Timecode window – JLCooper ES-450SP User Manual
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3. Switch to input monitor at the Mark In point
4. Revert to tape monitor at the Mark Out point
5. Stop the tape at the Mark Out point plus the post roll
The AUTOEDIT button sends an Auto Edit command. This allows
the operator to perform an edit with frame accuracy. Typically,
this command causes the machine to perform the following
actions:
1. Locate to the Mark In point minus the preroll
2. Enter Record Ready mode
3. Switch to Record mode at the Mark In point
4. Revert to Record Ready mode at the Mark Out point
5. Stop the tape at the Mark Out point plus the postroll
Timecode Window
The Timecode Window displays the timecode that the machine
sends via the 9-pin interface. This is usually the longitudinal
timecode of the media. Some machines will send timecode
derived from VITC, a dedicated timecode track or the control
track. The timecode is displayed in hours:minutes:seconds:frames
format. Drop frame timecode is indicated by a small dot or period
between “LTC” and the hours field.
TC= 01:25:36:12
Non-Drop frame timecode
TC=
.
01:25:36:12
Drop frame timecode
The Timecode Window can also display the control track counter
or CTL timecode. This is toggled by pressing SHIFT+FFWD.
The ES-450 can reset the CTL timecode. This is done by pressing
SHIFT+REWIND.
CT= 01:25:36:12
CTL timecode