If you are using a Tentacle with a Sony FS7, you can read about the different options here:
Setup Tentacle with Sony FS7 with Extension Unit XDCA-FS7:
- Make sure your Tentacle device is running in "Green Mode"
- Open your Tentacle Setup App and set your frame rate
- Set the output volume at Line
- Set the frame rate of your camera
- Make sure to set the TC connector switch of the camera to IN
- Connect your Tentacle with the Tentacle to BNC Cable to the TC connector of the Extension Unit
- Go to the TC/UB Menu > Preset > Run > Free Run > Display Select > Timecode
You can also use one Assignable Button to assign it with Duration/TC/U-Bit to display the TC on the screen - After you connected the Tentacle to your camera and did the setup, it takes a few seconds until the info Ext-LK appears on screen
Setup Tentacle with Sony FS7 and audio timecode:
- Make sure your Tentacle device is running in "Green Mode"
- Open your Tentacle Setup App and set your frame rate
- Set the Output Volume at Mic or Line, just make sure it is the same on the Tentacle and the Audio input
- Set the frame rate of your camera
- Connect your Tentacle with the Tentacle to XLR adapter cable to one of the XLR Inputs
- If you monitor the audio track, which the Timecode is recorded onto, you should be able to hear the Audio Timecode.
Note:
If the Tentacle is not connected to the camera and sending Timecode, the camera will start drifting for about 1 frame per hour!