How do I set the timecode to automatically account for daylight savings time changes?

Owned by Thomas Startup (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jul 19, 2018
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When setting up a Mentor XL to use timecode outputs relating to a timezone, rather than UTC.

When a location setting has been chosen, the MentorXL will automatically adjust its real-time clock to account for daylight savings. This does not automatically update the timecode outputs however.

Step-by-step guide

The timecodes are only updated when the JAM operation is performed. To ensure this occurs automatically around the daylight savings adjustments, we suggest using the following setup:

  1. Configure the all frequencies tab of the timecode menus to update using RTC as the source at an AUTO time of 01:00:01.

  2. Configure the individual frequency that your outputs use (most commonly 25Hz in a PAL environment) to update using RTC as the source at an AUTO time of 02:00:01.

  3. This setup should ensure that whether the clocks adjust forward or backward, the timecodes will AUTO-JAM a second after the change takes place.








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