Adjustments ChapterandSettings 4rding  rfoRec

•Now the built-in time code generator is locked to the reference time code.

•When locked to an external time code generator, the time code is at all times locked to the external time code, which is displayed as a highlighted value on the counter indicator. Do not engage the recording mode during the few seconds it takes for the sync generator to stabilize.

•Once a slave relationship is established, the TC IN and GENLOCK IN connectors stay in slave status.*

Note that the following events release slave status.

•When TC PRESET is performed

•When the REC SIGNAL option in the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set to 1394.

•The power is turned off

•The time code mode is switched

•The TCG switch is set to R-RUN

•When REC FORMAT and CAMERA MODE have been

switched

*The slave function locks the time code to the TC IN input and the device will use this time code even if time code input should subsequently cease.

External synchronisation of the camera when the time code is externally locked

When the time code is externally locked, the reference video signals input through the GENLOCK IN connector gen-lock the camera.

NOTE

•To lock other devices externally to the AG-HPX370P/AG- HPX371E, as the master device, make sure that the other devices are in the same camera mode as the AG-HPX370P/ AG-HPX371E. Note that if some of the connected devices use interlaced scanning while other devices use progressive scanning, there may be breaks in the video and time code.

•When 24P, 24PA or 24PN (native) is selected and the time code is externally locked, be sure to select a non-drop frame time code. The time code cannot be externally locked when drop frame mode is selected. When the time code

is externally locked, the video may be distorted, but this is because of adjustment to 5-frame segments and not a malfunction.

Setting the user bits when the time code is externally locked

To externally lock user bits, set the setting menu UB MODE (RECORDING SETUP screen) to EXT.

Regardless of an F-RUN or R-RUN setting of the TCG switch, the time code is slaved to user bit values input to the TC IN connector.

For details, refer to [Setting Time Data] (page 64) and [Setting user bits] (page 67).

To unlock the externally locked time code

Discontinue external time code supply, then position the TCG switch at [R-RUN].

Cautions in switching the power source from battery to external power supply

Connect the DC IN socket with the external power supply before removing the battery, in order to keep the time code generator energized. If the battery is removed first, there is no guarantee that the time code will stay externally locked.

Outputting the time code externally

To output time code from the camera’s TC OUT connector to a VTR or other recording device in sync with camera picture or playback picture, set the setting menu TC VIDEO SYNCRO (OUTPUT SEL) to VIDEO OUT.

Set the menu option GL SELECT to SDI or COMPOSITE as required by supplied video output in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen and the menu option TC OUT to TCG/ TCR in the OUTPUT SEL screen.

AG-HPX370P/AG-HPX371E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SDI OUT 

 

 

TC OUT

 

 

 

 

 

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VIDEO OUT

 

 

TC IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

SDI IN

 

 

VTR, etc.

HD SDI IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

When the setting menu TC VIDEO SYNCRO is set to VIDEO OUT, the time code is output via TC OUT in tune with VIDEO OUT delay.

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