Sony DVW-250 - Manual (Page 13)

2-1 Front Panel
Time code setting controls
VITC switches VITC REC (record) switch
These determine the lines in the vertical blanking
interval in which the VITC" is recorded.
For the DVW-250, the factory default is for switch A
to be in position 6 (line 16) and switch B in position 8
(line 18).
For the DVW-250P, the factory default is for switch A
to be in position C (line 19) and switch B in position E
(line 21).
For details of the relation between the switch positions and
the line numbers, see page 4-10.
This selects whether or not to record the VITC.
ON: Record the VITC.
OFF: Do not record the VITC.
1) VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code)
This time code signal is inserted in two lines of the
vertical blanking interval. This allows the time code to
be read even at very slow playback speeds.
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