USER menu

<TIME CODE> (continued)

 

Item

 

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

No.

Superimposed

No.

 

Superimposed

display

 

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

502

VITC

525 mode

This sets the position where the VITC signal is to be inserted.

 

POS-2

0000

 

 

 

10L

(The same line as for VITC POS-1 in 501 cannot be selected.)

 

 

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0008

 

 

 

18L

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

0010

 

 

 

20L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

625 mode

 

 

 

0000

 

 

 

7L

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

0006

 

 

 

13L

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

.

 

.

 

 

 

 

 

0014

 

 

 

21L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

503

TCG

0000

 

 

 

TC&UB

 

This selects the signal to be regenerated when the time code

 

REGEN

0001

 

 

 

TC

generator (TCG) in the REGEN mode.

 

 

0002

 

 

 

UB

0: Both the time code and user bit are regenerated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Only the time code is regenerated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: Only the user bit is regenerated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

504

REGEN

0000

 

 

 

AS&IN

 

This selects whether the time code is to be regenerated during

 

MODE

0001

 

 

 

ASSEM

automatic editing using the unit’s control panel.

 

 

0002

 

 

 

INSRT

0: Time code is regenerated with assemble or insert editing.

 

 

0003

 

 

 

SW

1: Time code is regenerated with assemble editing.

 

 

 

 

 

2: Time code is regenerated with insert editing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3: Setting complies with REGEN/PRESET switch setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

505

EXT TC

0000

 

 

 

LTC

 

This selects the time code to be used when an external time

 

SEL

0001

 

 

 

VITC

code is to be used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: The LTC of the TIME CODE IN connector is used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: The video signal VITC is used.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

506

BINARY

0000

 

 

000

 

This sets the usage status of the user bit of the time code

 

GP

0001

 

001

 

generated by the TCG.

 

 

0002

 

010

 

0: NOT SPECIFIED (character set not specified)

 

 

0003

 

011

 

 

1: ISO CHARACTER (8 bits character set based on ISO646,

 

 

 

 

 

ISO2022)

 

 

0004

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

2: UNASSIGNED 1 (undefined)

 

 

0005

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

3: UNASSIGNED 2 (undefined)

 

 

0006

 

110

 

 

 

 

 

4: UNASSIGNED 3 (undefined)

 

 

0007

 

111

 

 

5: PAGE/LINE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6: UNASSIGNED 4 (undefined)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7: UNASSIGNED 5 (undefined)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

507

PHASE

0000

 

 

 

OFF

This selects whether to control the phase correction of the

 

CORR

0001

 

 

 

ON

 

LTC generated by the TCG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0: Phase correction control is not performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: Phase correction control is performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

508

TCG CF

0000

 

 

 

OFF

 

This selects whether the CF flag of the TCG is to ON.

 

FLAG

0001

 

 

 

ON

0: CF flag is OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1: CF flag is ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<Notes>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. 509 is valid when the CONTROL is LOCAL or LOCAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENA of item 004 to “ENA”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This setup menu is not displayed in the 625 mode.

510

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.

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Panasonic AJ-D950 manual Time Code

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