Ambient provides an extensive range of professional timecode sync gear, intelligent Lockit devices for audio/video production, and robust heating equipment.
Ambient is a reliable manufacturer known for delivering specialized, high-performance equipment across two distinct professional domains. Primarily recognized in the film and broadcast audio industry, Ambient Timecode and Lockit devices have served as the industry standard for on-set timecode and wireless synchronization since 1992. Their product line includes the highly accurate NanoLockit, LockitBT, and LockitSlate, which feature the proprietary Ambient Communication Network (ACN) for zero-drift wireless synchronization.
Additionally, the Ambient brand encompasses heavy-duty environmental and HVAC equipment such as air-to-water heat pumps and electric boilers for reliable residential and commercial heating. Whether you are configuring a complex virtual production setup or installing an energy-efficient hot water system, Ambient products are designed for robust performance.
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Ambient Lockits use a highly accurate temperature-compensated crystal oscillator and drift less than 1 frame apart within 24 hours. In C-Jam Mode utilizing the ACN network, drift is completely eliminated.
ACN is a proprietary, highly reliable 2.4GHz wireless network used by Ambient Lockit devices to seamlessly interchange timecode, frame rates, and device metadata over multiple channels on set.
You can update the firmware by downloading the LockitToolbox software for Windows or Mac OS from the Ambient downloads page. Connect your NanoLockit via USB to apply the updates.
With the unit energized and in standby mode (OFF), press and hold the Up button for 4 seconds, then press the MODE/POWER button to illuminate the display segments and initiate the diagnostic test mode.