Chapter 4 Using Time Data; Recording Timecode And User Bit Data; Setting The Timecode Initial Value, And Setting User Bit Data - Sony HDV HVR-1500 Operating Instructions Manual

Using Time Data
Recording Timecode and
User Bit Data
For timecode recording, there are three methods, as
follows.
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 regeneration mode: Generate a timecode
internally to this unit, to run consecutively from the
timecode already recorded on the tape, and record
this.
External regeneration mode: Generate a timecode
internally to this unit, synchronized to an external
input timecode, and record this. For the external input,
you can select from the timecode input 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.)
• SDI IN connector: RP188 SDI embedded timecode
(LTC)
• Video input connectors: VITC (only available when
the recording format setting of this unit is DVCAM)
Notes
• 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).
Chapter
For details of TC insert function, see page 68.
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.
POWER
INPUT SELECT
i.LINK VIDEO CH1 1/2 CH2 3/4
OVER OVER
60i
0
REC/PB LEVEL
-12
1 2 3 4
-20
-30
-40
-60
1 2 TC VITC
CH CH
MONITOR
LEVEL
VARIABLE 01:23:45:15
SELECT EDIT MODE
REPEAT
REC
PRESET
PB
PHONES CONTROL-S REW PLAY F FWD
2
1
Press the DISPLAY button to set the LCD monitor
display to status display mode or small screen display
mode (see page 16).
2
Press the COUNTER SELECT button to light the time
data type indicator TC or UB.
TC: To set the initial timecode value
UB: To set user bit data
The current timecode value or user bit data is shown in
the time counter display.

Recording Timecode and User Bit Data

4
1 3 3,8
EJECT
LOCAL
9PIN
i.LINK
720 30p 720 60p
HDV DVCAM
(DV)
DISPLAY MENU ASSIGN RESET(NO)
TC
48K
COUNTER PRESET SET(YES)
SELECT
STOP REC
A B
4 5,6,7
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