Convenient Functions

Chapter 3

for Editing Operation

Displaying Time Data and Other Text Information

This unit allows time data and operation mode indications to be displayed on the monitor screen.

Time data can also be displayed in the time counter display on the unit.

Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode Indications

The unit is provided with the following functions related to time data.

•Display and reset CNT value

•Display and play back SMPTE/EBU time code and user bit data

•Display and play back VITC

The unit can output the time code read from the tape as an analog (LTC) signal while in normal-speed playback mode.

Note

The unit outputs no signal from the TIME CODE OUT connector unless it is in normal-speed playback mode.

To view time data and operation mode indications on the monitor screen

Set the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item (see page 40) to ON (factory default setting).

The time data and the indication of the current operation mode are superimposed on the video signal that is being output from the VIDEO OUT 2 (SUPER) connector, and can be viewed on the monitor screen.

Use the DISPLAY CONTROL menu items (see page 40) to select the information displayed and the character type and position of the indications.

Monitor screen contents

The contents of the monitor screen are shown below.

ATime data type

Time data

BDrop frame indication for time code reader a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVITC field

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indication

T

C

R

 

 

0

0

:

0

4

.

4

7

:

0

7

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

L

A

Y

 

 

 

 

L

O

C

K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DDSR-1600A/1600AP operation mode

a)This character (.) can appear on the DSR-1600A only. The character to appear in this column is always a colon ( : ) on the DSR-1600AP.

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