Sony Setting Time Values

Setting Time Values

The camcorder uses three types of time values: counter values, time code values, and user bits.

The time value is displayed in the viewfinder screen and in the display window.

	WARNING				OVER		OVER	LIGHT
		PB DATE NDF EXT-LK		HOLD		dB		ON
						0
Time value								OFF
		H	MIN SEC	FRM		-12
indication	RESET					-20
		CLIP	CL CONT IP
		TAPE				-30		DISPLAY
				DVCAM				COUNTER
		BATT E	F	Li		-40
						-•		TC
		DIAG RF SERVO HUMID SLACK			1	F 8 32k	2	U-BIT
	(MENU SET)					F 8 48k

DISPLAY switch

Use the DISPLAY switch to switch time value indications.

Type of time value	DISPLAY switch setting
Counter of tape transport time	COUNTER
Time code	TC
User bits	U-BIT

Note

The time code and user bits cannot be displayed if the tape does not have time code and/or user bits recordings or if the time code was recorded using a non-compatible method.

For details of the time value indication in the viewfinder, see page 87.

Resetting the counter

The counter value shows the tape’s running time in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames format. Before starting a tape, perform the following steps to reset the counter.

Counter

	WARNING				OVER		OVER	LIGHT
		PB DATE NDF EXT-LK		HOLD		dB		ON
						0
								OFF
		H	MIN SEC			-12
						-20
	RESET	CLIP	CL CONT IP						1
2								DISPLAY
		TAPE		DVCAM		-30
								COUNTER
		BATT E	F	Li		-40
						F-8•32k		TC
		DIAG RF SERVO HUMID SLACK 1					2	U-BIT
	(MENU SET)					F 8 48k

1 Set the DISPLAY switch to COUNTER.

The time value indication in the display window shows the current counter value.

2 Press the RESET/(MENU SET) button.

This resets the counter shown in the viewfinder and display window as “0:00:00:00”.

The counter value starts advancing as the tape is transported. It shows negative values if the tape is rewound past the point where the counter was reset.

Note

Discontinuous recording in the tape may cause the counter to malfunction during playback.

Displaying the date/time

The camcorder automatically records the real time of the built-in clock on the tape in addition to time codes and video/audio signals.

Perform the following steps to display the date or time instead of the time value.

1 Confirm the following.

Parts to confirm	State
Display window	The VCR menu is not displayed.
TC mode switch	Set the position other than
1/2	PRESET/SET.

2 Set the DISPLAY switch to TC or U-BIT.

3 Press the SHIFT button.

While pressing the SHIFT button, the date or time is displayed at the location of the time value indication.

DISPLAY switch setting	Indication
TC	Time
U-BIT	Date

For description of how to set the built-in clock, see “Setting the Real Time Clock and Calendar

—Menu 101” on page 119.

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