Setting The Time Data; Displaying Time Data And Operation Mode Indications - Sony 85P Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the Time Data

This unit is provided with the following functions
related to time data.
• Display and reset CNT value
• Set, display, record, and play back SMPTE/EBU time
code and user bit data
When the unit is equipped with an optional DSBK-
130/130P Time Code Input/Output Board, it can
output the time code read from the tape as an analog
(LTC) signal while in normal-speed playback mode,
and receive an external analog time code (LTC) signal.
Note
Even when the unit is equipped with the DSBK-130/
130P, it outputs no signal from the TIME CODE OUT
connector unless it is in normal-speed playback mode.
The following explains how to use these functions.
Displaying Time Data and
Operation Mode Indications
Time data and operation mode indications can be
displayed on the monitor screen.
Time data can also be displayed in the time counter
display on this unit.
To view time data and operation mode
indications on the monitor screen
Select the DISPLAY CONTROL menu item and set
"CHARA. DISPLAY" to "ON" (factory default
setting).
The time data and the indication of the unit's current
operation mode are superimposed on the composite
video signal that is being output from the VIDEO OUT
2 (SUPER) connector, and can be viewed on the
monitor screen.
Use the DISPLAY CONTROL menu item to select the
information displayed and the character type and
position of the indications.
For details of these menu settings, see Chapter 4 "Menu
Settings".
When you set "SUB STATUS" under the DIS-
PLAY CONTROL menu item to other than
"OFF", you can also display supplementary status
information on the monitor screen about the
editing mode settings, recording format of play-
back tape, and/or time code generator's operating
mode.
For details of supplementary status information, see
"Displaying Supplementary Status Information" (page 55).
Monitor screen contents
The contents of the monitor screen are shown below.
A Time data type
Time data
B Drop frame indication
.
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D DSR-85/85P operation mode
a) This character can appear on the DSR-85 only. The
character to appear in these two columns is always a colon
( : ) on the DSR-85P.
A Time data type
The following time data type indications are displayed.
Indication Description
CNT Count value of the time counter
TCR Time code data from time code reader
(factory default setting)
UBR User bit data from time code reader
TCG Time code data from time code generator
UBG User bit data from time code generator
T R Time code data from time code reader. The
asterisk indicates an interpolation by the time
code reader to make up for the time code
data not correctly read from the tape.
U R User bit data from the time code reader. The
asterisk indicates that last data is retained by
the time code reader, as the new data has not
been read correctly from the tape.
B Drop frame indication for time code reader
(on DSR-85 only)
. Drop frame mode (factory default setting)
: Non-drop frame mode
Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation
for time code reader a)
C Drop frame indication for
time code generator a)
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