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Time code/user bit (continued)
Setting the external time code
1Set the VTR to stop mode.
3Set the TCG switch to EXT. (External time code
selection)
4The 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.
2Select “TC” using the COUNTER button.
Reproducing the time code/user bit
1Set the VTR to stop mode.
3Press 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.
2Select “TC” or “UB” using the COUNTER button.
T 2 R 00:01:04:072
When the time code
signal cannot be read,
an asterix (2) is
displayed.
“ ”: 1, 3 field
“2”: 2, 4 field
The colon between the seconds
and frames changes to a period
during drop frame mode.