5 Supply the time code and reference video signals that comply with

 

the SMPTE time code standard and are in the proper phase

 

relationship to the TC IN connector and to the GENLOCK IN

 

connector respectively.

 

This operation synchronizes the internal time code generator with

 

the external time code. After about 10 seconds, you can disconnect

 

the external time code without losing the synchronization. However,

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the synchronization will be disrupted if you connect or disconnect

the time code during recording.

 

 

Notes

When you finish the above procedure, the time code is immediately synchronized with the external time code and the counter display will show the value of the external time code. However, wait for a few seconds until the sync generator stabilizes before recording.

If the frequency of the reference video signal is not the same as the frame frequency of the camcorder, the camera cannot be correctly genlocked. In such a case, the time code is not correctly synchronized with the external time code.

When GENLOCK ON/OFF is set to OFF on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, the time code cannot be synchronized with the reference video signal. In this case, set GENLOCK ON/OFF to ON on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

User bit settings during time code synchronization

When the time code is synchronized, only the time data is synchronized with the external time code value. Therefore, the user bits can have their own settings for each camcorder. You can also synchronize the user bits with external user bit data.

For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual.

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