1

RESET button

THUMBNAIL

SEL/SET

3

ESSENCE MARK

S.SEL

 

SUB CLIP

 

 

CLIP MENU

SHIFT

PRESET

F-RUN

REGEN

SET

CLOCK

R-RUN

2,4

Setting the user bits

1 Set the DISPLAY switch to U-BIT.

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

The first (leftmost) digit flashes.

3 Use the SEL/SET dial to set the user bit data.

To change the value of the flashing digit, turn the dial, and to shift to the next digit, press the dial. Repeat this until all desired digits are set.

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.

4 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.

5-6-4 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.

Example 2: Interconnecting a number of camcorders for time code synchronization

TEST OUT

TC OUT

Reference camcorder

TC IN

GENLOCK IN 1)

TC OUT

TEST OUT

GENLOCK IN 1)

TC IN

TC OUT

TEST OUT

To another camcorder to be synchronized

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

Procedure for time code synchronization

To synchronize the time code, proceed as follows.

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