JVC GY-DV550 Presetting Users BIT Data,  Set the related VCR Setup Menus, Advance Preset

9. TIME CODE OPERATION

9-2 Presetting and Recording of Time Code (Cont’d) TIME CODE PRESETTING PROCEDURE

9. TIME CODE OPERATION

9-3Recording Time Codes by Slave-Locking the Built-in Time Code Generator with External TCG

The built-in time code generator can be synchronized (slave-locked) with the SMPTE-standard (U MODEL)/EBU-standard (E MODEL) LTC time code signal which is input through the TC IN connector. Once the slave locking has been carried out, the built-

2.	HOLD button				4.	SHIFT button
CH-1	AUDIO	CH-2
	LEVEL
		CH-1	CH-2		CH-1	CH-2
			AUTO		FRONT
			MANUAL		REAR
		AUDIO SELECT			AUDIO INPUT
		VTR SELECT TC GENE.				MENU
SEE		INT		CONTINUE
INSTR-			PRST	REC
UCTION		PARA		FREE
MANUAL		EXT	REGEN
LITHIUM BATT.		CAM AUX	GROUP	ITEM	SELECT	DATA SET
			HOLD	SHIFT	ADVANCE PRESET
		VTR INPUT
		3. ADVANCE				6.
						PRESET
			button
						button
					HOLD
		H	M	S		F
					HOLD
		H	M	S		F
					HOLD
		H	M	S		F
					HOLD
		H	M	S		F

1. Display the time code on the counter display. Set the COUNTER switch to "TC".

•Time code up to 23 hrs. 59 min. 59 sec. 29 frames can be preset.

2. Place the time code generator in preset mode. Press the HOLD button.

•The "HOLD" indicator lights on the display to indicate the preset mode. The first digit of the counter display blinks.

3. Set the value of the blinking digit. Press the ADVANCE button.

•The value of the blinking digit changes.

4. Change the blinking digit. Press the SHIFT button.

•The blinking digit changes.

5. Set the desired value for all digits. Repeat steps 3. and 4. for each digit.

6. Preset the set data in the memory. Press the PRESET button.

•	The set data is saved as the time code generator value.
	Following the above operation, the "HOLD" indicator
	disappears from the display, the counter stops blinking
	and the time code is preset.

in time code generator runs even when the external time code input stops. Even when the power is switched off, it continues to run

on the backup lithium battery.
Sync signal generator
		PUSH
REF Video signal
		VTR/RM	DV CAMCORDER
			GY-DV550
External time code generator
				GENLOCK/AUX IN
		Y/C OUT MONITOR OUT LINE OUT		VIDEO OUT
			REMOTE
				AUDIO IN
				FRONT
		TC IN	TC OUT	LENS
LTC time code signal
REF Video signal				GENLOCK/AUX
				IN connector
1. Input the reference video signal into the external time code	5. Set and operate the external time code generator.
generator and the GENLOCK/AUX IN connector of this unit.	➡	The built-in time code generator is slave-locked with the
Note :		input external time code data.
		The SLAVE indicator lights on the display.
When the power is switched ON while external sync signal
is input, the screen moves in a vertical direction for a few		SLAVE
seconds. This is not a malfunction.

• If the REC/FREE switch is set to FREE, the time code

starts to run.

 If you preset a wrong time code, perform steps 2. 3. 4. 5. and

6. again.

2. Input the SMPTE standard LTC time code signal into the TC IN connector.

3. Display time code on the counter display.

4. Set the switches in the TC GENERATOR block as follows.

•Set the TC GENE switch to “FREE”.

*While the TC GENE switch is set to “REC” or “REGEN”, slave-locking will not take place.

 Set the related VCR Setup Menus.

H M S F

*If the external time code generator phase is not genlocked with the phase of the camera video signals, the “SLAVE” display will flicker.

•Once slave locking has been made, the built-in time code generator keeps on running even when the external time code generator is stopped.

Note : Do not connect or disconnect slaves during recording as this may disturb the servo lock.

PRESETTING USER'S BIT DATA
RESET button
	OPERATE/WARNING
	CH 1			OVER	AUTO OFF DEW				LIGHT
RESET									ON
		40 30 20	10	0 dB
	CH 2			OVER	SERVO RF L i OFF
	32k	48k	SLAVE	PB	NDF		HOLD
MONITOR AUD LOCK SP								F COUNTER
SELECT MENU		WIDE	H	M		S
CH-1	REMAIN			REV FWD		E	BATT F		CTL
MIX									TC
CH-2		H	M						UB

•Pressing the RESET button in the preset mode resets the time code or user's bit data to 00 00 00 00.

•If you press the HOLD button by mistake, press the HOLD button once more to return to the previous display.

Display user's bit data on the counter display and perform the same procedure as the time code presetting procedure.

•The user's bit can be specified using numerals or alphabetic letters from 0 to F for each digit.

Note: Do not set “F” to all user’s bit, or the data can not be read.

•	Set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 398 SSF MODE to
	“OFF”.
	* If set to CUE mode or MARK mode, the slave-locking
	will not take place.
•	Set the VCR Setup Menu item No. 403 U-BIT SLAVE.
	Set to “TC&UB” when the user’s bits should also be slave-
	locked with the external time code generator.
•	The framing mode will be the same mode as the
	automatically entered time code (drop frame of non-drop
	frame).
	During the non-drop frame mode, the NDF indicator will
	light on the display.
	During the drop frame mode, the DF indicator will light
	on the display.
	(U MODEL)

Multi-CamcorderMaster-Slave Connection When there is only one slave GY-DV550, connect it as indicated in the figure below. When connecting several GY-DV550s as slaves, input the REF video signal to GENLOCK/AUX IN connectors of all these units

from the sync signal generator.
MASTER	SLAVE
GY-DV550	GY-DV550

TC OUT	TC IN	GENLOCK/
		AUX IN

MONITOR OUT

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