Denecke GR-2 Timecode Generator / Reader

For production sound recording, the Denecke GR-2 serves as a master clock timecode generator and reader, with low power draw for long battery life in a small package.

A two-line, 12-digit LCD shows timecode, user bits, mode, and frame rate, with a backlight you can switch on or off. The GR-2 generates timecode at 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, and 30 fps, drop and non-drop, and its internal 24-hour clock and date set the timecode at turn-on.

In read mode the GR-2 reads SMPTE/EBU timecode at normal speeds. It jam syncs to external code and can cross jam between rates, and in JC mode it jams to the new value at any break in the code. GU mode writes the external timecode into the user bits of the GR-2’s own code, for music playback with live action recording. Delta mode compares the internal and external code, and Hold freezes the display while the clock and outputs keep running.

Two AA batteries run the GR-2 for 48 hours or more, and it also takes 6 to 18 V DC. Timecode comes in on LEMO and goes out on LEMO and BNC.

Features

• Master clock timecode generator and reader
• Two-line, 12-digit backlit LCD
• Generates 23.976 to 30 fps, drop and non-drop
• Jam sync and cross jam
• GU mode puts external timecode in the user bits
• Delta mode compares internal and external code
• Two AA batteries, 48 hours or more
• LEMO in, LEMO and BNC out