Panasonic NVG2E - Manual (Page 20)

VITC Signals (ConVd)
Setting the cassette number
The time code additionally includes a cassette number for
distinguishing the time code of different cassettes.
• too different cassette numbers are available (00 to 99).
Example for setting cassette number 23:
1 CASS. UNITS...............................................................3
2 CASS. TENS ............................................................... 2
3 Press the RESET key.
The VITC Generator is automatically switched on and off with
each push of the Start/Stop Button of the Movie Camera.
Resetting the Time Code to Zero
•When a new cassette tape is inserted into the Movie Camera, the
RESET Key should be pressed. This resets the time code value
to zero. If the time code is not reset, the VITC Generator will
continue counting up to a maximum of 24 hours. The time code
then automatically starts from zero—perhaps in the middle of a
cassette tape.
•An internal battery ensures that the last time code value before
the recording was interrupted is always retained in memory. Thus
when camera recording is resumed later, the time code sequence
continues from the point where it was halted, even if the Movie
Camera was switched off or the VITC Generator was
disconnected from the Movie Camera in the meantime.
Indicator Lamps
•The green Indicator Lamp “GEN" is lit while the time code is
being recorded together with the video signal.
•The red Indicator Lamp “ВАТТ” lights up when the battery is
neariy exhausted.
Cautions for Making Camera Recordings with VITC Time
Code.
To ensure that the desired scenes can be found during editing, the
time code must be recorded continuously without gaps.
1. Provide a leader for each video cassette. Leave the lens cover
on the camera lens and start recording with the VITC generator
connected. Let the Movie Camera run like this for at least
20 seconds.
2. Each time you start the Movie Camera, small jumps may appear
in the timecode. These jumps would make editing of the first
frames of a scene difficult. Thus get into the habit of always
starting the camera 5 seconds before the actions you wish to
record actually start.
3. Do not wind the tape in the video cassette forwards or
backwards after taking a shot. The successive shots must be
recorded in continuous sequence.
4. Do not use the Camera Search or Rec Review function.
5. Never make new recordings over parts of a recorded original
cassette.
Battery replacement
The battery in the VITC Generator has a life expectancy of 5 to
7 years.
If the red Indicator Lamp “ВАТТ” lights up, there is still enough
battery power to continue the time code recording untii the end of
the inserted video cassette. However, before starting to record on
the next cassette, have your video dealer insert a new battery.
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