ACL 203 Tri-Level Sync Lockit Set from Ambient Recording is a time code device designed for use with HDV cameras. It supports a variety of HD video formats, as well as sample-rate-based synching for audio recorders in world clock and black audio up to 192KHz. The unit features (3) rotary encoders that control function blocks, sync format, sync frequency, and time-code frame rate. These controls allow for simple dialing even with exotic variants of pull-up/pull-down or cross jam modes.
An intelligent algorithm will prevent configuration of improper, mismatched TC and Sync rates or unintended alterations to the setup.
Still being a simplistic TC and Sync box at the core driven by 2 AA cells in the familiar rugged footprint the ACl204 can be considered the pinnacleof portable synchronization.
Put another way, you spend £thousands on a camera and the manufacturers manage to improve every function of their camera technology except for the timecode function, so on multi-camera shoots, the operator is obliged to have to supply an external timecode feed, so that they can be assured of a timecode lock!