee
to read through
lhle manual.
li
wlllgulde
you
lhrough AardSync
ll operatlon
and
wlll
have
you
up and runnlng
In moments.
Once
you
undersland
the
baslc
luncllons
of
your
AardSync
ll,
you'll
have full
access to the
power
and
flexlblllty
of Aardvark
onglneerlng.
ThlE
€qulpment has boon
tosted and lound
io comply wllh tho llmlt6lor
a claBo A dlgllel dovlco,
pureuanl
to
parl
16ol
lho FCC tules, Thosollmltsatodeelgnodto
provldo
reasonableprotoctlon
agaln0l
harmlullnlcderoncewhon
ths €qulpmont
ls oporatod
In a commerclal onvlronment.
Thl6 oqulpmenl0onerat€8,
usos, and con radlato radlo
kequency
onolgy and, ll nol Installod
and u6ed
In
ac€ordanco
vrllh lhe Inslrucllon
manual, may
cause
harmful
Into116r€nce to radlo communlcallons.
Oporallon
of thls oqulpmont In
a resldenllal eaoa ls llkoly lo oauso harmtul
Inlederonce In
vJhlch ca6o the
u6or wlll bo
requlrod to corroct
tho
Inlerlorenco
al hl8
own oxpense.
@
lS€0
AErdvatk
Computor Sy6tsms,
Ino. Atl
tlghts
rosgruod.
For
your
safely,
record
your
serlainumber
below:
Serlal:
ra-+
xo.
258
WC
ilc
oo 5
00*5
d,d,
Front Panel
lu
Back
Panel
d,
ffi
n.r.
Scoctlon Swiich
Solects
lhe dlgjtel e..:Cio sampllng rate,
(goo
Sampllng
Rate lablo on
followlng
page)
@
vrceo In Indlcator
When on, Indlcales the
presence
of a vldeo Input
slgnal. ll no
vldeo Input le
provlded,
the unll wlll free run
uslng lnt€rnal
clocklng,
ffi
Vfceo Standard Indlcatore
(PAUSECAM;
NTSC color; NTSC b/w).
@
Syotem Look lndlcator
When on, Indlcalos lhal
lhe
unlt
ls
locked
to
lhe vldeo
sync,
ffi
Ro*.r
Indlcator
(S
ro*.t
Power
ewllch.
Unlt
Operatlon
1.
Altach
power
adapter lo unll and
plug
Into wall outlet.
2,
Plug Input
and oulput
cables Into
rear
XLR
con',rectors,
3.
Turn unlt
on al
lhe
power
swltch.
ffii,
ffi
6B
({p
6,fii}
(.?
Power
Connectlon
lor
power
adapter.
Dlgldeelgno
256
Clock
Internally
lumperable
to Word
Clock
Sync
Oulput.
Word Clock Sync
Output
Internally
lumperable
lo DlglDeslgno
256 clock.
Word
Clock
Sync Oulpule
Slandard
fiL level
squaro
wavo
at sampllng rate.
AES/EBU
Dlgltal Output
XLRo'
Dlgllal
audlo reference
slgnal
(DARS).
Vldeo
Input
Vldoo
elgnallo tock
to
(NTSC,
PAUSECAM).
'Protesslonal
dlgltal
connectors conflgurable
to con0umer
plugs
uslng opllonal
adaptors
Your
AardSync
ll ls ready
lo
operate.
lf
you
have
applled
a vldeo Input
slgnal
but
the vldeo Indlcator does not llghl,
check cabllng
and lhe
sourcs devlce.
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
ls reacy
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
.rirrfrL
SJ
Ou.ireO
eam.
pllng
rate
vla rate
selecllon
swltch.
l:f,pf
vldec
signat
il
vtdeo
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,
lf vldeo
lndlcator
tfghts
builoci
lndl.uro,
doesn
r iighr
or tr
flashes,.
the
""fr
ii
,^JOf"
io
ioct
ro
fne
vide r
s
i gn
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
x
S/1O'isciewe.
lWarnlng:
To-malntaln
voltage
requlremenle,
usE
0nly
the
lecommended
adapters.
ft'fr
i"'ft*lfllfff
-'tffi
'd'$$ffi
li,
NOTEr
F[3,1',,ll1ggPliiJi*lili8f
Jslf.lTrr*r.&60kHz,
To
AardSync
ll
n
\,/
Dlglt6lOUI
XtR
Mate
User
Gonllguratlon
Cuslom
conllguratlon
of
the AardSync
ll's operallon
may
be
accompllehed
vta
reposltlonlng
of lhe
lntelnal
Jumper
setup,
To
access
the
Jumpers,
s€o
the followlng
6ocllon,
Alterlng
Jumper
Conf
lguratlon
Once
you
have
removed
the cover,
look
at
lhe
AardSync
ll's clrcullboard.
lt
should
resemble
lhe lllustrailon
below.
t
S|}11ffiil.'*01,JP100
f, JP4
8Io alwave
ueer
O
{P50
A
JP!02
mlghl
bo noodod It
the opuonal
Vtdoo
Gonomtor
BoErd [E InslsllBd.
I
JPO lo
NoT
UoorConnguroblot
Removlng
the
Cere
I Warnlng:
Thlr
unlt
la a
alailc.senslilve
componenl.
Be eure
to take
proper
precaullone,
or
clrcullry
may
be
damaged.
Tb accese
Jumpere;
.l)
Romove
the
back
panel
and
bezel
by
flrst
removlng
lhe
two
back
panel
Bcrowe,
2)
Remove
lhe 5 hex
rlngs
lrom
BNC
conneclors.
3)
Remove
the
base
covsr
Gcrew,
4) Sllde
ofl lhe
untt'e
cover
by
pulllng
lt
toward
lhe
back
of lho
unlt.
Pule
2 Oulput
Forfist
m
fifi#sil-
[n
l;[E?'g'$"xnf,
Vidoo Inoul Pluo
0
il +:flliR,,;
E
i[";'ii#igsi
Top
ot Un[
ba06o5u
I
Warnlng:
do
not temove
the
front
cover
panel.
ll ls
lhe
hard
way
to
get
Inslde
the case.
Gontlnuous DARS Synchronlzatlon
and SMPTE Trlgger,
VTR Based
Dlgltalaudlo clocklng ls dodvod
from vldoo
olgnal by
lho
AardSync
ll,
whlch
gonerates
a DlgltalAudlo
Retor€nco
Slgnal
(DAFS)
and a Word
Clock
(WC)
slgnal.
All olherdevlceederlvelhelrdlgltal
audloclocklng
from
elthor the DARS or lhe
WC
elgnal
provlded
by
lhe
AardSync
ll.
The 0lgltal
Audlo Wotkslallon
(DAW)
genlocke
lo DARS to derlvo
tlmlng
for th6
dlgltal audlo
lt B€nds
lo lhe D/Ai lhe Aardverior
gonlockE
to DARS to
gonorale
lhe
llmlng for
lhe
Iy'D.
Tno StIPTE
LITC
recorded on one ol lhe WR'e
audlo lracke le used
lo trlgger
playback
of a
pofllon
ot audlo,
Advsnlages:
.
The
dlgllal audlo le locked
lo
lhe WR vldeo slgnal,
For lhle reaeon,
ll will
nol drltl.
.
The Aardsync
ll
provldes
a DARS whlch
lracks long.lerm changes
of
WR
playback
rale, bul llllere oul
lltlers
lhal would
be caueed by lhe
wow, flullor
and skew Inherenl In
lhe WR kanoporl.
.Ths
AardSync
ll usos
proprlolary
dlgltal
lechnlques to reduco
lltter,
thuo
provldlng
lhe hlghosl
poeelble quallty
DAFS for
dlgllal audlo
r€cordlng.
.
Tho Aardsync ll
provldes
acce88 to all lho varlou8
pulhup
and
pull.
down frequencles
requlred
by
lhe
professlonal
vldoo
post
snvlron.
menl,
.
ooesn'l requlre
an oxt€rnal hou8o
sync
ggnolator.
.
All of
lhe dlgltal devlcee are locked lo lhe dlgllal maeler,
Thls makee
ll
po6slblo
for multlple
dlgllal audlo devlcee lo work
togolhor.
Dlsadvantagos:
.
Bscausg
an extornal houBo sync
gonsralor
lB nol uaed, lhe
quallty
of
lhe llmlng
of lhe vldeo slgnal le low, and
lB llmlted by
lho
mechanlcal
wow, lluller
and skewlng of lhe WR lransporl, The
AardSyno
ll
wlll
In
lar00
parl
compsnsale tor ihso Bhorlcomlnge, bul
lhe hlghesl
quallty
recordlngs wlll
be made
wilh
lhe
house
sync
goneralor,
Contlnuoue
OARS
Synchronlzatlon
and SMPTE
Trlgger,
Vldeo
House
Sync Based
Dlgllal
audlo clocklng
le dorlvod
kom vldoo
black
burat elgnal
by lho
AardSync
ll, whlch
g€noratos
a 0lgltalAudlo Referonce
Slgnal(OARg)
and a Word
Clock
(WC)
slgnal. All
olher devlcee dedve
lhelr
dlgllal
audlo clocklng lrom
olthor
the
DARS
or lhe WG elgnal
provlded
by
the
Aardgync
ll. The
DAW
genlocks
to DAFS
lodedve
ilmlngforthodlgltal
audlo lt Eendslolho
D/Ailho
Aardvortorgenlock8lo
DARS
togenoralo
lhe llmlng lor lhe
A/D,
The SMPTE Generatorproducee
9MPIE
L|TCdedv€d
kom
the slablo
vldeo
black burat
creat€d
by lhe Houoo
6yno
qonorator.
ThlB
OMpTE
LITC eync
elgnal
ls
u8sd
lo lrlgger
playback
of a
pofllon
of audlo
and
lo
provldo
lhe olgnal
lo
genlock
to,
Advanlages:
o
The
dlgltal audlo la
locked
to lho houee vldeo
sync. For
lhle reason,
ll wlll nol
drlfl,
.The
Houee
Sync Oonoratorprovldee
AardSynollwlth
a etablellmlng
referenco. The Aardsyno
ll uso8
proprlolary
dlglte!
iechnlquos
lo
provlde
addltlonal
llttor
romoval
neceeeary
to
roduco
llner
Inlo
lhe
plcoeecond
range, Thle
conllgurallon
wlllproduce
lhe hlgheet
quallty
dlgltal
audlo
poeslble,
.
Tho Aardgyno
ll
provldee
accoos to all lhe varloue
pull.up
and
pull
down lroquenclee
requked
by
lhe
profeealonal
vldao
poBl
onvlron.
menl.
.
All ol
lhe
dlgllal
devlcse
are lockod
lo lhe dlgltal
maeler.
Thla
makes
ll
poeelble
for multlple dlgltal
audlo
devlces
to woR
logolher.
o
WRs lhal record
dlgllal
audlo tiacks wlll
wofi well
In
lhle conllgura.
llon,
Thesemachlnesrequlrelhedlgllalaudlotobolnpodocilockwlth
the vldeo lramee.
Low Coet
Fleld
Recordtng
ol Dlgltal Audlo Lockcd to Vldeo
The AatdSyno ll
provldea
a rock aolld DAFS
whlch le locked
lo
lhe
vldeo elgnal
gonsralod
by
tho camota
or tho vldoo 0yn0
genelatol.
BocauBe lho Aardverlercsn lockto OAF8,long
perlode
of dlgltalaudlo
dala can bo
r€cordod
wlthoul los0
ol eynchronlzallon,
AdvanlagoB:
o
The dlgltal
audlo
lr
lock€d
lo lhe
vld€o
slgnal. For lhle roa8on ll wlll
nol drlfl. Recordlnge
of any length c€n bo
made and lho audlo and
vldoo can
be euccaeelully recomblned at
lhe etudlo,
.
A low
cosl DAT
can be
used
lo
make
the
recordlng,
Synchronous
Sampls
Rato
Converelon Appllcatlon
AES/ESU
44.1kHz
AES/EBU
48
kHz
The AardSyno ll
provldee
a wlde
range ol
pull-up
and
pull.down
ftequenclee ueelul for rale converslon
or
pulllng
oporallons,
Advanlsgos:
.
The Aardgync ll
usos
proprlolary
dlgllal
technlquos
lo
r0duce
llller,
lhue
provldlng
lhe
hlghesl
poeelble quallty
DAFS lor dlgllal audlo
r0cordlng.
.
The
playback
devlce rung In eync wllh
vldeo eo ll
wlll
not
drlft,
.
Tho
AardSyno ll
provldee
accoss lo
all lho varloue
pull.up
and
pull'
down lrequenclea requlred by lhe
proleeelonal
vldeo
posl
envlron-
monl.
Vldeo Input
Speclf lcallons
Input Level:
1 Vp.p
(termlnat€d
Into 76
Ohtns).
Input
lmpedanco:
75
Ohme. Termlnatlon
ls
lumper
seleclable,
Vld€o
Frequenclss:
NTSC-3o Hz,
NTSC.29,97
Hz, PAL, SECAM,
Vldeo
Frequency lndlcator:
3 LED Indlcatore.
Sync Outpul Speclllballone
AES
Sync Oulpul:
2 AES/EBU.92
XLRe,
'
Opllonal S/PDIF RCA
adaplers.
Word Clock
Oulpuls:
I TTL BNCo.
250 sync oulpute:
1
fiL BNC,
Sampllng
Ratea
Oufput Sampllng Ralos:
32, 42.336, 44.056, 44.1,44.144,46.937,
40.080,
47.552, 48, 48.048, 60 kHz,and
1
programmable.
Jltter
Reducllon:
>70
dB @ 60 Hz;
>100
dB
above
000 Hz,
Unlt Speclllcallons
Nomlnal DC Power:
12 Volt D.G,,
@ .3 amp,
wolghl:
2,261bs,
(1.1Kg).
Dlmonslons:
7 x
I x
1.5
In
(.|7.8
x22.9 x 3,8 cm).
Operatlng Temperalure:
32'lo
104o F
(0.
to
40"
C).
202
E. Washlngion
Sulle 300
Ann Arbor,
Ml 48104
Ph:313.685-8899 FAX:313€65.0804
http ://aardva rk.
p
ro.com
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