Steinberg Nuendo SyncStation Operation Manual

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Menu Reference 

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The following table shows the entire menu organization for visual reference:
Following this overview of the menu system, each menu and its settings will be reviewed and explained. Most of the 
SyncStation’s settings can also be changed within Nuendo using the available settings window when the SyncStation is 
selected as the Timecode Source in the Project Synchronization Setup dialog. Following the description of each menu, 
the equivalent setting within Nuendo will be described.
Unit...

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Root menu
DD/MM/YY Root Select Setup Required
>Unit >Clock >P2out >P2in >MIDI >USB
The root-level menu allows you to navigate between the 
various menus. Since this is for navigation only, there is no 
equivalent in Nuendo’s Project Synchronization Setup 
dialog.
ÖNote that the date shown at the top left corresponds 
to the installed firmware version.
Unit menu
The Unit menu deals with the basic SyncStation settings 
and how timecode is generated in the unit.
Unit 01 - Master & Timecode...

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>LTC
Analog timecode coming into the SyncStation via the XLR 
timecode input will be used as the master timecode source.
Setting the timecode source in Nuendo
Once the SyncStation has been chosen as the Timecode 
source within the Project Synchronization Setup dialog, all 
of the SyncStation settings become available to the left of 
the Timecode Source section. You can choose a time-
code source for the SyncStation from the pop-up menu in 
the Steinberg SyncStation section.
Choosing a...

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Unit 03 - Timecode Standard
Unit 03-Timecode Standard
>Pal >NonDrop >Film >Drop
The timecode standard determines the frame count that 
the SyncStation will use. This is not to be confused with 
the frame rate or speed of the video reference signal.
>Pal (P in SyncStation display)
25 frames per timecode second.
>NonDrop (N in SyncStation display)
30 frames per SMPTE second. NTSC standard. Usually 
runs at a frame rate of 29.97 fps.
>Film (F in SyncStation display)
24 frames per timecode...

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>Opto
The Toslink Optical input. This is a stereo AES Toslink in-
put and not an ADAT Lightpipe compatible one.
>SPDIF
The consumer digital audio connection using the RCA in-
put will be used for System Link.
Choosing the SyncStation System Link input in Nuendo
Pop-up menus in the SyncStation Settings pop-up win-
dow let you choose the System Link input used on the 
SyncStation. You must also choose an output from your 
audio card that will be connected to the SyncStation’s 
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>SPDIF
Uses the SPDIF input as the clock reference.
Setting the clock reference in Nuendo
In the Project Synchronization Setup dialog, you can 
choose one of the six Clock Reference options from the 
Steinberg SyncStation section.
Choosing a clock reference for the SyncStation.
Clock 02 - System Clock Rate
Clock 02-System Clock Rate
>48kHz >44.1kHz >32kHz
The SyncStation runs internally at one of three clock rates 
or sample rates. Other sample rates are derived from 
these base rates...

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Clock 04 - Audio Pull/Varispeed 4 %
Clock 04-Audio Pull/Varispeed 4%
>Off >-4.0% >+4.1667%
4 % pulls are most often associated with PAL video trans-
fers. For example, when transferring PAL video to film, a 
-4 % pull down is applied to achieve 24 fps.
>Off
The audio clock runs at the chosen rate.
>-4.0 %
Used for PAL video to film.
>+4.1667 %
Used for film to PAL video.
There might be situations where you need to use a combi-
nation of both 4 % and 0.1 % pulls to correct for a prob-...

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>1x
When set to 1x, the word clock output signal is generated 
by the SyncStation and referenced to the chosen clock ref-
erence. It will run at the rate set in “Clock 02 - Clock Rate”.
>2x
The 2x setting multiplies the master clock rate in the Sync-
Station to output a rate twice as fast. If the clock rate is set 
to 48 kHz, the word clock output would run at 96 kHz for 
example.
>4x
The 4x setting allows word clock output rates up to 
192 kHz.
>256x
The 256x multiplier is a special...

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Setting the AES clock outputs in Nuendo
The AES clock output setting can be found below the 
“Word Clock Output” settings in the SyncStation Settings 
pop-up window.
The AES output settings
Clock 10 - Opto/SPDIF Output
Clock 10-Opto/SPDIF
>Clk Ref I/P >Slink I/P >1x Clk >2x Clk
The SPDIF and Toslink outputs can have a separate set-
ting from the two AES outputs with the same choices for 
clock generation (see above). Both outputs will use the 
same setting.
• Clk Ref I/P
• System Link...