Steinberg Nuendo SyncStation Operation Manual

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Specifications GPIO pin assignment
ÖWiring diagrams can be found on the Steinberg web 
site at http://service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/
supportupdates_syncstation_en.
Connections5 V DC input
USB 1.1
Timecode In/Out (XLR)
MIDI In/Out
Video Sync In/Thru (BNC) SD/HD, 
bi-level/tri-level signals
Word Clock In (BNC)
Word Clock Out A-D (BNC) up to 192 kHz
AES In/Out (XLR) up to 96 kHz
AES In/Out (BNC) up to 96 kHz
SPDIF In/Out (Coax) up to 96 kHz
SPDIF In/Out (Optical) up to 96 kHz
RS422 In/Out (9’ D’ connector)
General Purpose In/Out interface 
(25’ D’ single connector)
External 
power-supplyInput AC 100 - 240 V 50/60 Hz 0.4 A 30 VA;
Output DC 5 V 2 A
DimensionsFront-panel 19" rack-mountable
48.3 x 4.4 x 17.5 cm
Weight 1.4 kg
Display 14.7 x 1.2 cm (2 x 40 characters)GPI-In Function (Active low)
3 Stop Momentary
4 Play Momentary
5 Record Off Momentary
6 Record On Momentary
7 Record Continuous
8 On-Line
9
10
GPI-Out Function (Active Low)
16
17 SyncStation Lock
18 Record Off Momentary
19 Record On Momentary
20 Record Continuous
21 On-Line
22 Nuendo Lock 
						

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FCC information (U. S. A.)
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply 
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide 
reasonable protection against harmful interference when 
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. 
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre-
quency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance 
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference 
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a 
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in 
which case the user will be required to correct the interfer-
ence at his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the 
party responsible for compliance may void the user’s au-
thority to operate the equipment.
Compliance Information Statement (Declaration of 
Conformity Procedure)
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Op-
eration is subject to the following two conditions:
1.This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2.this device must accept any interference received, in-
cluding interference that may cause undesired operation.
CE Declaration of Conformity
We, Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, Neuer Hoel-
tigbaum 22-32, 22143 Hamburg, Germany, declare un-
der our sole responsibility that the product
Nuendo SyncStation
to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the 
following standard(s) or other normative document(s):
Disturbance Emission
•EN 55022:1998 + A1:2000 + A2:2003
•EN 55022:1998 + A1:2000 + A2:2003
•EN 61000-3-2:2000 Limits
•EN 61000-3-3:1995 + A1:2001 Limits
•EN 55103-1:1996 magnetic field emission test
•The limits and requirements according to 
EN 55103-1:1996
Immunity Interference
•EN 61000-4-11:1994
•EN 61000-4-5:1995 + A1:2001
•EN 61000-4-4:1995 + A1:2001 + A2:2001
•EN 61000-4-2:1995 + A1:1998
•EN 61000-4-6:1996 + A1:2001
•EN 61000-4-3:2002 + A1:2002
•EN 55103-2:1996
•The limits and requirements according to 
EN 55103-2:1996 
						

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Handling warranty issues
Go to www.steinberg.net/warranty to find the Steinberg 
Statement of Warranty, and information on the handling of 
warranty issues. This web page also contains the End 
User License Agreements for Steinberg software prod-
ucts. All documents are available as printable PDF files.
Updating the SyncStation driver
To operate the SyncStation via the USB port of your com-
puter, a driver software corresponding to the operating 
system of your computer must be installed.
You can find this driver on the Nuendo installation disk in-
cluded in your SyncStation package, in the “Drivers” folder. 
The drivers are also available in the following location:
http://service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/
supportupdates_syncstation_en
Be sure to check for updates at regular intervals.
A “SyncStation Driver Installation-en.txt” file explaining the 
installation procedure for Windows and Mac OS comput-
ers can also be found inside the “Drivers” folder on the 
Nuendo DVD, and in the following location:
http://service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/
supportupdates_syncstation_en
Updating the SyncStation firmware
Steinberg supplies the firmware running in the Sync-
Station as a separate downloadable package in the fol-
lowing location:
http://service.steinberg.de/goto.nsf/show/
supportupdates_syncstation_en
A “Readme” file explaining the installation procedure for 
this package can also be found in this location. Be sure to 
check for updates at regular intervals. 
						

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Index
A
AES10, 14, 15, 19, 26
AES clock outputs
Setting in Nuendo30
Setting in SyncStation29
Audio pull
Setting in Nuendo28
Setting in SyncStation27
Auto-Edit20
B
Bi-level sync (video black burst)10
C
Clock distribution7
Clock outputs
Setting in Nuendo29
Setting in SyncStation28
Slave devices15
Status on SyncStation display19
Clock rate
On SyncStation display19
Setting in Nuendo27
Setting in SyncStation27
Clock reference
Inputs15
LED17
LTC10
MTC10
On SyncStation display19
Setting in Nuendo27
Setting in SyncStation26
Video10
Clock sources10
Current position display18
Cursor buttons17
Cursor LED17
D
Display modes
About18
Operation mode18
Settings Menu mode19
E
Extended System Link
About7
Setting in Nuendo25
Setting in SyncStation25
USB14
F
Factory settings (recall)26
Film8, 9, 18, 25
Frame count9
See also “Timecode standard”
Frame rate
About9
On SyncStation display18
Frame reference
About11
Inputs15
LED17
On SyncStation display18
Setting in Nuendo24
Setting in SyncStation24
Front panel
Cursor buttons17
Cursor indicator17
Overview17
Reset button17
Status LEDs17
Full/Quarter-frame messages via 
MIDI
Setting in Nuendo34
Setting in SyncStation33
Full-frame messages via USB
Setting in SyncStation35
G
GPIO14
About8
Connection15
Pin assignment table42
H
HD video10, 11
I
Inputs on rear panel14
L
LCD screen
Display modes18
Line 2 display19
Resetting17
LTC8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 24, 31
LTC reader19, 32
M
Machine control
9-Pin RS42212
9-Pin window in Nuendo20
About7
Connections15
MMC12
Track arming commands11
Transport commands11
Virtual Machine Master11
MIDI device ID
Changing in Nuendo34
Changing in SyncStation34
MIDI In15
MIDI In/Out14
MIDI Machine Control12
MIDI Out33, 35
MIDI-In Track Arming
Setting up in Nuendo34
Setting up in SyncStation34
MTC8, 10, 11, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35
N
NTSC9, 18, 25
Nuendo
Connecting to the SyncStation14
Resetting the SyncStation20
Status on SyncStation display19
SyncStation 9-Pin window20
SyncStation Status window20
Transport commands12
Nuendo Timebase32
Nuendo track arming
Setting in Nuendo35
Setting in SyncStation35 
						

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Index
O
Operation (display mode)18
Opto/SPDIF outputs
Setting in Nuendo30
Setting in SyncStation30
Outputs on rear panel14
P
P2 In device ID
Setting in Nuendo32
Setting in SyncStation32
PAL9, 18, 25, 28
Phase (frame reference)11
Position from setting
In Nuendo32
In SyncStation32
Position request setting
In Nuendo32
In SyncStation31
Position source setting32
Precision Time Alignment25
Pull up/down9, 19
See also “Audio pull”
R
Rear panel inputs/outpus14
Recall factory settings26
Record track count
Setting in Nuendo31
Setting in SyncStation31
Reference frame rate
Setting in SyncStation25
Reset button17
Reset Hardware button in Nuendo20
Root menu (Settings Menu display 
mode)19, 23
RS4228, 12, 14, 15, 19, 23, 32, 33, 
34, 35
RS422-In Track Arming
Setting up in Nuendo33
Setting up in SyncStation33
S
Sample rate, see “Clock rate”
Settings Menu
Basic settings (Unit menu)23
Changing settings20
Clock settings26
MIDI In and Out settings33
Overview of menu system22
Root level19
Settings for 9-Pin devices31, 32
USB-related settings35
Slave clocks15
SMPTE9, 18
Sony A50032
Sony P28, 15
SPDIF10, 14, 15, 19, 26, 27
Speed (frame rate)9
Standard frame rates9
Status LEDs17
Status window in Nuendo20
Synchronization8
SyncStation driver44
SyncStation firmware44
System Link input
Selecting in Nuendo26
Selecting in SyncStation25
System Link LED17
T
Technical data41
Timecode
About8
Frame count9
Frame rate9
Timecode source
Selecting in Nuendo24
Selecting in SyncStation23
SyncStation display18
Timecode standard
Setting in SyncStation25
SyncStation display18
Timecode synchronizer7
Toslink15
Toslink Optical (Opto)10, 14, 19, 26
Track arming11
Transport status icons18
Tril-level sync (video)10
U
USB connection14
USB driver
Changing in SyncStation36
Resetting17
USB MIDI device ID
Setting in Nuendo35
Setting in SyncStation35
USB status display18
V
Varispeed19, 27, 28
Setting in Nuendo28
Varispeed indicator20
Video11, 18, 24
Video black burst10
Video frame rate10
Video sync10, 11, 14, 15, 24, 26
Virtual Master11, 19, 23, 25
VITC8, 31
W
Warranty information44
Word clock10, 14, 15, 19, 26, 28
Word clock input divider
Setting in Nuendo30
Setting in SyncStation30 
						

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