Sony DNW-A100 Operation Manual page 14

2-1 Control Panels
!¡ Time code setting section
TC switch and indicators
INT/EXT switch and indicators
PRESET/REGEN switch and indicators
TC
LTC
AUTO INT PRESET
VITC
EXT REGEN
FREE RUN/REC RUN switch and
indicators
DF/NDF switch and indicators
TC (time code) switch and indicators
This switch selects the time code displayed in the
lower control panel in the sequence: LTC
n VITC 2)
. The indicator corresponding to the
selection lights.
When AUTO is selected, the time code displayed is as
follows:
• For playback from tape
VITC when the tape transport speed is up to half-
speed, and LTC when it is more than half-speed.
• For playback from hard disk
File time code (see the section "Displayed time data
value," page 4-7).
INT/EXT (internal/external) switch and indicators
This switch selects the time code used:
INT: The time code produced by the internal time
code generator.
EXT: The external time code selected as follows.
• When the TC switch is set to LTC or AUTO
The external time code input to the TIME CODE
IN connector.
• When the TC switch is set to VITC
The VITC time code included in the input video
signal.
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1) LTC: abbreviation of Longitudinal Time code. This
time code is recorded on a longitudinal track on the tape.
Reading is unreliable at low speeds, and not possible at
all during still playback.
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Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts
TC GENERATOR
VITC
FREE
DF ON
RUN
REC
NDF
RUN
VITC switch and indicator
1) n AUTO
PRESET/REGEN (preset/regenerated) switch and
indicators
This switch makes the following selection for the
internal time code generator:
PRESET: The initial value of the time code
produced by the internal time code generator can
be preset by a control panel operation or by
remote control from a device connected to the
REMOTE-IN(9P) connector.
REGEN: The internal time code generator is
synchronized to the playback time code read by
the internal time code reader.
The indicator corresponding to the selection lights.
FREE RUN/REC RUN switch and indicators
This switch selects the time code run mode of the
internal time code generator.
FREE RUN: Regardless of the operating mode of
this unit, the time code value advances
continuously while the power is on.
REC RUN: The time code value advances only
during recording. When this mode is selected, set
the INT/EXT switch to INT, and the PRESET/
REGEN switch to PRESET.
The indicator corresponding to the selection lights.
2) VITC: abbreviation of Vertical Interval Time code.
This is inserted in the vertical blanking interval and
recorded on the video tracks. It can be read at low
speeds and during still playback, but not during high-
speed playback.