Preparations 2 Chapter

Time Data Handled by This Unit

Using time data allows you to easily check time information, ensure high precision editing, and synchronize multiple devices.

With this unit, you can use the following time data.

Count value of the counter (CNT): relative position on the tape in frame units. Can be reset.

REC DATE/TIME display: recording date and recording time (except when recording format is DVCPRO)

Timecode setting, display, recording, and playback:

•LTC and user bit data

•VITC (Recording on the tape and tape playback are in DVCAM format only)

•RP188 SDI embedded timecode

The relation between recording/playback format and handled time data is as follows.

YES: handling possible / NO: handling impossible

Recording/

Time data

 

 

 

playback

 

 

 

 

Counter

LTC (and

VITC 2)

REC DATE/

format

 

 

user bit

 

TIME

 

 

data)

 

 

HDV 1080i

YES

YES

NO

Display only

 

 

 

 

 

DVCAM

YES

YES

YES 3)

Display only

DV (SP)

YES

YES 1)

NO 4)

Display only

DVCPRO

YES

YES

NO

NO

(25 Mbps)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)For cassettes recorded on consumer equipment, the recording is always in DF mode. User bit data cannot be hadled.

2)You can synchronize this unit’s internal timecode generator to the VITC in an analog video signal. However, this can only be recorded as VITC data when the recording format of this unit is DVCAM.

3)If REC DATE/TIME is recorded in place of VITC, then REC DATE/ TIME is displayed.

4)When REC DATE/TIME is recorded, by setting the VITC menu item to ON you can display the REC DATE/TIME value in place of VITC.

You can also output a timecode read from the tape, or input an external timecode signal.

Notes

•REC DATE/TIME recording is not supported.

•When this unit is in a mode other than normal speed playback, there is no output from the TC OUT connector.

•During variable-speed playback, the timecode output follows the setting of the MUTING IN SRCH menu item (see page 79).

Displaying the Time Data and Operating Mode

You can display time data and the operating mode on the monitor screen.

You can also display the desired time data in the time counter display.

Displaying on the Monitor Screen

1 In the DISPLAY INFO menu item (see page 76), set the time data display mode.

Display mode

Information displayed

TIME DATA &

Time data and the operating

STATUS

mode of this unit

 

 

TIME DATA & UB

Time data selected with the

 

COUNTER SELECT button and

 

user bit data. However, when

 

the user bit display is selected,

 

user bit data and timecode.

 

 

TIME DATA & CNT

Time data selected with the

 

COUNTER SELECT button and

 

CNT. However, when the CNT

 

display is selected, CNT and

 

timecode.

 

 

TIME DATA & TIME

TC and VITC

 

 

TIME DATA ONLY

Only time data selected with the

 

COUNTER SELECT button.

 

 

REC DATE & TIME

REC DATE (recording date) and

 

REC TIME (recording time)

 

recorded on the tape.

 

 

2 With the TC SELECT menu item (see page 78), select the type of timecode when displaying timecode or user bit data.

Setting

Data displayed

TC

LTC timecode value or user bit data

 

 

VITC

VITC timecode value or user bit data

 

 

Note

When the internal timecode generator of this unit operates in external regeneration mode (see page 53), the setting in step 2 also determines the target timecode for synchronization of the internal timecode generator.

3 Set the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item (see page 75) to ON (factory default setting is ON).

The set items are displayed on the monitor screen.

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