Setup menus (continued)

USER menu <TIME CODE>

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

510

This is used to switch the phase of the

 

time code, which is output from the

TC OUT REF

TIME CODE OUT connector, for the

 

external LTC input when the TCG

 

switch is at the EXT position.

 

0000

V OUT :

 

Time code is synchronized with output

 

video signal.

 

0001 TC_IN :

 

Time code is synchronized with

 

external time code input.

 

 

511

This selects how the VITC which is to

VITC OUT

be superimposed onto the output

video signal is to be output.

 

0000

SBC :

 

During recording:

 

 

The input time code, which was

 

 

selected by the setup menu No. 505

 

 

(EXT TC SEL) setting and TCG

 

 

switch, is output as the VITC.

 

During playback:

 

 

The time code recorded in the SBC

 

 

area is output as the VITC.

 

0001

VAUX :

 

During recording:

 

 

The time code detected from the

 

 

input video signal is output as the

 

 

VITC.

 

During playback:

 

 

The time code recorded in the

 

 

VAUX area is output as the VITC.

 

Notes:

 

• The time code detected from the input

 

video signal is automatically recorded in

 

the VAUX area while pictures are being

 

recorded.

 

• If Y PB PR, CMPST, S-VIDEO or SDI is

 

selected as the input signal, the VITC

 

output during recording is a timecode

 

superimposed on the input signal

 

regardless of the above setting.

 

 

513

This sets the operation mode which is

 

to make the internal time code

RUN MODE

generator advance.

 

0000

REC :

 

The internal time code generator is

 

advanced during recording.

 

0001

FREE :

 

When the power is on, the internal

 

time code generator is advanced

 

regardless of the operation mode.

 

 

 

The underlined items indicates the initial setting.

No./Item

 

Description

 

 

514

This selects whether or not to record

VITC GEN

the internal time code generator value

in the VAUX area.

 

0000

OFF :

 

The internal time code generator value

 

is not recorded in the VAUX area.

 

When video signals on which the time

 

code has been recorded are input, the

 

time code of the input signals is

 

recorded in the VAUX area.

 

0001

ON :

 

The internal time code generator value

 

is recorded in the VAUX area.

 

 

 

SBC (sub code data) area:

This area is separate from the video and audio data area on the helical track. The time code complying with SMPTE/EBU standards is stored here. As with the conventional LTC (linear time code), the time code can be read even during rewinding or fast forwarding. It can also be read out when the tape has stopped.

VAUX (video auxiliary data) area:

This area is to be found in the video data area on the helical track.

The additional information relating to the video data is stored here.

Note:

The time code and user bit are controlled during tape playback by the data which has been recorded in the SBC area. This means that all the data recorded in the SBC area alone is used as the data which is to be indicated on the counter display section in the middle of the front panel or in the superimposed display, or as the data which is to be transmitted to the editing controller or other unit.

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