The VT300 is a high performance video timer. It has time and date display capability and a powerful stop clock. The display can be customized to fit most common time and date display standards throughout the world. The unit will keep time even during extended periods of not being powered.

The time/date/stop clock display can be moved anywhere within the active display area of the screen and can be set to one of eight colors. An 8 color background can optionally be displayed behind the characters. Character size is relatively small yet very crisp and can be easily read during tape playback. The VT300 is designed to support B&W, composite and S-Video (YC) signals.

Stop clock display accuracy is selectable and can be set as precise as 1/10,000 second. Maximum count time is 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59.9999 seconds (99:59:59.9999). As a stand alone unit (remote control not used), the VT300 can act as a simple timer or stop clock. Using the front panel controls, the clock may be stopped, started, reset and the display can be frozen while continuing to count. Several types of split mode timing are available.

The stop clock capabilities of the VT300 can be realized by using the external control inputs. These inputs are designed to interface easily to logic levels (3V or 5V), switches, relays, or virtually any other contact closure. Each input can be programmed for normal or inverted logic or have a digital noise filter applied as well. The noise filter timing is programmable to work with different types of control sources. When the external inputs are used, the resolution of the VT300 can be as precise as 1/10,000 second. An additional mode also allows the VT to be used as an event counter with a count up to 9,999,999,999.

The timer/date/counter overlay may be turned on or off at any time, without affecting the clock or count, simply by pressing the display switch on the front panel. Turning off the display switch allows the video signal from the source (such as a camera) to pass through but it does not display the timer / stop clock image on the screen.  The time display can be easily positioned virtually anywhere on the screen via the front panel switches. Options are set through an easy to use, on screen menu system and reside in nonvolatile memory when power is off.

Please contact MicroImage Video Systems for RGB capable versions of this product.