Displaying Time Data - Sony SVO-5800 Operating Instructions Manual

Time Data
The time data used by the SVO-5800/5800P/S VP-5600/S5600P include CTL signal"
count values, LTC", VITC? and user bit data. This section describes how to
display time data, how to preset the initial values, and how to synchronize with the
built-in time code generator or the external time code generator.
Displaying Time Data
During recording or playback, you can display the selected time data on the
monitor screen and the time counter display on the front panel of the unit.
Selecting the time data to be displayed
Time Data
Displaying time data
1 Use the time counter display selector to select the data to be displayed.
CTL signal
Time code (LTC or VITC)
U-BIT User bit data of the selected time code (LTC or VITC)
1) CTL signal: Abbreviation for control signal. It is a 3) VITC: Abbreviation for Vertical Interval Time
pulse signal recorded on the tape longitudinally in
Code. It is a time code inserted into the vertical
fields. By counting this signal, the running time of blanking interval of video signals.
the tape can be learned. 4) User bit data: A 32-bit section of the time code. It
2) LTC: Abbreviation for Longitudinal Time Code. It is reserved for the user to record necessary data,
is a time code recorded along the tape (the same such as year, date, tape 1.D. number and program
direction as the tape runs). 1.D. number.
36 ( E ) Time Data