Sony 50P VCR User Manual


 
Chapter 4 Setting the Time Code and Adjusting the Video Signals
Chapter 4 Setting the Time Code and Adjusting the Video Signals 57 (GB)
Chapter 4 Setting the Time Code and Adjusting the Video Signals
1 Set the DISPLAY (LCD OFF/OFF/ON) selector to
ON, and the DISPLAY (MENU/TC/AUDIO)
selector to MENU.
The LCD monitor displays the menu. If you turn
the SUPERIMPOSE switch on, the menu is also
displayed on the VIDEO OUT1 output.
TC UB SET
TC PRESET
UB PRESET
TC FORMAT
TC RUN
TC UB IN
TC MAKE
UB TIME
JOG TC OUT
TC
CM
DISP
V
A
LCD
VTR
ETC
(The TC FORMAT submenu is only for DSR-50.)
2 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select TC/UB
SET, then press the dial.
The following menu appears.
TC UB SET
TC PRESET
UB PRESET
TC FORMAT
TC RUN
TC UB IN
TC MAKE
UB TIME
JOG TC OUT
RETURN
00:00:00:00
TC
CM
DISP
V
A
LCD
VTR
ETC
3 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select TC
PRESET, then press the dial.
The following menu appears.
TC UB SET
TC PRESET
UB PRESET
TC FORMAT
TC RUN
TC UB IN
TC MAKE
UB TIME
JOG TC OUT
RETURN
00:00:00:00
RESET
PRESET
RETURN
TC
CM
DISP
V
A
LCD
VTR
ETC
4 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
PRESET, then press the dial.
The following menu appears.
TC UB SET
TC PRESET
UB PRESET
TC FORMAT
TC RUN
TC UB IN
TC MAKE
UB TIME
JOG TC OUT
RETURN
OOOO
00:00:00:00
oooo
SET
CANCEL
TC
CM
DISP
V
A
LCD
VTR
ETC
5 Set the first two digits. Rotate the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial to select the number, then press the
dial.
6 Repeat step 5 to set the other digits.
7 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select SET,
then press the dial.
The initial time code value is set and the menu
display returns to step 2.
8 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select
RETURN, then press the dial.
The menu display returns to step 1.
To cancel the time code setting
Select CANCEL in step 7, then press the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
To reset the time code
Select RESET in step 4, then press the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
To set the value of the user bits
You can set the user bits as eight-digit hexadecimal
values (base 16) to have the date, time, scene number,
and other information inserted into the time code track.
Notes
The user bits can be set only in a DVCAM format
recording. It cannot be set in a DV format recording.
Before setting the user bits, set the TC/UB IN on the
TC/UB SET menu to INTERNAL and UB TIME to
OFF.
For details on TC/UB IN and UB TIME, see TC/UB SET
menu on page 78 (GB).