4-3 TC Menu

The TC menu allows you to set time code-related items To activate the TC menu
through a single menu. The HOME, TC, VIDEO, AUDIO, Press the TC button.
PF1 and PF2 menus show information that includes the
VTR operation mode, time code of the current position, To change the TC menu page
and the time code type, etc. Press the ALT button.

INTRP (interpolation): This appears when time code cannot

be read correctly and correction has been performed.

F1: Field number (F1/F2)

Data entry window
VITC: Time code type (LTC/VITC)

TIMER PLAY LOCK

SEL
UBIT LTC INTRP DF F2 F2

00H 00M 00S 00F

TCR
TIMER
RESET
TCR: Time data type
AIN --:--:--:-- AOUT --:--:--:--
(CTL/TCR/UBR/TCG/UBG/DUR) TIMER IN --:--:--:-- OUT --:--:--:-- SET 00 00 00 07
SET
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TIMER
HOLD S
STILL HDCAM-SR
TCR REGENE TCG RUN DF/NDF TC2
SEL SOURCE MODE MODE SEL REMAIN:01H06M
LTC int-L ragan free DF OFF TC

AIN: Time data for an AUDIO IN point

AOUT: Time data for an AUDIO OUT point
IN: Time data for an IN point
OUT: Time data for an OUT point

For details on operation modes, see “4-2 HOME Menu”

on page 52.
Button Indication Function Settings
[F1] TIMER SEL Selects time data type. CTL, TC, UBIT
[F2] TIMER RESET Resets the time counter.
[F3] TIMER SET Sets the time data.
[F4] TIMER HOLD Holds the time counter.
[F5] TCR SEL Sets the time code reader. VITC, auto, LTC
[F6] REGENE SOURCE Selects the internal or external time code generator int-Lint-V
for TCG regeneration. ext-L
SDI-VSDI-L
[F7] TCG MODE Sets the time code generator. regene, prst, auto
[F8] RUN MODE Selects the running mode of the time code. free, rec
[F9] DF/NDF Selects drop frame mode. DF, NDF, auto
[F10] TC2 SEL Selects the content of the second line of the time OFF, LTC, auto, VITC, CTL, UBR
code display. UBV, TCG, UBG
ALT/[F1] TAPE TIMER Selects the CTL display mode. + –12H, 24H
ALT/[F2] PDPSET MENU Pulldown time code preset
ALT/[F3] TC CONV MENU Frame conversion time code preset
ALT/[F4] PDTC DISP Pulldown time code display on, off
ALT/[F5] FC CHARA Superimposition of text data on FC output on, off
ALT/[F6] CHARA SUPER Specifies superimposition of character information to on, off
the HD SDI output and HD-SD converter output.
ALT/[F7] CHARA H-POS Changes the superimposition position (horizontal). 0 to 15
ALT/[F8] CHARA V-POS Changes the superimposition position (vertical). 0 to 15

58 4-3 TC Menu
 Selecting the time data display
4-3-1 Setting the Time Data (TIMER
Press the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button repeatedly to select the
SEL/RESET/SET/HOLD) desired time data display.
CTL: Counts the CTL signals on the playback tape or the
The display shows the following types of time data:
CTL signals being recorded on the tape, and displays
Indication Superimposed Time data type the tape running time in hours, minutes, seconds, and
display frames.
TCR LTC TCR
TC: Displays the value read by the time code reader or the
The LTC1) value read by
the time code reader during
value generated by the time code generator. To switch
playback. between VITC and LTC, press the [F5] (TCR SEL)
button.
TCR VITC TCR The VITC1) value read by UBIT: Displays user bits data inserted in time code being
the time code reader during
playback. played back, or the user bits data inserted in time code
being recorded. To switch between VITC and LTC,
TCG TCG The value generated by the
press the [F5] (TCR SEL) button.
time code generator during
recording.
CTL CTL The number of CTL
signals2) on the tape during
recording/playing.
UBR LTC UBR The user bits3) value read

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by the time code reader
(LTC) during playback.
UBR VITC UBR The user bits value read by
the time code reader (VITC)
during playback.
UBG UBG The user bits value
generated by the time code
generator during recording.
DUR DUR Appears whenever a
duration between any two
edit points (IN, OUT, AUDIO
IN or AUDIO OUT points) is
displayed.
1) LTC and VITC
LTC cannot be read when the tape speed is very slow or is changed
suddenly. VITC, on the other hand, can be read more accurately than LTC
when the VTR is stopped or the tape speed is very low. VITC, however,
cannot be read when the tape speed is very fast.
2) CTL signals
CTL (control) signals are pulse signals that are recorded horizontally in
each frame.
3) User bits
These represent supplementary information as part of the recorded time
code, and consist of eight hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F).

Time data for IN, OUT, AIN and AOUT points are also
displayed.

TIMER PLAY LOCK

SEL
TC LTC INTRP

00H 00M 00S 00F

TCR
TIMER
RESET

TIMER
AIN --:--:--:-- AOUT --:--:--:-- Time data for
IN --:--:--:-- OUT --:--:--:--
SET edit points
TIMER
HOLD

TCR PEGENE TCG RUN DF/NDF TC2

SEL SOURCE MODE MODE SEL
VITC ragan free DF

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 Selecting the time code and the user bits to be recorded
Use the [F6], [F7], and [F9] buttons in the TC menu to
specify the time code and the user bits to be recorded. The
specifications for the various button settings are shown in
the following table.

[F7] (TCG MODE) [F6] (REGENE SOURCE) [F9] (DF/NDF) Time code and user bits recorded
prst DF/NDF/auto1) TC/UB enables TUG/UBG values to be recorded. Any
time code can be specified for the time code generator
and the user bits generator. The running mode for the
recorded time code data conforms to that specified by
the [F9] button.
regene2) int-L TC/UB enables TUG/UBG values to be recorded. The
time code generator and the user bits generator lock to
the time data recorded longitudinally on the tape.
int-V TC/UB enables TUG/UBG values to be recorded. The
time code generator and the user bits generator lock to
the time data recorded in the video signal AUX data
area on the tape.
ext-L TC/UB enables TUG/UBG values to be recorded. The
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time code generator and the user bits generator lock to

the time data input from the TIME CODE IN connector.
SDI-V TC/UB enables TUG/UBG values to be recorded. TUG/
UBG values are controlled by VITC time data in the
video signal input to the HD SDI INPUT A/B connector.
SDI-L TC/UB enables TUG/UBG values to be recorded. TUG/
UBG values are controlled by LTC time data in the
video signal input to the HD SDI INPUT A/B connector.
auto “regene/int-L” is set in assemble or insert mode and
“prst” is set in other modes.

1) The DF/NDF setting on the [F9] button is applied to the time code only
when “prst” is specified by the [F7] button; the DF/NDF setting is always
applied for the CTL timer.
2) Specify the signal to be regenerated with the VTR SETUP menu item 608
1 2
“TCG/UBG REGENE MODE”. Signals not specified by this menu item
are automatically set to Preset mode, regardless of the [F7] button setting.

Setting time codes

To set time codes, select “prst” with the [F7] (TCG
MODE) button in the TC menu and then follow the steps
below.

Notes
• Set the [F8] (RUN MODE) button to “rec” before setting
the time data for recording. When you select “rec”, time
data advances from a set value only during recording.
When you select “free”, time code advances in real time
after the initial value has been set.
• During recording, VITC is always written to the AUX
data area of the video signal.
4 3
1 Press the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button to select the TC
(time code) to be set.
2 Enter the new setting in the data entry window with the
numeric buttons.
For example, to enter 01H00M30S00F, press 1, 0, 0, 3,
0, 0, 0. (The leading 0 is not required. When the
entered value is less than eight digits, the leading
digit(s) is (are) set to 0 when you press the SET
button.)

60 4-3 TC Menu
 Note
Data entry window
When ±12H is selected in the VTR SETUP menu item 605
TIMER PLAY LOCK “TAPE TIMER DISPLAY” and a value of 10H or more is
SEL
TC LTC INTRP DF F2 entered, the first digit will be dropped.
00H 00M 00S 00F
TCR
TIMER
RESET
AIN --:--:--:-- AOUT --:--:--:--
TIMER
SET
IN --:--:--:-- OUT --:--:--:-- SET 01 30 00 00 Resetting time data
TIMER Press the [F2] (TIMER RESET) button.
HOLD S
STILL HDCAM-SR The internal time code generator is reset according to the
TC REGENE TCG RUN DF/NDF TC2
SEL SOURCE MODE MODE SEL REMAIN:01H06M setting of the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button.
VITC prst rec DF ! TC

Resetting TC or UBIT data

The internal time code generator is reset and the time data
To cancel entered values
display becomes 00H00M00S00F (TC) or 00 00 00 00
Press the CLR button.
(UBIT). Edit points are not affected.
3 Press the SET UP button to set the entered value.
Notes
If you pressed the + or – button, then entered a value,
• Time data read by the time code reader cannot be reset.
the result of calculation appears in the display.
• Time data cannot be reset when the internal time code
generator is locked to external time codes or to time

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SET is displayed. codes read by the time code reader.
TIMER PLAY LOCK
SEL
TC LTC INTRP DF 2FD F2 Setting the user bit value
00H 00M 00S 00F
TCR
TIMER
RESET

TIMER
AIN --:--:--:--
IN --:--:--:--
AOUT --:--:--:--
OUT --:--:--:-- SET 01 30 00 00
1 Press the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button to select UBIT.
SET

TIMER
HOLD S
2 Enter the desired user bit value in hexadecimal
STILL HDCAM-SR notation using the numeric buttons.
TC REGENE TCG RUN DF/NDF TC2
SEL SOURCE MODE MODE SEL REMAIN:01H06M
VITC prst rec DF ! TC Press the 0 to 5 buttons while holding down the SFT
button to enter the letters A to F.
4 Press the [F3] (TIMER SET) button. 3 Press the [F3] (TIMER SET) button.
The input value is set as the time code.
Recording the current time
Notes
• Time codes from an external time code generator cannot
1 Press the [F9] (DF/NDF) button to select “DF”.
be set.
• Time codes cannot be set when the internal time code
2 Press the [F8] (RUN MODE) button to select “free”.
generator is locked to external time codes or to time
codes read by the time code reader.
3 Enter the target time with the numeric buttons while
verifying the data in the data entry window.

Setting the CTL timer 4 When the target time arrives, press the [F3] (TIMER
SET) button.
1 Press the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button to select CTL.
The time code generator starts operating from the
2 Enter data in the data entry window using the number specified time.
buttons.

3 Press the SET button to set the data.

4 Press the [F3] (TIMER SET) button.

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 To pause the current time
Menu [F6] [F7] (TCG Setting
Press the [F4] (TIMER HOLD) button. (REGENE MODE)
The time is paused only while the button is held down. TCG SOURCE)
Internal TCG prst Time codes
(Preset) can be freely
set using the
4-3-2 Setting the Time Code Reader internal time
(TCR SEL) code generator
Internal TCG int-LTC regene Lock to the
Press the [F5] (TCR SEL) button to select the time code to (Regenerate) time data
be read by the time code reader during playback. recorded on
VITC: Reads VITC. the time code
tracks
auto: Reads VITC when the playback speed is ±1/2 times
normal speed or less, and LTC when it is greater than int-VITC regene Lock to the
time data
±1/2 times normal speed.
recorded as
LTC: Reads LTC. video AUX data
Depending on the time code recorded on a tape, VITC or on the tape
LTC appears on the display. ext-LTC regene Lock to the
time data on
Note the TIME
CODE IN
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Time codes that are read by the time code reader or played connector
back are output from the TIME CODE OUT connector. SDI-V regene Lock to the
VITC time data
in the video
signal from the
4-3-3 Setting the Time Code HD SDI INPUT
A/B connector
Generator (TCG SOURCE/MODE)
SDI-L regene Lock to the LTC
There are two ways to record time codes on the VTR. One time data in the
way is to record the output of the VTR’s internal time code video signal
from the HD
generator. The other is to directly record time codes that SDI INPUT A/B
are input from an external time code generator. connector
The output from the internal time code generator can either auto “int-LTC/
be set to a specified initial value, or synchronized with an regene” is set
external time code generator. in assemble or
The internal time code generator time code settings are insert mode
made with the [F6] (REGENE SOURCE)/[F7] (TCG and “prst” is set
in other modes
MODE) buttons. Menu selections and settings are shown
in the following table.
Note
Regenerated signals are selected using the VTR SETUP
menu item 608 “TCG/UBG REGENE MODE setting”.
To check the running of the internal time code
generator
Press the INPUT CHECK button.

4-3-4 Selecting the Time Code

Running Mode (RUN MODE)
Press the [F8] (RUN MODE) button to select the time code
running mode.
free: The time code advances when the power is on
regardless of the VTR’s operation mode.
rec: The time code advances only during recording.

62 4-3 TC Menu
 For details about the warnings, see “Warning Messages”
4-3-5 Selecting the Drop Frame on page 140.
Mode (DF/NDF)
Press the [F9] (DF/NDF) button to select the running mode 4-3-7 Selecting CTL Display Mode
for the CTL counter and the time code generator.
DF: Drop frame mode1) (DF is displayed.) (TAPE TIMER)
NDF: Non-drop frame mode2) (NDF is displayed.)
auto: The unit switches to drop frame mode when the field Press the ALT/[F1] (TAPE TIMER) buttons to select a 12-
frequency is 29.97 Hz, and switches to non-drop hour or 24-hour clock for the CTL display.
frame mode when the field frequency is 30 Hz. + –12H: 12-hour clock
1) Drop frame mode 24H: 24-hour clock
In order to compensate for differences between time code values from the
time code generator and the actual time that occurs when the frame
frequency of this unit is 29.97 Hz, the drop frame mode causes the time
code generator to omit the first two frames (frame 00 and 01) in each 4-3-8 Presetting Pulldown Time
minute except the tenth.
2) Non-drop frame mode Code (PDPSET MENU)
In this mode, drop frame mode processing is not performed. Since there is
no frame cutting, a discrepancy of about 86 seconds occurs each day in the (when HKSR-5001 is installed)
case of a frame frequency of 29.97 Hz.
To preset the pulldown time code when this VTR is
Notes operated in 23.98PsF/24PsF mode, use the following

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procedure.
• This setting is only active when the frame frequency of
the unit is 29.97 Hz or 30 Hz.
• When the [F7] (TCG MODE) button is set to “regene”,
the drop frame mode is inoperative since the time code
3 4 5
generator is synchronized to the playback time code.

4-3-6 Selecting the Content of the

Second Time Code Display Area
(TC2 SEL)
Select the content of the second time code display area 2 1
using the [F10] (TC2 SEL) button.

Setting Time data displayed 1 Press the TC button, then press the ALT button.
OFF No display You can also press the ALT and TC buttons
LTC LTC value read from the time code reader simultaneously.
Auto When the playback speed is within the range ±1/2
normal speed, then VITC, and if outside this 2 Press the [F2] (PDPSET MENU) button.
range then the LTC is displayed.
The PDPSET menu appears.
VITC VITC value read from the time code reader
CTL CTL signal count value
UBR User bits read by the time code reader (LTC) PRESET
INTRP DF F2
MODE
UBV User bit value read from the time code reader
00H 00M 00S 00F
24F 24F

PDTIME
(VITC) SET

TCG Value generated by the time code generator INTRP DF 2FO

00H 00M 00S 00F

30F
UBG User bits value generated by the time code
generator
PD TC EXIT
DF/NDF
NDF
When the two-unit editing display, a warning, or similar is
shown, the second time code display area does not appear.

3 Press the [F1] (PRESET MODE) button to select 24F

or 30F time code to be preset.

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 The selected time code is framed with the thick line.
Each press of the button switches time code between PRESET
INTRP DF F2
24F and 30F. MODE

01H 00M 30S 00F

24F 24F

24F: Presets the 24 frames time code. The A frame of RDTIME

SET
the pulldown sequence is preset.
30F: Presets the 30 frames time code. The A frame of INTRP DF 2FO

00H 00M 00S 00F

30F

the pulldown sequence is preset.

S
STILL HDCAM-SR

4 • When 30F is selected in the step 3: PD TC

DF/NDF
EXIT
REMAIN:01H06M
! ALT+TC
Press the [F6] (PDTC DF/NDF) button to select DF or DF

NDF.
This selection is effective only for 30F time code. Notes
DF: Drop frame mode
NDF: Non-drop frame mode • Once the time code is preset, it cannot be reverted.
auto: The unit switches the running mode (DF/NDF) • Operation information display cannot be displayed while
automatically according to the frame frequency of the pulldown time code appears.
the unit. When the frame frequency is 23.98 Hz, • The pulldown time code cannot be displayed while the
the unit switches to the drop frame mode and machine-to-machine editing display appears.
switches to the non-drop frame mode when it is
24 Hz.
4-3-9 Presetting for Conversion
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• When 24F is selected in the step 3:

Skip this step. from Frame Time Code (TCCONV
5 Enter the time code data in the data entry window with MENU)
numeric buttons.
Use the following procedure to set the time code
conversion settings.
Data entry window

PRESET
MODE
INTRP DF F2
1
00H 00M 00S 00F
24F 24F

RDTIME
SET

01 00 30 00
INTRP DF 2FO

00H 00M 00S 00F

30F

S
STILL HDCAM-SR
PD TC EXIT
DF/NDF REMAIN:01H06M
DF ! ALT+TC

6 Press the SET button to set the input data. 2 1 3

SET is displayed. 1 Press the TC button, and then press the ALT button.
PRESET
INTRP DF F2
The ALT+TC menu appears.
MODE

00H 00M 00S 00F

24F 24F

RDTIME
SET 2 Press the [F3] (TCCONV MENU) button.
INTRP DF 2FO
SET 01 00 30 00
The TC CONVERT menu appears.
00H 00M 00S 00F
30F

S
STILL HDCAM-SR
PD TC EXIT
DF/NDF REMAIN:01H06M
DF ! ALT+TC

7 Press the [F2] (PDTIME SET) button.

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 Button Indication Function
[F7] START TC ENT Press to enter the current time
STARTING TC code as the STARTING TC.
00H 00M 00S 00F [F8] JUMP TC SEL Selects the JUMPING TC as an
JUMPING TC interval from STARTING TC.
TC
CONV
on
03H 00M 00S 00F Selectable values: –3H, –2H,
–1H, +1H, +2H, +3H, 0H
CURRENT TC
ORG TC
disp
on 00H 00M 00S 00F [F10] EXIT Select to exit the TC CONVERT
menu.
START START JUMP EXIT
TC PST TC ENT TC SEL
+3H

To preset the 24F STARTING TC using the

numeric buttons
STARTING TC: Time code used as a reference when
converting time code.
JUMPING TC: The loopback point for converting
time code with STARTING TC as the reference
3
point, and the conversion done in both forward
and reverse directions.
The time code is discontinuous at this point.

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The following table shows an example of how the 25 frame
time code is discontinuous when the operating frequency
is 25PsF, the playback tape is 24 frames, and STARTING
TC is 01:00:00:00, and 24F JUMPING TC 22:00:00:00
(JUMP TC SEL=–3H). 2 1 4
24 Frames TC 25 Frames TC 1 Press the TC button, and then press the ALT button.
JUMPING TC 22:00:00:00 20:09:36:00
The ALT+TC menu appears.
: :
01:00:01:01 01:00:01:00 2 Press the [F3] (TCCONV MENU) button.
Forward direction 01:00:01:00 01:00:00:24
The TC CONVERT menu appears.
M : :
STARTING TC 01:00:00:00 01:00:00:00 3 Enter the time code in the data entry window with the
m 00:59:59:23 00:59:59:24 numeric buttons.
Reverse direction : :
22:00:00:01 22:07:12:01 Non-
Data entry window
consecutive
JUMPING TC 22:00:00:00 21:09:36:00 part

STARTING TC
3 If necessary, use the function buttons to change the 00H 00M 00S 00F
settings. JUMPING TC

For details on the settings made by these buttons, see

TCCONV
MENU
on
03H 00M 00S 00F 01 00 00 00

the following table. ORG TC

CURRENT TC

DISP
on 00H 00M 00S 00F STILL
S
HDCAM-SR
START START JUMP EXIT

Indication TC PST TC ENT TC SEL REMAIN:01H06M

Button Function -3H ! ALT+TC

[F3] TC CONV Specifies whether the time code

is converted to time code or not.
[F4] ORG TC DISP Specifies whether the time code
4 Press the SET button to set the time code.
is displayed or not on two lines
in the HOME, TC, and PF
menus along with the converted
time code.
[F6] START TC PST Press to preset the STARTING
TC using the numeric buttons.

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 4-3-11 Superimposition of Character
STARTING TC
Information (PD CHARA/CHARA
00H 00M 00S 00F SUPER/H-POS/V-POS)
JUMPING TC

TCCONV
MENU
on
03H 00M 00S 00F SET 01 00 00 00
To superimpose the characters representing time code data
CURRENT TC
ORG TC and operation mode information on the output signals, use
DISP
on 00H 00M 00S 00F STILL
S
HDCAM-SR the ALT/[F4] (PD CHARA) and ALT/[F6] (CHARA
START START JUMP EXIT
TC PST TC ENT TC SEL
-3H
REMAIN:01H06M
! ALT+TC
SUPER) buttons.

Button Setting Connector to which the characters

are superimposed
ALT/[F4] on FORMAT CONV. OUT connector (on
4-3-10 Displaying the Pulldown Time two connectors)
Code (PDTC DISP) (when HKSR- ALT/[F6] on • MONITOR connector of HD SDI
OUTPUT
5001 is installed) • SD OUT COMPOSITE (MONITOR)
connector
To display the pulldown time code, follow the steps below. • MONITOR connector of SD SDI
OUT
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Contents of superimposed data

1 Types of time data

Time data

2 Drop frame mark of the

time code reader
2 1
3 Drop frame mark of the
time code generator
1 Press the TC button, then press the ALT button.
4 Field mark of the
The ALT+TC menu appears. VITC data

2 Press the [F4] (PDTC DISP) button to select T C R . 2 3 :

S H U T T L E
5 9 . 4 0
S T
.
I
1 8
L L
*

(highlight) “on”.
Each time you press the button, “on” and “off”
alternate.
5 Operation mode
on: Displays the pulldown time code.
off: Does not display the pulldown time code.
Note
TAPE PLAY LOCK
TIMER The example above shows the factory-set contents of data.
12H LTC INTRP DF 2FD F2
By changing the setting of the VTR SETUP menu item 626
00H 00M 00S 00F
TCR
PDPSET
MENU
- AIN 00:01:10:00 AOUT 00:02:10:00
“DISPLAY INFORMATION select”, different types of
TC
CONV
IN 00:01:20:00 OUT 00:02:20:00 information can also be displayed on the second line.
off LTC INTRP DF 2FO F2

00H 00M 00S 00F

PDTC TCR

DISP
off
a Types of time data
PD CHARA CHARA CHARA VITC VITC
CHARA
off
SUPER
off
H-POS
10
V-POS
10
POS-1
16
POS-2
16
Symbol Meaning
CTL CTL counter data
TCR LTC reader time code data
UBR LTC reader user bit data
TCR. VITC reader time code data

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Symbol Meaning
UBR. VITC reader user bit data
TCG Time code data from the time code
generator
UBG User bit data from the time code generator
DUR The duration between any two of the four
edit points (IN, OUT, AUDIO IN, and AUDIO
OUT)

Note

When time data or user bits are not read correctly, a “*”
will be displayed in this block so that the symbols become
“T*R”, “U*R”, “T*R.”, “U*R.”, etc.

b Drop frame mark of the time code reader

“ • ”: drop frame mode
“ : ”: non-drop frame mode

c Drop frame mark of the time code generator

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“ • ”: drop frame mode
“ : ”: non-drop frame mode

d Field mark of the VITC data

“ ”: (blank space) fields 1 and 3
“ * ”: fields 2 and 4

e Operation mode
The contents are divided into blocks A and B as shown
below.
Block A: Indicates the operation mode.
Block B: Indicates the tape speed or servo lock status.
Block C: A x mark here indicates an edit section for
automatic editing.

A B C

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 Display
Operation mode
A block B block
TAPE UNTHREAD Cassette not inserted
STANDBY OFF Standby off mode
T.RELEASE Tension release mode
STOP Stop mode
PREROLL Preroll mode
PLAY Playback mode (servo unlocked)
PLAY LOCK Playback mode (servo locked)
PLY-SPD Speed shift from Capstan override mode
normal speed (%)
REC Record mode (servo unlocked)
REC LOCK Record mode (servo locked)
EDIT Edit mode (servo unlocked)
EDIT LOCK Edit mode (servo locked)
JOG STILL Still-picture jog mode
JOG FWD Forward jog (B is lit)
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JOG REV Reverse jog (b is lit)

SHUTTLE (speed) Shuttle mode
VAR (speed) Variable mode
DMC (speed a)) DMC memorize mode
D-PREV (speed a)) DMC edit preview mode
DMC EDIT DMC edit mode
DMC-SPD (speed) DMC initial speed setting
PREVIEW Preview mode
AUTO EDIT Auto edit mode
REVIEW Review mode

a) Initial speed or memorized speed

To display a warning message When there are multiple warning messages, each message
flashes twice before it is replaced by the next message.
When there is no warning message, the setting of the VTR
SETUP menu item 626 “DISPLAY INFORMATION
TCR . 2 3 : 5 9 : 4 0 : 1 8 * select” flashes on the second line instead.
NO E X T E RNA L RE F E
To display remaining time on the tape
Use the VTR SETUP menu item 628 “REMAIN TIME
DISPLAY” to display remaining time on the tape.
The first 16 characters of the off: Do not display remaining time.
warning message 10min: Display remaining time when it is 10 minutes or
less.
on: Always display remaining time.
Set the VTR SETUP menu item 626 “DISPLAY
INFORMATION select” to any setting other than “time
data only” and set the menu item 627 “CHAR WARNING
DISPLAY at dual line mode” to “on”. The first 16
characters of the warning message flashes on the second
line.

For details about the warning messages, see “Warning

Messages” on page 140.

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 When remaining time is 23 minutes.
TCR . 2 3 : 5 9 : 4 0 : 1 8 * R 2 3

When remaining time is five minutes.

TCR . 2 3 : 5 9 : 4 0 : 1 8 * R 5

When remaining time to is 100 minutes or over.

TCR . 2 3 : 5 9 : 4 0 : 1 8 * R - -

Changing the superimpose position

The superimpose position can be set to 16 different
positions in the horizontal directions (0 to 15) and 24
different positions in the vertical directions (0 to 23).

Chapter 4 Menu Settings

[F7], [F8] buttons
ALT button

To move in the horizontal direction, press the ALT/

[F7](CHARA H-POS) buttons, and to move in the vertical
direction, press the ALT/[F8] (CHARA V-POS) buttons.
Each cursor button press increments the setting by 1. From
the maximum value, the next value is the minimum value.
Switching to a menu screen other than the TC menu screen
also ends the setting.

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