Sony 85P, DSR-85 ATime data type, Monitor screen contents, Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode Indications, BDrop frame indication for time code reader (on DSR-85only)

Setting the Time Data

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

•Display and reset CNT value

•Set, display, record, and play back SMPTE/EBU time code and user bit data

When the unit is equipped with an optional DSBK- 130/130P Time Code Input/Output Board, it can output the time code read from the tape as an analog (LTC) signal while in normal-speed playback mode, and receive an external analog time code (LTC) signal.

Note

Even when the unit is equipped with the DSBK-130/ 130P, it outputs no signal from the TIME CODE OUT connector unless it is in normal-speed playback mode.

The following explains how to use these functions.

Displaying Time Data and Operation Mode Indications

Time data and operation mode indications can be displayed on the monitor screen.

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

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

Select the DISPLAY CONTROL menu item and set “CHARA. DISPLAY” to “ON” (factory default setting).

The time data and the indication of the unit’s current operation mode are superimposed on the composite 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 item to select the information displayed and the character type and position of the indications.

For details of these menu settings, see Chapter 4 “Menu Settings”.

When you set “SUB STATUS” under the DISPLAY CONTROL menu item to other than “OFF”, you can also display supplementary status information on the monitor screen about the editing mode settings, recording format of playback tape, and/or time code generator’s operating mode.

For details of supplementary status information, see “Displaying Supplementary Status Information” (page 55).

Monitor screen contents

The contents of the monitor screen are shown below.

ATime data type Time data

BDrop frame indication for time code readera)

C Drop frame indication for time code generatora)

T C R 0 0 : 0 4 . 4 7 . 0 7

P L A Y

L O C K

DDSR-85/85P operation mode

a)This character can appear on the DSR-85 only. The character to appear in these two columns is always a colon ( : ) on the DSR-85P.

ATime data type

The following time data type indications are displayed.

Indication	Description

CNT	Count value of the time counter

TCR	Time code data from time code reader
	(factory default setting)

UBR	User bit data from time code reader
TCG	Time code data from time code generator
UBG	User bit data from time code generator

T∗R	Time code data from time code reader. The
	asterisk indicates an interpolation by the time
	code reader to make up for the time code
	data not correctly read from the tape.
U∗R	User bit data from the time code reader. The
	asterisk indicates that last data is retained by
	the time code reader, as the new data has not
	been read correctly from the tape.

BDrop frame indication for time code reader (on DSR-85 only)

.	Drop frame mode (factory default setting)

:Non-drop frame mode

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