Panasonic AJ-D455P Time Code, SBC Sub Code Data area, Vaux Video Auxiliary Data area

Setup menus

USER menu

<TIME CODE> (continued)

	Item		Setting
							Description
No.	Superimposed	No.		Superimposed
	display			display
509	DF MODE	0000				DF	This selects the DF/NDF mode for CTL and TCG.
		0001				NDF	0: Drop frame mode.
							1: Non-drop frame mode.
							<Note>
							No. 509 is valid when the CONTROL is LOCAL or LOCAL
							ENA of item 004 to “ENA”.
510	RUN MODE	0000				REC	This selects the time code generator run mode.
		0001				FREE	0: Generator runs only during recording.
							1: Generator runs during usual operation.
							<Note>
							Even if “0” is selected, the time code generator runs during
							usual operation when “1” is selected at the setting menu
							No. 504 (REGEN MODE).
511	TC OUT	0000			V OUT		This is used to switch the phase of the time code, which is
	REF	0001				TC_IN	output from the TIME CODE OUT connector, for the external
							LTC input when the TC INT/EXT switch is at the EXT position.
							(In EE mode only)
							0: Time code is synchronized with output video signal.
							1: Time code is synchronized with external time code input.
512	VITC OUT	0000				SBC	For selecting the method used to output the VITC which is to
		0001				VAUX	be superimposed onto the output video signal.
							0: During recording:
							The input time code, which was selected using the setup
							menu item No. 505 (EXT TC SEL) setting and TC IN/EXT
							switch, is output as the VITC.
							During playback:
							The time code recorded in the SBC area is output as the
							VITC.
							1: During recording:
							The time code detected from the input video signals is
							output as the VITC.
							During playback:
							The time code recorded in the VAUX area is output as the
							VITC.
							<Note>
							When video signals are recorded, the time code detected from
							the input video signals is automatically recorded in the VAUX
							area.

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

SBC (Sub Code Data) area

This area exists independently from the video and audio data areas on the helical track, and it contains the time code which complies with the SMPTE/EBU standard. As with the conventional LTC (Longitudinal Time Code), the time code can be read even during rewinding and fast forwarding or when the tape has stopped.

VAUX (Video Auxiliary Data) area

This area exists inside the video data area on the helical track, and it contains additional information on the video data.

<Note>

Control over the time code or user bit during tape playback is exercised using the data recorded in the SBC area. In other words, it is exercised over all the data which has been recorded in the SBC area including the data shown on the counter display in the center of the front panel and on the superimposed displays as well as the communication data for a component such as the editing controller.

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