Sony PXW-X500 Manual page 61

Example 2: Interconnecting a number of
camcorders (including one reference
camcorder)
To another camcorder to be synchronized
1 VIDEO OUT connector
2 TC OUT connector
3 TC IN connector
4 GENLOCK IN connector
To lock the timecode to an external
source
1
Turn on the POWER switch.
2
Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK
switch to PRESET.
3
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to
F-RUN.
4
Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
5
Supply a timecode signal and a
reference video signal, complying with
the SMPTE standard and in proper
phase relationship, to the TC IN
connector and to the GENLOCK IN
connector, respectively.
This operation synchronizes the internal
timecode generator with the external
timecode. Once about ten seconds have
elapsed after the timecode locks, the external
lock state is maintained even if the external
reference timecode source is disconnected.
Notes
• When you finish the above procedure, the internal
timecode is immediately synchronized with the
external timecode and the time data display will show
the value of the external timecode. However, wait for
a few seconds until the sync generator stabilizes before
recording.
• If the frequency of the reference video signal is not the
same as the system frequency of the camcorder, the
camcorder cannot be correctly genlocked. If this
occurs, the timecode will not acquire successful lock
with the external timecode.
User bit settings during timecode
synchronization
When the timecode is synchronized, only the time
data is synchronized with the external timecode
value.
To release external lock
First disconnect the external timecode, then set
the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN.
To change the power supply from the battery
pack to an external power supply during
timecode synchronization
To maintain a continuous power supply, connect
the external power supply to the DC IN connector
before removing the battery pack. You may lose
timecode synchronization if you remove the
battery pack first.
Camcorder synchronization during timecode
synchronization
During timecode synchronization, the camcorder
is genlocked to the reference video signal input
from the GENLOCK IN connector.
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