Vortex Media TimeLord-Net Master Clock User Manual

TimeLord-Net

Master Clock

Operations Manual

Revision 2.0

Vortex Communications Ltd

75 The Grove, Ealing

LONDON W5 5LL, UK

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TimeLord Master Clocks

Operating and Installation Instructions

© 1999-2006 All rights reserved.
In the interests of improving design, operational function, and/

or reliability, we reserves the right to make changes to the
products described in this document without notice.

Trademarks

Mobaline is a registered trademark of Moser Baer AG

Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property
of their respective owners and are recognised.

Customer Support

For assistance with installation, configuration or operation of
your TimeLord system, please contact us or your vendor’s
representative.

For further technical information and support for your TimeLord
or any other Vortex product, please visit the Vortex Communications
Web site:

http://www.vtx.co.uk

Statutory Notices

Warning - To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not

expose the unit to rain or moisture.

Some TimeLord-Lite and TimeLord-MTG Versions Only

This equipment has a built-in rechargeable Nickel Metal
Hydride (NiMh) battery, which should only be replaced by
qualified personnel.

Nickel Metal Hydride battery, dispose of properly.

You can return your unwanted Nickel Metal Hydride batteries
to the manufacturer or their agent.

Note: In some areas disposal of Nickel Metal Hydride batteries
in household or business trash may be prohibited.

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Nickel Metal
Hydride batteries.

All other TimeLord versions

This equipment has a built-in Lithium battery which in normal
operation should have a service life greater than 10 years. The
Lithium battery should only be changed by a suitably qualified
engineer.

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type

recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used

batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

You can return your unwanted Lithium batteries to the
manufacturer or their agent.

Note: In some areas disposal of Lithium batteries in household
or business trash may be prohibited.

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium batteries.

For Customers in Europe

Electromagnetic Compatibility & Safety
The TimeLord Master Clock, when used in accordance with

our recommendations, complies with the European Community
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC and Low
Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and conforms to the following
standards:

• EN 50081-1 55022 class B

• EN 50082-1 IEC 801-2 level 3

IEC 801-3 level 3
IEC 801-4 level 3

• EN 60950

For Customers in the USA

The equipment has been tested and certified to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. The equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
and correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorientate or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not
expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to
operate this equipment.

Warranty

The TimeLord Master Clock is fully guaranteed, on a return to
works basis, against failure due to faulty parts or workmanship
for one year from date of purchase. In the event of failure,
either within or outside the warranty period, please pack the
unit with care and return to the manufacturer, or their agent,
for examination and repair.

In no event shall the manufacturer, or their agent, be liable for
any direct, incidental or consequential damages of any nature, or
losses or expenses resulting from any defective product or the
use of any product, irrespective of whether the manufacturer, or
their agent, has advance notice of the possibility of such
damages.

Manual revision

This manual version 2.0 applies to VA software version 05.01
and later, unless otherwise specified.

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Contents

1 Introduction

Features 1-1
Package Contents 1-1

2 Quick Start and TimeLord Programming

Quick Start 1-4 2-1
Quick Start 5-8 2-2
Frequently Asked Questions 2-3
TimeLord Programming 2-4
Programming menus 2-4
Setting the time and date 2-6
Leap second insertion 2-7
Status display 2-7
System set-up 2-8

3 Installation
4 Location Setup

City / Location Table 4-2

TimeLord Master Clocks

Operating and Installation Instructions

5 Synchronisation Setup

GPS Synchronisation 5-1
MSF and DCF Synchronisation 5-3

6 Time Zone Setup
7 Serial Setup

Serial Messages Table 7-2

8 Relay Setup

Relay Modes Table 8-1

9 Network Setup

Operation & Quick Setup 9-1
TCP/IP Concepts 9-1
Supported Protocols 9-3

10 IRIG Setup

IRIG Format Table 10-1

11 EBU Setup

EBU Format Table 11-1

12 Impulse Setup

Operation and Quick setup 12-1

A Cable specifications
B Case dimensions
C Supported devices
D NTP Synchronisation Option

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TimeLord Master Clocks

Operating and Installation Instructions

1 - Introduction

TimeLord series Master Clocks provides an ideal time
synchronisation solution for complete systems of equipment,
including computer networks, CCTV security, voice recording,
industrial process control and CCC applications. Available as
standard with MSF, DCF and GPS input synchronisation options,
optionally the TimeLord can be supplied to synchronise from an
NTP time source or from IRIG-B time code. This flexibility
allows the TimeLord to be used as a universal solution for
providing time synchronisation to many different devices.

Features

• Operational
High visibility 6 digit display.
Display and timecode output messages can be

referenced to UTC or ‘Local’ time.
‘Set Once’ local time zone setup, automatically
calculating future time zone changes for local time
zone.
256 Year Calendar, 4 digit year setting. (Range 2000-

2255)
Easy to install, ‘setup and forget’ operation.

• Timing accuracy

Integrated TCXO module standard on TimeLord versions.
Unsynchronised: 0.1sec/day @ 0-45ºC (20-25 ºC on

TimeLord-Lite)
Locked to MSF or DCF: within 30mS of UTC
Locked to GPS: within 50uS of UTC (100uS on TimeLord-Lite)

• Network Timing Accuracy (TimeLord-Net)

Clients typically synchronised within 1-10 milliseconds
of TimeLord-Net timebase depending on network delay and
jitter. (NTP)

• RS232 and RS485/422 interface

One, two (.S2 versions only) or four (.S4 versions
only) RS232 and RS485 serial outputs.
71 preset data formats for specific CCTV and
embedded equipment. Output interval programmable
for every second, every minute, 5 minutes, every hour,
every day or on request.
User selection of 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 or 19200
baud, 7 or 8 data bits and odd, even or no parity on
nonspecific message formats

• Relay

30v dc. @ 500mA rated change-over contacts

0.1 second programmable contact change-over to
occur; every 5 seconds; every minute; every hour; once
per day at a user programmable time; on power
failure; whilst locked to an external time reference and
during an error state.

• w482 digital time/date code interface

Supports up to 50x V-400A series digital clocks and
time zone displays.
‘Set Once’ time zone setup, automatically calculating
future seasonal time changes for 15 time zones.

The TimeLord-Net Master Clock is supplied fitted with a 10Base-T
Ethernet interface to allow it to act as a time server on a TCP/IP
network. The TimeLord-Net interface supports the following
protocols:

• NTP and SNTP

Network Time Protocol (NTP) v2, v3 and v4 clients are
supported. (RFC1305 & RFC1119)

Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) v3 and v4 clients
are supported. (RFC2030 & RFC1769)

• TIME Protocol

TIME protocol (RFC868) is supported in UDP mode.

Additional optional output - IRIG timecode interface (IRIG-OUT)

• IRIG interface

1KHz amplitude modulated 3v p-p, 600Ω transformer
coupled output.
RS485 level output. (RS485 interface can either be used
for serial or IRIG data)

Output formats: IRIG-B (B123), Afnor NFS 87-500,
NENA 911, IEEE 1344, MIC20

Additional optional output - EBU Timecode Interface (EBU-OUT)

• EBU interface

EBU longitudinal timecode (LTC) output, 2000 bps with
25 complete messages every second.

Balanced 600 ohm and low impedance (TimeLord-Net)
Balanced 600 ohm only (TimeLord-Lite).

Additional optitional dual intelligent impulse outputs (-02)

• Impulse outputs - for analogue clocks (with hands)

Dual 24V alternate polarity impulse outputs rated at
200mA per channel.

Each output programmable for one second, half minute
or one minute alternate polarity impulses.

Fully protected output drive circuitry detects power
failure and short circuit line conditions which are
automatically corrected for on fault removal.

Environment

Power supply: Rackmount TimeLords - 110-240V AC 50/60Hz

Desktop version- 12v DC via supplied external 110v

or 230v AC PSU (specifiy required PSU at time of order)

Power consumption: < 0.4A @ 230V AC
Battery Backup: TimeLord-Net>1 Year.

TimeLord-Lite and -MTG > 50 hours
(The battery backup maintains the internal time count during
periods of mains failure - figures for fully-charged battery)

Enclosure: Rackmount TimeLords - 1u high 19” rack mount
483mm wide x 185mm deep x 44mm high (19” x 7.3” x 1.75”)
Weight: 2.8Kg

-T Dekstop - Table top case
173mm wide x 178mm deep x 49mm high (6.8” x 7” x 2”)
Weight: 0.5Kg

Operating temperature: 0-50ºC
Relative Humidity: 0% to 90% (non-condensing.)
Altitude: 0 to 3,000m
MTBF: > 50,000 hours

Package Contents

The product package should contain the following items:
1 TimeLord Master Clock.
2 IEC Mains lead (Rackmount TimeLords) or AC power adapter

(-T Desktop). (Either UK, EU, US or AU style depending on

order code)
3 9-pin RS-232 serial cable.
4 This manual.
5 TimeLord software CD-ROM (available on request).
6 RJ45 patch lead ( TimeLord-Net versions only)
For systems supplied with GPS receiver V-488C.00:

6 GPS antenna / receiver module.

7 25 metres of 4 core cable
or systems suppled with MSF or DCF radio receiver.

6 V-484.02 / V-484.06 MSF or V-484.03 / V-484.07 DCF

radio receiver with 5 metres of cable.

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2 - Quick Start, FAQ and TimeLord Programming

For V-488C & V-488B GPS

synchronisation

see pages 5-1 and 5-2.

For radio synchronisation

(V-484)see pages 5-1 & 5-3.

TimeLord Master Clocks

Operating and Installation Instructions

See sections 7 and appendix

A of manual and application

notes on TimeLord CD for

further information.

2 - Connecting V-488B, V-488C GPS and V-484 series radio receivers

4 - Connecting third-party equipment using RS232 or RS422/485

For details on synchronising

V-400A series clocks and

time-zone displays see

pages 6-1 and 6-2.

1 - Unpack the TimeLord and check contents matches list on page 1-1.

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3 - Connecting V-400A and V-470/474A slave displays

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For further information on

connecting a TimeLord-Net

Clock to an Ethernet network

see chapter 9.

clock to the mains power

See page 3-1 for information

on connecting the Master

system. See pages 2-4, 2-5

and 2-6 for information on

programming the time.

6 - Connecting the TimeLord-Net to an Ethernet network.

For further information on

connecting a TimeLord with

IRIG-OUT option to

equipment using IRIG

For further information on

connecting a TimeLord

with EBU-OUT to

other equipment using

EBU timecode see pages

11-1 and 11-2.

timecode see page 10-1.

8 - Apply power and set time on TimeLord.

For further information on

connecting a TimeLord with

-02 interface to Impulse

slave clocks see chapter 12.

5 - Connecting third-party equipment using EBU and IRIG.

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7 - Connecting Impulse slave clocks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

TimeLord Master Clocks

Operating and Installation Instructions

Will the V-488C / V-488B GPS receiver system work
indoors?

Both the V-488C and the V-488B GPS receiver systems are
designed for external mounting. We would recommend
positioning the post-mounting V-488C GPS system on the roof
of the building with a clear view of at least 75% of the sky.

The post mounting antenna supplied with the V-488B GPS
system should be mounted in a similar position. The decoder
box supplied with the V-488B GPS system should be mounted
within 5 metres of this (either indoors or outdoors).

Please refer to chapter 5 for further information.

Can I extend the cable supplied with the V-488C GPS
receiver system?

The system is supplied with 25 metres of four-core screened
cable for connection between the V-488C GPS system and the
TimeLord master clock. This cable length may be increased
up to a maximum of 50 metres using a similar type of cable or
up to a maximum of 200 metres using a heavier gauge cable.

Please refer to chapter 5 and appendix A for further
information.

Can I extend the cables supplied with the V-488B GPS
receiver system?

The V-488B GPS receiver system is supplied with a 5 metre fixed
length of cable for connection between the post-mount
antenna and the decoder box. This cable length cannot be
adjusted.

The system is also supplied with 25 metres of four-core
screened cable for connection between the decoder box and
the TimeLord master clock. This cable length may be
increased up to a maximum of 50 metres using a similar type
of cable or up to a maximum of 200 metres using a heavier
gauge cable.

Please refer to chapter 5 and appendix A for further
information.

The V-484.06 MSF and V-484.07 DCF radio time code receivers are
suitable for indoor use only.

Please refer to page 5-3 for further information.

Can I extend the cable to my V-484 series radio time
code receiver?

The cable connection to a V-484 series radio time code receiver
may be extended up to a maximum of 10m using a similar
specification cable. This connection may be extended up to a
maximum of 200 metres using a screened twisted pair cable
as specified in appendix A.

How can I tell if the TimeLord master clock has
synchronised to my chosen synchronisation time
source?

When the TimeLord master clock is synchronised, the ‘Lock’
LED will illuminate.

Why does the master clock not show the correct time,
even though the ‘lock’ LED is illuminated?

Check that the location is set correctly. Please refer to chapter
4 for further details.

How do I synchronise / time-stamp a CCTV device from
the TimeLord master clock?

Appendix C lists the supported devices and any relevant
application note. The application notes detail how to connect
the TimeLord master clock to your chosen device and may be
found on the CD-ROM supplied.

How do I connect analogue impulse clocks to the
TimeLord master clock equipped with the -02 O/P option?

Please refer to chapter 12 for details on impulse output setup.

Why will the TimeLord master clock not synchronise
to the MSF or DCF radio time code signal?

Under normal circumstances the MSF signal provides reliable
operation at distances of up to 1000km from Rugby in the
United Kingdom. The DCF signal is normally usable up to
1500km from Frankfurt in Germany.

In good conditions the TimeLord master clock, when used
with a V-484 series radio time code receiver should synchronise
to MSF or DCF within 3 minutes. During this period, the ‘code’
LED should flash once per second.

However, MSF and DCF suffer greatly from electromagnetic
interference which can cause the TimeLord master clock not
to synchronise. In this instance, the ‘code’ LED on the front
panel of the TimeLord may flash erratically. To minimise
interference problems, we would recommend mounting the
V-484 series radio time code receiver away from any computer or
electronic equipment, fluorescent lighting, lift equipment,
metal girders, reinforced concrete walls or any other sources of
electrical noise.

MSF is off-air for a maintenance period of two weeks during
the summer, and the first Tuesday of every January, April, July
and October. Please refer to page 5-3 for further information.

Will the V-484 series radio time code receiver work
indoors?

The V-484.02 MSF and 484.03 DCF radio time code receivers are
suitable for either indoor or protected outdoor mounting. For
reliable operation, we would recommend mounting these units
externally if possible though they normally work indoors also.

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Operating and Installation Instructions

TimeLord Progamming

The TimeLord Master Clock has a user friendly interface
based on the use of four buttons.

The buttons are located to the right hand side of the display
and are labelled

The

and

mode settings whereas the

alter the values of settings.

On pressing the

pressing the

the available modes for set up of the TimeLord .

The modes will be displayed in the following order:

usable on TimeLord-Net versions only)

buttons are used to step between and save

and

Time Setting Mode

Location Setting Mode

Synchronisation Setting Mode

Network Setting Mode (visible on all TimeLords -

Zone Setting Mode

S1 Serial Output Setting Mode

and

button the function mode is entered. By

buttons the user can scroll through all

.

and buttons are used to

S2 Serial Output Setting mode (.S2 & .S4 versions

only)

S3 Serial Output Setting mode (.S4 versions only)

S4 Serial Output Setting mode (.S4 versions only)

Relay Setting Mode

IRIG Setting Mode (visible on all versions - usable on

-IRIG-OUT versions only)

EBU Setting Mode (EBU-OUT versions only)

Impulse Channel 1 Setting mode (-02 versions only)

Impulse Channel 2 Setting mode (-02 versions only)

System Setting Mode

To select any of the modes whilst they are displayed in the
function mode press the

enter a specific mode and make any necessary changes to the
related settings.

To progress through the options use the

the values for these options use the

completion of any changes the

used to save the settings and to either step forward or
backward through any other options before returning to the
normal time display.

button. This allows the user to

button and to alter

and

and

buttons. On

buttons can be

Programming menus

‘Network Setting
Mode’ will appear

expandable

on all
versions, but only
be usable on net
versions.

Normal time display

Function ‘Time Setting Mode’.
‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Location Setting Mode’.
‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Synchronisation Mode’.
‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Network Setting Mode’.
‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Time Setting Mode selected, with
seconds flashing. See page 2-6.

Location Setting Mode selected,
with zone flashing. See page 4-1.

Synchronisation Mode selected.
See page 5-1.

Network Setting Mode selected, with
IP address flashing. See page 9-1.

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Programming menus cont.

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Operating and Installation Instructions

‘Serial 2 Setting
Mode’ will only
appear on .S2
& .S4 versions.
‘Serial 3 Setting
Mode’ & ‘Serial 4
Setting Mode’ will
only appear on
.S4 versions.

‘IRIG Setting
Mode’ will appear
on all versions, but
only be usable on

-IRIG-OUT
versions.

Function ‘Zone Setting Mode’. ‘^’
to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Serial 1 Setting Mode’.
‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Serial 4 Setting Mode’.
‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Relay Setting Mode’. ‘^’
to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘IRIG Setting Mode’. ‘^’ to
select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Zone Setting Mode selected, with
location 2 flashing. See page 6-1.

Serial 1 Setting Mode selected,
with code flashing. See page 7-1.

Serial 4 Setting Mode selected,
with code flashing. See page 7-1.

Relay Setting Mode selected, with
setting flashing. See page 8-1.

IRIG Setting Mode selected, with
type flashing. See page 10-1.

‘EBU Setting
Mode’ will only
appear on
EBU-OUT
versions.

‘Impulse Channel
1 Setting Mode’ &
‘Impulse Channel
2 Setting Mode’
will only appear
on -02 impulse
versions.

Function ‘EBU Setting Mode’. ‘^’ to
select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Impulse channel 1 Setting
Mode’. ‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘Impulse channel 2 Setting
Mode’. ‘^’ to select, ‘+’ or ‘-’ to change.

Function ‘System Setup’. ‘^’ to
chang the system seeting.

Normal time display

EBU Setting Mode selected, with
type flashing. See page 11-1.

Impulse channel 1 Setting Mode selected,
with status flashing. See page 12-1.

Impulse channel 2 Setting Mode selected,
with status flashing. See page 12-1.

Brightness Mode selected, with
brightness flashing. See page 2-8.

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Setting the Time

A detailed diagram with full instructions on manually setting
the time and date is shown below.

Normal time display

Function ‘Time Setting Mode’.
Press ‘^’ to select.

Time setting mode selected, with
seconds flashing.

Time setting mode selected, with
minutes flashing.

Time setting mode selected, with
hours flashing.

Time setting mode selected, with
year flashing.

Time setting mode selected, with
month flashing.

‘+’ increments the seconds count, ‘-’ holds
the seconds count at the current value.

‘+’ and ‘-’ change the minutes
value.

‘+’ and ‘-’ change the hours value.

‘+’ and ‘-’ change the years value.

‘+’ and ‘-’ changes the month
value.

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Time setting mode selected, with
day flashing.

Time setting mode selected, with
leap second flashing.

Normal time display

‘+’ and ‘-’ changes the day value.

‘+’ and ‘-’ changes the leap
second value. Please refer to
page 2-7 for further information.

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Leap Second Insertion

The TimeLord can be programmed to allow for leap second
insertion (one second is sometimes added at the end of March,
June, September or December), to compensate for the
deceleration of the Earth’s rotational time with respect to the
the Atomic clock (UTC).

This function is enabled by programming the ‘LS’ setting to yes
(as shown on page 2-6).

Date, Sychronisation, Impulse Time and
temperature Status Displays

When in normal time display mode the plus and minus buttons
can be used to cycle through the date, synchronisation, impulse
time (-02 versions) and temperature (expandable versions) status
displays. When any of these displays is selected the TimeLord
will return to normal time display mode after 2 minutes.

The Synchronisation status display provides useful information
regarding the current quality of the MSF or DCF signals that
are being received by a V-484 series radio receiver.

The two Impulse time displays indicate the Impulse time of
both Impulse channels. Please refer to chapter 12 for further
information.

The Temperature status display shows the internal
temperature of the TimeLord Master Clock (not TimeLord-Lite).

TimeLord Master Clocks

Operating and Installation Instructions

Normal time display

Date display.

Synchronisation Status Display

The synchronisation status display provides the following
information relating to MSF or DCF signal reception.

Indicates the number of seconds of the
current time message that have been
received. ‘Aq’ indicates that the
is trying to acquire the first second
of a new time message.

Indicates the number of valid time
messages received. Incremented for
every good message decremented for
every corrupt message. (Range 0-F)

The number of minutes before the
declares that it has lost lock to
the input signal. (Range 0-F)

The synchronisation lockout counter, the
number of minutes of valid, but
different time messages required
before the
to the new time. (Range 0 - 9)

TimeLord will synchronise

TimeLord

TimeLord

Impulse time
screens will only
appear on -02
impulse versions.

Temperature
status screen will
only appear on
expandable versions.

Synchronisation status display.

Impulse channel 1 time display.

Impulse channel 2 time display.

Temperature status display.

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Normal time display

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System Set-up

The system set-up menu contains general set-up options for
the TimeLord Master Clock. The table below details the
available options.

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Normal time display

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w482 Timecode output

As shown in the table above, the w482 timecode output port
may be set to output either w482 timecode or unmodulated
MSF, DCF or HBG timecodes. The MSF, DCF & HBG outputs may
be set to pulse high or low as required (MSF, DCF & HBG pulse
high, -MSF, -DCF & -HBG pulse low). The L48 option
implements longer w482 code pulse lengths for use with older
400 series digital clocks. The S48 option implements shorter
than standard w482 code pulse lengths.

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If your TimeLord
is fitted

Function ‘Time Setting Mode’.
Press ‘+’ eight times to move to
system setting mode.

Function ‘System Setting Mode’.
Press ‘^’ to select.

Brightness setting mode, with
brightness flashing. Use ‘+’ and ‘-’
to alter brightness and ‘^’ to store.

w482 timecode output setting mode,
with w482 flashing. Use ‘+’ and ‘-’ to
alter output type and ‘^’ to store.

with NTP,
EBU, S2, S4
or .IMP
options, you
may need to
press the ‘+’
switch more
than 8 times.

2-8

TimeLord software version. Press
‘^’ to continue.

Network software version
(disabled in this software
revision). Press ‘^’ to continue.

Factory use only. Press ‘^’ to
continue.

Normal time display

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3 - Installation

TimeLord-Lite - no expansion capability

TimeLord-Net and TimeLord-Net-Client

TimeLord Master Clocks

Operating and Installation Instructions

TimeLord-Lite/T Desktop version

Warning - dangerous voltages - the TimeLord

master clock must be disconnected from the mains

supply prior to removing the top cover.

Power Supply Connection

The TimeLord family of master clocks are fitted with universal
power supplies suitable for 110v - 240v ac operation. The
desktop version may be supplied for 230v AC, 110vAC or 12v DC
operation. Please specify appropriate end user location at
time of order to enable correct power adapter or connector
type to be supplied.

PSU order codes:

.AU - Australian style, 240v 50Hz ac.
.EU - European style, 230v 50Hz ac.
.UK - UK style, 230v 50Hz ac.
.US - US style, 110v 60Hz ac.

The TimeLord rackmount master clock is supplied with an IEC
style mains lead.

The TimeLord-Lite/T is supplied with an external 12v DC PSU.
If an alternative PSU is to be used, it should have a rating of
greater than 0.4A at 12v DC.

The master clock must be connected to the appropriate supply
after first verifying the correct voltage by reference to the
supply voltage label fixed to the rear of the clock (rackmount
versions) or on the external power supply (desktop).

A connection to the earth line must be made to ensure safe
operation and ensure compliance with EMC regulations.

To ensure conformance with EN60950:
(A) For installations where the TimeLord master clock

is to be permanently connected into the mains
power circuit, a readily accessible disconnect device
should be incorporated in the fixed wiring.

(B ) For installations where the TimeLord master clock

is to be plugged into the mains power circuit, a
socketed outlet should be installed near the
equipment and should be easily accessible.

All installation work should be performed in accordance
with the Sixteenth Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations.

Battery backup.

Expandable TimeLords are fitted with a Lithium battery which will
maintain the internal time count for a period normally in excess of
1 year if the mains supply is interrupted.

The TimeLord-Lite is fitted with an automatically recharging battery
which will, when fully charged, maintain the internal time
count for a period in excess of 50 hours if the mains supply is
interrupted.

Fuses and Output protection.

The TimeLord circuit board makes use of advanced automatically
resettable fuse technology so that it is protected under fault
conditions.

The universal power supply within the TimeLord uses a
20mm fuse rated at 2 Amps 250V. Please note that this fuse is
not a user serviceable part.

External Connections

The external connections located on the rear of the TimeLord
provide the following inputs and outputs:

Connection Section

GPS / Synchronisation Connection 5
Relay Connection 8
IRIG* and EBU* Connection 10 & 11
RS232 and RS422/485 S1, S2*, S3* & S4* 7

Connections
w482 Connection 6
10BaseT Ethernet* Connection 9
Impulse Connection* 12

* denotes optional items which may or may not be fitted in your
unit.

Please see the relevant sections of this manual for further
information.

Operation

Please see section 2 for a quick start guide to getting your
TimeLord system up and running.

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4 - Location Setup

The TimeLord Master Clock provides advanced time zone
functionality. Regardless of time synchronisation source, the
TimeLord can be used to provide time and date information
referenced to UTC, user ‘local’ time or other custom time zone.
Incorporating ‘Set Once’ technology, the TimeLord will
automatically calculate future seasonal time changes for all 64
of the preset time location code settings.

Setting the location

For installations where the output of the TimeLord is to be
referenced to UTC / GMT, the location code should be set to 00.
For installations where the output of the TimeLord is to be
referenced to the ‘local’ time zone, select the appropriate
location code from the table opposite. (eg. For a unit installed
in Birmingham, England, where ‘local’ time output is required,
location code 01 should be used.)

User Programmable Time Zone

For time-offsets and daylight saving time change dates not
covered by the location codes on page 4-2, a user
programmable time zone is provided. Information regarding
the time offset from UTC and any daylight saving change rules
may be input via a 12 digit code.

Please contact our technical department for further information
regarding this function.

Normal time display

Function ‘Time Setting Mode’. Press ‘+’
to move to ‘Location Setting Mode’.

Function ‘Location Setting Mode’. Press
‘^’ to select.

‘Location Setting Mode’ selected, with
current location flashing. Use ‘+’ and
‘-’ to select the required location from
the table on page 4-2.

Press ‘^’ to store the new location
setting and return to normal time
display.

Normal time display.

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