Chapter
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Recording Timecode and User Bit Data
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Using Time Data
Recording Timecode and
User Bit Data
For timecode recording, there are three methods as
described below.
Internal Preset (Internal preset) mode:
Set an initial
value, and generate a timecode internally to this unit,
which is recorded.
You can select either of the following advance modes.
• Free Run: Timecode advances continually.
• Rec Run: Timecode advances only during
recording.
Internal Regen (Internal regeneration) mode:
Generate
a timecode internally to this unit, to run consecutively
from the timecode already recorded on the tape, and
record this.
External Regen (External regeneration) mode:
Generate a timecode internally to this unit,
synchronized to an external input timecode, and
record this. The external timecode can be selected
from among the timecode inputs to the following
connectors.
• TC IN connector: LTC
•
HDV/DV connector: LTC/VITC (VITC is
available only when the recording format setting of
this unit is DVCAM.)
• SD/HD SDI IN connector: SD/HD SDI embedded
timecode (LTC/VITC) (SD-SDI signal: RP188.
HD-SDI signal: ARIB STD-B4.2.0, and RP188.)
• Video input connectors: VITC (only available when
the recording format setting of this unit is DVCAM)
• For linear editing using an editing control unit, when
using this unit as the recorder, set the timecode recording
mode to Internal Preset, and the advance mode to Free
Run.
• If the recording format is DVCAM and timecode is
recorded discontinuously, you can overwrite the
timecode (or user bit data) from any initial value set on
this unit (TC insert function).
• When i.LINK input is selected, signals played back on
this unit do not synchronize to the input reference video
signal. When controlling this unit via the RS-422A
interface (REMOTE connector), use a video and audio
interface other than i.LINK, such as SDI.
For details of TC insert function, see page 70.
Setting the timecode initial value,
and setting user bit data
Internal Preset mode
You can set the initial timecode value before recording the
timecode generated by the internal TC (timecode)
generator onto a tape. In DVCAM/DV format recording,
you can preset the timecode user bit data, to record such
data as the date, time, scene number, reel number, or other
useful information.
1
Press the DISPLAY button to set the LCD monitor
display to status display mode or small screen display
mode
Notes
PRESET
VARIABLE
REC
PB
LEVEL
MONITOR
SELECT
COUNTER
SELECT
PHONES
CONTROL-S
REW
PLAY
F FWD
1
2
3
A
B
4
REC
STOP
EJECT
LOCAL
i.LINK
HDV DVCAM
(DV)
9PIN
REC/PB LEVEL
POWER
DISPLAY
MENU
RESET(NO)
SET(YES)
TC
PRESET
ASSIGN
0
-12
-20
-30
-40
-60
TC
VITC
OVER
CH
2
EDIT MODE
CH
1
OVER
REPEAT
60i
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8
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CH1 1/2
CH2 3/4
INPUT SELECT
HD VIDEO
SD VIDEO
5,6,7
2
3,
8
3
1
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