Superimposed Text Information

The HDSDI signals output from the HDSDI OUTPUT 1 and 2 connectors and the MONITOR connector, the SDSDI signals output from the SDSDI OUTPUT connector, and the composite signals output from the COMPOSITE OUT connector can contain superimposed text information, including timecode, menu settings, and alarm messages.

To turn superimposed text on and off

Set the CHAR SEL item on page P1 of the function menu. ON: Display superimposed text.

OFF: Do not display superimposed text.

LCD: Display superimposed text on the LCD panel of this unit, but do not display it on an external video monitor connected to this unit.

Note

Even when ON is selected, you can forcibly turn off the superimposition of character information in HD output by setting the SETUP MENU >DISPLAY CONTROL >HD CHARA item.

Adjusting the text display

You can use the items in the DISPLAY CONTROL setup menu to specify the position, size, and type of superimposed characters.

See page 88 for more information about the items in the DISPLAY CONTROL menu.

Information displayed

1Type of time data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Timecode reader drop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

frame mark a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Timecode generator drop

 

 

 

 

Time data

 

 

 

 

 

 

frame mark a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 VITC field mark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

C

R

 

0

0

:

0

4

 

 

4

7

 

 

0

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

.

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

L

A

Y

 

 

 

 

 

L

O

C

K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Menu setting states

6Operation mode

a) Only when the system frequency is 60I/30P.

Note

The display shown above corresponds to the factory default settings of the unit.

You can use DISPLAY CONTROL >DISPLAY INFO (page 89) in the setup menu to change the information shown in the second line.

See page 96 “Setup Menu Operations” in Chapter 6 for more information about how to use the setup menu.

aType of time data

Display

Meaning

CNT

Counter data

 

 

TCR

TC reader timecode data

 

 

UBR

TC reader user bits data

 

 

TCR.

VITC reader timecode

 

 

UBR.

VITC reader user bits data

 

 

TCG

TC generator timecode

 

 

UBG

TC generator user bits data

 

 

IN

In point time data

 

 

OUT

Out point time data

 

 

DUR

Duration between In point and Out point

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

If the time data or user bits cannot be read correctly, they will be displayed with an asterisk. For example, “T*R”, “U*R”, “T*R.” or “U*R.”.

bTimecode reader drop-frame mark (for system frequency 60I/30P only)

“.”: Indicates drop-frame mode

“:”: Indicates non-drop-frame mode

cTimecode generator drop-frame mark (for system frequency 60I/30P only)

“.”: Indicates drop-frame mode (factory default)

“:”: Indicates non-drop-frame mode

dVITC field mark

“” (blank): Fields 1 and 3 (for system frequency 60I/30P) or fields 1, 3, 5 and 7 (for system frequency 50I/25P)

“*”: Fields 2 and 4 (for system frequency 60I/30P) or fields 2, 4, 6 and 8 (for system frequency 50I/25P)

eMenu setting states

This is displayed when the setup menu item DISPLAY CONTROL >MENU STATUS is set to “ENABLE” (see page 89).

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