Panasonic AJ-PD950 VCR User Manual


 
Recording internal/external time codes
1. Setting the internal time code
Place the VTR in the stop mode.
Set the TC/CTL switch to TC.
Set the TC lNT/EXT switch to INT. (internal time code selected)
Set the REC RUN/FREE RUN switch position.
REC RUN:
The time code runs at the same time as the recording proceeds.
FREE RUN:
The time code runs in the same way as the time regardless of the VTR
s
operation.
Set the REGEN/PRESET switch position.
REGEN:
Continuity is maintained with the recorded time code before editing.
(Detailed settings are also possible using the menu settings. See the
menu items below.)
Setup menu No. 503 (TCG REGEN)
Setup menu No. 504 (REGEN MODE)
PRESET:
Recording starts from the value set with the TC SET button.
<Note
>
During auto editing, REGEN will be selected by the setup menu No. 504 setting even if
the switch has been set to the PRESET position.
Set the TC SET button.
Use the TC SET button to set the start number of the time code or user bit.
1
Press
the SHIFT button.
The leftmost digit flashes.
2
Press
the ADJ button to change the value.
Each time the button is pressed, the number changes. The setting range is given
below.
When using the time code and user bit in real time
00:00:00:00 - 23:59:59:29
User bit
00 00 00 00 -FF FF FF FF
3
Repeat
steps 1 and 2 to change the value.
4
When
the setting of the start number is completed, press the START button. In the
FREE RUN mode, the time code now starts running.
5
Proceed with the recording or editing.
2.
Setting the external time code (TC switch
EXT)
Place the VTR in the stop mode.
Set the TC/CTL switch to TC.
Set the TC lNT/EXT switch to EXT. (External time code selected)
Setup menu No. 505 (EXT TC SEL) can be set as follows.
LTC:
The LTC signal input to the TIME CODE IN connector (XLR) on the rear jack
panel is recorded as the time code.
<Note>
The LTC signal must be synchronized with the video signal.
VITC:
The input video signal'
s VITC is recorded as the time code.
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