In order to avoid this it is ideal to use a completely separate MIDI port for MTC data.
It is possible for a tape machine to synchronise to an MTC signal (if converted to SMPTE) if the tape machine is able to 'slave' to incoming timecode via motor control, which is a rare feature.
Unlike most other timecodes, the components are encoded in straight binary, not binary-coded decimal.
This takes the form of a special global system exclusive message: The manufacturer ID of 7F indicates a real-time universal message, the channel of 7F indicates it is a global broadcast.
After a jump, the time clock stops until the first following quarter-frame message is received.
If the MIDI data stream is being rewound, the piece numbers count backward.