Panasonic AJ-HD1800P - Manual (Page 119)

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Time code and user bits
(continued)
Setting the external time code
1
Set the VTR to the stop mode.
2
Set TC/CTL on the menu to TC.
3
If the video input has been set to HD SDI input or INT
SG, set
TC SRC on the menu to EXT-L, SLTC
or SVITC.
4
If the video input has been set to SD SDI, set TC
SRC on the menu to EXT-L or VITC.
When 1394 is set for video input, the time code for 1394
input is selected regardless of the selection in TC SRC.
Cue time registration, preroll and cue-up
(These functions work only on the HOME, PF1 and
PF2 screens.)
z Registration
Register the cue time by pressing the button while
holding down the button.
z Presetting
When the button is pressed, the characters of the cue
time or TC/UB display are highlighted. Turn the ADJUST
dial to highlight the characters of the cue time.
The subsequent steps in the registration procedure are
the same as for TCG.
z Prerolling
Press the PREROLL button to preroll the tape to the
currently registered CUE point.
z Queue up
Press the PREROLL button while pressing the button
to queue up to the currently registered cue point.
Time code and user bits playback
1
Set the VTR to the stop mode.
2
Set TC/CTL on the menu to TC or UB.
TC:
The time code is displayed.
UB:
The user bits are displayed.
z In the event that it has become impossible to read the
time code, it is interpolated using the CTL signal.
3
Press the PLAY button.
Playback starts, and the time code appears on the
display.
If
(SUPER) on the menu is set to ON,
the time code value is superimposed onto the video
signals from the VIDEO OUT3 connector.
z While a drop frame time code is being read, the colon
between the seconds and frames is replaced with a
period.
z If the time code signal is missing, it is interpolated
automatically using the CTL signal.
The following appears on the display.
F3
F1
F1
F1
SET
F
T
F
F3
F3
T ¢ R 00:01:04:07 ¢
An asterisk ( ¢)
appears here if the
time code signal is
missing.
“ “: 1st, 3rd field
“
¢ ”: 2nd, 4th fields
(It is not displayed when the speed
exceeds
n 0.3 a speed.)
In the drop frame mode, the colon
between the seconds and frames is
replaced with a period. (In the 59/60 Hz
mode only)