Panasonic AJ-HPX2000 Externally Locking the Time Code

Externally Locking the Time Code

The unit’s internal time code generator can be locked to an	Example 2: When connecting a multiple number of units
external generator. In addition, the external time code	and using one of them as the reference unit
generator can be locked to the unit’s internal generator.

Example of connections for external locking

As the figure shows, connect both the reference video signal and reference time code.

Example 1: When locking onto an external signal

Reference time

code

TC IN

GENLOCK IN

Reference video

signal

‹Note

In place of the HD Y reference signal, composite video signals can be input as the reference video signal.

	TC OUT
MON OUT or	Reference unit
VIDEO OUT
(VBS)
	TC IN
	GENLOCK IN

TC OUT

MON OUT or

VIDEO OUT

(VBS)

TC IN

GENLOCK IN

MON OUT or

VIDEO OUTTC OUT (VBS)

To the next camera

‹Note

The system can be configured with multiple units by opening the <GENLOCK> screen from the SYSTEM SETTING page and setting the GL PHASE item to the connector using menu operations.

The phase of the time code can correspond to either the HDY output signals of the MON OUT connector or VBS output signals of the VIDEO OUT and MON OUT connector.

However, the same value should commonly be set to the GL PHASE for all cameras. If different values coexist in the system, the shooting timing may not correspond to each other.

Reference video signal	Setting of GL PHASE
MON OUT (VBS) or	COMPOSIT
VIDEO OUT (VBS)

Setting of GL PHASE

Item	Variable	Remarks
	range
GL PHASE	HD SDI	For selecting the output signals that
	COMPOSIT	lock phases to the signals that are
		input in the GENLOCK IN connector.
		HD SDI:
		For locking the HD SDI signals to
		the GENLOCK input.
		For the down converter output
		signals, the start position of the
		video delays by about 90 lines.
		COMPOSIT:
		For locking the down converter
		output signals to the GENLOCK
		input.
		For the HD SDI output signals, the
		start position of the video gains by
		about 90 lines.

62 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Setting Time Data