User Bits Settings; How To Input User Bits - Panasonic AJ-PX380G Operating Instructions Manual

[LINE&FREQ] [REC FORMAT]
[DVCPRO50/50i]
[576-50i]

User bits settings

Sets the user bits to be recorded in the sub code area in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [UBG MODE].
Item
[USER] Records internal user values. User values can be set at [UBG] in the [SET01:TC/UB] screen of SmartUI. Setting values are held
even when the power is turned off.
For details, refer to "How to input user bits" (page 100).
[TIME] Records the time measured by the internal clock.
[DATE] Records the hour digit of year/month/day/date-time measured by the internal clock.
[EXT] Records the user bits values currently entered to the <TC IN/OUT> terminal.
[TCG] Records the time code value.
[FRAME RATE] Records the camera photo frame rate information.
When playing back clips recorded in native format, the same frame rate information as VITC UB is output regardless of the
recorded value. Use at this setting when the editing device such as a computer uses the frame rate information of the user bits.
[REGEN] Reads the user bit last recorded to P2 card that is currently to be recorded to and recording this value as it is.
@ NOTE
t When slave-lock to the user bits value input to the <TC IN/OUT> terminal, set to [EXT].
t While the user bits are slaved, the [UBG[R]] display is in black and white inversion.
t After executing slave once, even if input from the <TC IN/OUT> terminal stops, the slave status will continue. However, in the following cases, the
slave status of the user bits will be released.
- When [UBG MODE] is set to other than [EXT]
- When user bits are set in the [SET01:TC/UB] screen of SmartUI
- When the power is turned off
t The internal [USER] value retains the slaved value even after slave lock is released.
t To input external time codes from the <TC IN/OUT> terminal, set [TC IN] in the main menu → [IN/OUT SEL] → [TC IN/OUT SEL].

How to input user bits

By setting user bits, information such as memos (date, time) up to eight digits long (hexadecimal) can be recorded.
a: <HOLD> button
b: <COUNTER> button
c: <SETUP> button
d: <HOME> button
1
Press the <SETUP> button to display the [SET01:TC/UB] screen of SmartUI.
2
Press the <COUNTER> button to set the counter display to [UB].
3
Press the <%/REW> button to set [UBG] to [SET].
4
Set the user bits.
f Press the upper or lower buttons that correspond to the following screen displays.
- [→]: The digit to be set moves to the right.
- [+]: The digit to be set moves to the left.
Chapter 4 Shooting — Setting the time data
Setting
[CAMERA MODE]
[50i]
[DVCPRO/50i]
[25P]
[DV/50i]
UB for TC OUT
LTC UB is output.
Description
a b
HOLD COUNTER RESET MONITOR SEL
TC NDF SLABE P -REC
0
-10
CH1
MEDIA
A -18
E F -20
-30
CH2
BATT
dB
E F
1 2
/REW STOP FF/ PLAY/PAUSE
– 100 –
Output UB
LTC UB for HD SDI VITC UB for HD SDI
None
LIGHT
CAM
AUDIO
c
SET UP
HOME
d
None