MENU GRADE [Menu grade]: Selection of menu items to

Description of settings

be displayed

 

 

 

Determine whether to display basic items only or both basic

*BASIC [> Basic]: Display basic items only.

and enhanced items on the monitor screen and in the time

ENHANCED [> Enhanced]: Display both basic and enhanced

counter display when using the menu.

items.

 

 

EEOUT PHASE settings for time code output

Use the following as reference information when setting the EE OUT PHASE menu item (see page 67).

THROUGH mode

In this mode, the LTC signal is output with the phase synchronized with the input time code signal. This mode is appropriate when recording signals from multiple devices on a number of VCRs.

When the camcorder is in genlock mode, the time code precision is ±0 frames. When the camcorder is not in genlock mode, it is ±1 frame.

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

TIME CODE IN

Camcorder 1

 

TIME CODE OUT

DSR-1800A/1800AP (1st unit)

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

TIME CODE IN

Camcorder 2

 

TIME CODE OUT

DSR-1800A/1800AP (2nd unit)

 

VIDEO IN

 

AUDIO IN

 

TIME CODE IN

Camcorder n

TIME CODE OUT

DSR-1800A/1800AP (nth unit)

Composite video or S-video signal

Audio signal

Time code signal

VIDEO INPUT PHASE mode

The time code output signal is synchronized with the input video signal.

This mode is appropriate when the output from a single device is recorded on a number of VCRs. The connections are loop-through connections.

In this mode, the same time code is recorded on all of the VCRs 1 to n.

VIDEO OUT

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO LOOP THRU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME CODE IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME CODE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output device

 

 

DSR-1800A/1800AP

(VCR, camera, etc.)

 

 

(1st unit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO LOOP THRU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME CODE IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME CODE OUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSR-1800A/1800AP

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2nd unit)

VIDEO IN

VIDEO LOOP THRU

TIME CODE IN

TIME CODE OUT

DSR-1800A/1800AP (nth unit)

Composite video or SDI (video and audio) signal Time code signal

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