Sony DSR-1800 Operating Instructions Manual page 73

MENU GRADE [Menu grade]: Selection of menu items to
be displayed
Determine whether to display basic items only or both basic
and enhanced items on the monitor screen and in the time
counter display when using the menu.
EE OUT PHASE settings for time code
output
Use the following as reference information when setting
the EE OUT PHASE menu item (see page 67)
• THROUGH mode
In this mode, the LTC signal is output with the phase
synchronized with the input time code signal. This mode
is appropriate when recording signals from multiple
devices on a number of VCRs.
When the camcorder is in genlock mode, the time code
precision is ±0 frames. When the camcorder is not in
genlock mode, it is ±1 frame.
Camcorder 1
Camcorder 2
Camcorder n
Composite video or S-video signal
Audio signal
Time code signal
.
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
TIME CODE IN
TIME CODE OUT
DSR-1800/1800P (1st unit)
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
TIME CODE IN
TIME CODE OUT
DSR-1800/1800P (2nd unit)
VIDEO IN
AUDIO IN
TIME CODE IN
TIME CODE OUT
DSR-1800/1800P (nth unit)
Description of settings
*BASIC [> Basic]: Display basic items only.
ENHANCED [> Enhanced]: Display both basic and enhanced
items.
• VIDEO INPUT PHASE mode
The time code output signal is synchronized with the
input video signal.
This mode is appropriate when the output from a single
device is recorded on a number of VCRs. The
connections are loop-through connections.
In this mode, the same time code is recorded on all of the
VCRs 1 to n.
VIDEO OUT
Output device
(VCR, camera, etc.)
Composite video or SDI (video and audio) signal
Time code signal
VIDEO IN
VIDEO LOOP THRU
TIME CODE IN
TIME CODE OUT
DSR-1800/1800P (1st unit)
VIDEO IN
VIDEO LOOP THRU
TIME CODE IN
TIME CODE OUT
DSR-1800/1800P (2nd unit)
VIDEO IN
VIDEO LOOP THRU
TIME CODE IN
TIME CODE OUT
DSR-1800/1800P (nth unit)
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