A visualisation of how bases 2 - 11 work. A pixel drawn on a line represents a number using the power that corresponds to that line. The lines in base 2 are: 2^0 = 1 2^1 = 2 = 2 2^2 = 2 * 2 = 4 2^3 = 2 * 2 * 2 = 8 2^4 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 16 and so on. You can add these powers together, no matter which number your 'base' number is, to make any number, the same way you make a normal (base 10) number using hundreds, tens and units. 19 = 16 + 2 + 1 = 10011 in binary You'll notice that 19, a relatively low number, already has 5 digits in binary. The bases at the top (10 and 11) are much more compressed (with only 2 digits), making the lines at the top much flatter. The brightness of each pixel shows how much of that number there is in the number displayed (for instance, 7 in base 8 would be dark, while 1 would be light).
To synchronise the line, use Turbo mode.