When striping timecode, make sure that the timecode generator and the video record deck are resolved to the same crystal reference. For example, when striping 29.97 Drop Frame timecode onto a VTR, both the SMPTE generator and the VTR should be resolved to the same “black burst” or house sync generator. During playback, the master deck should be resolved to “black burst” or house sync.This convention provides compatibility for your tape between the record and playback passes, and when it is played back in other facilities on different equipment. This also means that when playing back a tape striped with timecode, the playback deck should be resolved to the same synchronization rate as the record deck was resolved to at the time of the striping. When you stripe timecode using an audio transport, it should be “free-running” and unresolved, but should be resolved with a house sync-referenced synchronizer during playback.