Settings Menu 4 Chapter

To pause the current time

Press the [F4] (TIMER HOLD) button.

The time is paused only while the button is held down.

4-3-2 Setting the Time Code Reader (TCR SEL)

Press the [F5] (TCR SEL) button to select the time code to be read by the time code reader during playback.

VITC: Reads VITC.

auto: Reads VITC when the playback speed is ±1/2 times normal speed or less, and LTC when it is greater than ±1/2 times normal speed.

LTC: Reads LTC.

Depending on the time code recorded on a tape, VITC or LTC appears on the display.

Note

Time codes that are read by the time code reader or played back are output from the TIME CODE OUT connector.

4-3-3 Setting the Time Code Generator (TCG SOURCE/MODE)

There are two ways to record time codes on the VTR. One way is to record the output of the VTR’s internal time code generator. The other is to directly record time codes that are input from an external time code generator.

The output from the internal time code generator can either be set to a specified initial value, or synchronized with an external time code generator.

The internal time code generator time code settings are made with the [F6] (REGENE SOURCE)/[F7] (TCG MODE) buttons. Menu selections and settings are shown in the following table.

Menu

[F6]

[F7] (TCG

Setting

TCG

(REGENE

MODE)

 

SOURCE)

 

 

Internal TCG

 

prst

Time codes

(Preset)

 

 

can be freely

 

 

 

set using the

 

 

 

internal time

 

 

 

code generator

 

 

 

 

Internal TCG

int-LTC

regene

Lock to the

(Regenerate)

 

 

time data

 

 

 

recorded on

 

 

 

the time code

 

 

 

tracks

 

 

 

 

 

int-VITC

regene

Lock to the

 

 

 

time data

 

 

 

recorded as

 

 

 

video AUX data

 

 

 

on the tape

 

 

 

 

 

ext-LTC

regene

Lock to the

 

 

 

time data on

 

 

 

the TIME

 

 

 

CODE IN

 

 

 

connector

 

 

 

 

 

SDI-V

regene

Lock to the

 

 

 

VITC time data

 

 

 

in the video

 

 

 

signal from the

 

 

 

HD SDI INPUT

 

 

 

A/B connector

 

 

 

 

 

SDI-L

regene

Lock to the LTC

 

 

 

time data in the

 

 

 

video signal

 

 

 

from the HD

 

 

 

SDI INPUT A/B

 

 

 

connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

auto

“int-LTC/

 

 

 

regene” is set

 

 

 

in assemble or

 

 

 

insert mode

 

 

 

and “prst” is set

 

 

 

in other modes

 

 

 

 

Note

Regenerated signals are selected using the VTR SETUP menu item 608 “TCG/UBG REGENE MODE setting”.

To check the running of the internal time code generator

Press the INPUT CHECK button.

4-3-4 Selecting the Time Code Running Mode (RUN MODE)

Press the [F8] (RUN MODE) button to select the time code running mode.

free: The time code advances when the power is on regardless of the VTR’s operation mode.

rec: The time code advances only during recording.

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