Time code/user bit

Setting the external time code

Reproducing the time code/user bit

1 Set the VTR to stop mode.

2 Select “TC” using the COUNTER button.

3 Set the TCG switch to EXT. (External time code selection)

4 The following settings can be selected with setup menu No. 505 (EXT TC SEL).

LTC:

The LTC signal input to the TIME CODE IN connector (XLR) on the rear panel is recorded as TC.

<Note>

LTC must be synchronized with the video signal.

VITC:

The VITC of the input video signal is recorded as TC.

1 Set the VTR to stop mode.

2 Select “TC” or “UB” using the COUNTER button.

3 Press the PLAY button.

Playback starts and the time code is shown on the display.

When the SUPER switch is set to ON, the time code value is superimposed on the video signals from the VIDEO OUT 3/SDI OUT 3 connector.

<Note>

When the time code signal cannot be read, the time code is automatically interpolated by the CTL signal. The display appears as shown below.

T 2 R 00:01:04:072

 

 

 

 

 

“ ”: 1, 3 field

 

 

 

 

 

When the

time code

 

 

 

“2”: 2, 4 field

signal cannot be read,

 

 

 

 

 

an asterix

(2) is

 

 

 

displayed.

 

The colon between the seconds and

 

 

frames changes to a period during

 

 

 

 

drop frame mode.

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