5-3 Reading and Displaying Time Code and User Bits
During playback, the internal time code reader reads the time code and user bits recorded on the tape. You can display the time code values read in the status indication panel.
Displaying time code or user bit values in the status indication panel
DISPLAY switch by the status indication panel
DISPLAY switch in the time code setting controls
Displaying time code or user bit values in the status indication panel
To select the values displayed, set the two DISPLAY switches, by the status indication panel and in the time code setting controls, as shown in the following table.
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by the status | in the time code | |||
displayed | ||||
indication panel | setting controls | |||
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Time code | LTC | TC | LTC | |
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User bits | LTC | LTC | ||
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Displaying time code and user bit values on the monitor screen
Video monitor connected | SUPERIMPOSE switch |
to VIDEO OUT 2 | set to ON |
connector |
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Displaying time code and user bit values on the monitor screen
With a time code or user bit value displayed in the status indication panel, connect the video monitor input connector to the VIDEO OUT 2 connector, and set the SUPERIMPOSE switch to ON.
This displays the same value on the monitor screen as in the status indication panel.
Outputting the playback time code from the TC OUT connector
By means of a setup menu setting, it is possible to select the signal from the TC OUT connector to be the time code from the tape during playback.
For details of the setup menu operation, see Section
Playback 5 Chapter
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