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Time code and user bits (continued)
Setting the external time code
1 Set the VTR to the stop mode.
2 Set TC/CTL on the <HOME> menu to TC.
3 If the video input has been set to HD SDI input or INT
SG, set TC SRC on the <TC> menu to EXT-L, SLTC
or SVITC.
4 If the video input has been set to SD SDI, set TC
SRC on the <TC> menu to EXT-L or VITC.
<Note>
When 1394 is set for video input, the time code for 1394
input is selected regardless of the selection in TC SRC.
Cue time registration, preroll and cue-up
(These functions work only on the HOME, PF1 and
PF2 screens.)
z Registration
Register the cue time by pressing the button while
holding down the button.
z Presetting
When the button is pressed, the characters of the cue
time or TC/UB display are highlighted. Turn the ADJUST
dial to highlight the characters of the cue time.
The subsequent steps in the registration procedure are
the same as for TCG.
z Prerolling
Press the PREROLL button to preroll the tape to the
currently registered CUE point.
z Queue up
Press the PREROLL button while pressing the button
to queue up to the currently registered cue point.
Time code and user bits playback
1 Set the VTR to the stop mode.
2 Set TC/CTL on the <HOME> menu to TC or UB.
TC:
The time code is displayed.
UB:
The user bits are displayed.
z In the event that it has become impossible to read the
time code, it is interpolated using the CTL signal.
3 Press the PLAY button.
Playback starts, and the time code appears on the
display.
If (SUPER) on the <TC SHIFT> menu is set to ON,
the time code value is superimposed onto the video
signals from the VIDEO OUT3 connector.
<Notes>
z While a drop frame time code is being read, the colon
between the seconds and frames is replaced with a
period.
z If the time code signal is missing, it is interpolated
automatically using the CTL signal.
The following appears on the display.
F3
F1
F1
F1
SET
F
T
F
F3
F3
T ¢ R 00:01:04:07 ¢
An asterisk (¢)
appears here if the
time code signal is
missing.
“ “: 1st, 3rd field
“
¢”: 2nd, 4th fields
(It is not displayed when the speed
exceeds
n 0.3a speed.)
In the drop frame mode, the colon
between the seconds and frames is
replaced with a period. (In the 59/60 Hz
mode only)