4-5-3 Setting the User Bits

By setting the user bits (up to 8 hexadecimal digits), you can record user information such as the date, time, or scene number on the time code track.

To set the user bits, proceed as follows:

HOLD button

RESET button

1

4

2,5

CUE IN

3

CH-1

 

MIX

 

CH-2

Setting the user bits

1 Set the DISPLAY switch to DATA.

2 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.

3 Set the DATA DISPLAY switch to U-BIT.

4 Set the user bits by using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons.

SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press the button, the flashing digit moves one column to the right. Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button moves the flashing digit one to the left.

ADVANCE: Increments the value of the flashing digit. Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button decrements the flashing digit.

Hexadecimal digits A to F are displayed as follows:

Hexadecimal

A

B

C

D

E

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display

A

b

C

d

E

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To reset the user bit data to 00:00:00:00

Press the RESET button.

5 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN or R- RUN, corresponding to the desired operating mode for the time code generator.

The set user bit data will be recorded for both LTC and VITC.

To store the user bit setting in memory

The user bit setting (apart from the real time) is automatically retained in memory even when the power is turned off.

4-5-4 Synchronizing the Time Code

You can synchronize the internal time code generator of this camcorder with an external generator for the regeneration of an external time code. You can also synchronize the time code generators of other camcorders/ VTRs with the internal generator of this camcorder.

Connections for time code synchronization

Connect both the reference video signal and the external time code as illustrated below.

Example 1: Synchronizing with an external time code

 

GENLOCK IN 1)

Reference video signal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TC IN

External time code

1)Set GENLOCK to ON on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, if GENLOCK is set to OFF.

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