Panasonic HDX900 Operating Instructions Manual page 39

Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording
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O To record the user bits of LTC, open the <TC/UB>
screen from the VTR MENU page by performing
menu operations and select "USER" in the UB MODE
item.
(When the recording format is 720-50P or 720-
59.94P, set the OUTPUT/AUTO KNEE switch to the
"BARS" position in order to record the user bits of
LTC in a mode for recording built-in color bar signals.)
O To record the user bits of VITC, select "USER/EXT" in
the VITC UB MODE item.
<Notes>
O The time code/user bits are also recorded in the VIDEO
AUX area of the unit's memory.
The time code (VITC) is the same value as the sub code
area's time code (LTC). The user bits (VITC user bits)
can be selected by menu operations using the VITC UB
MODE item on the <TC/UB> screen which is accessed
from the VTR MENU page, and it can be used for different
applications from the LTC.
O The number of digits that can record user bits may vary
with the recording format.
When the recording format is 1080-50i or 1080-59.94i
CAMERA
MODE
24P
24PA
60i
50i
30P
25P
When the recording format is 720-50P or 720-59.94P
OUTPUT/AUTO
KNEE switch
BARS
(Built-in color
bar signals)
CAM
(Camera video
image signals)
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User bits
All 8 digits can be recorded
LTC UB (In accordance with the settings in the UB
MODE item)
Camera shooting information is recorded
VITC UB
automatically.
All 8 digits can be recorded
LTC UB (In accordance with the settings in the UB
MODE item)
All 8 digits can be recorded
VITC UB (In accordance with the settings in the
VITC UB MODE item)
CAMERA MODE:
60P/50P/30P/25P/24P
Upper 6 digits can be recorded.
LTC UB (In accordance with the settings in the UB
MODE item)
Upper 6 digits can be recorded.
VITC UB (In accordance with the settings in the
VITC UB MODE item)
User bits information
LTC UB
automatically.
Upper 6 digits can be recorded.
VITC UB (In accordance with the settings in the
VITC UB MODE item)
O When the recording format is 720-50P or 720-59.94P,
operations where FRM RATE or REGEN is selected in the
UB MODE item will be the same when USER is selected.
Furthermore, operations where TIME is selected in the
VITC UB MODE item will be the same when FRM RATE
or REGEN is selected.
O When only the upper 6 digits of the user bits can be
recorded, the remaining lower 2 digits are not recorded. In
this case, the user setting value and the lower 2 digits of
the time code generator that are selected in the UB
MODE item and VITC UB MODE item cannot be
recorded.
User bit memory function
The user bit settings (except for the actual time) are
automatically saved in the memory and retained even after
the power is turned off.
Tape continuity with the user bits
(Only when the recording format is 1080-50i or 1080-59.94i)
Selecting REGEN for the UB MODE item on the <TC/UB>
screen by performing menu operations will call up the user
bits recorded on the tape, making it possible to continue
recording from that value. However, it is not possible to
record the contents that were set.
Camera shooting information
In the unit, the frame rate information (camera shooting
mode) indicating the shooting rate and the active frame
information (update frame information) indicating the first
frame of which frame images are switched are automatically
stored as the camera's shooting information into the user bits
of LTC (when the recording format is 720-50P or 720-
59.94P) or the user bits of VITC (when the recording format
is 1080-59.94i and the video method is 24P or 24PA).
These kinds of information will be output from the TC OUT
connector rather than recorded on tape. It will also be
overlaid with the HD SDI signals output from the MON OUT
connector and VIDEO OUT connector.
The active frame information (update frame information) is
stored in the lowest digit of the user bits, while the frame rate
information (camera shooting mode) is stored in the lower
3rd and 4th digits. To store the camera shooting information
into the user bits of LTC and the user bits of VITC in other
shooting modes, open the <TC/UB> screen from the VTR
MENU page by performing menu operations and select
"FRM RATE" in the UB MODE item and the VITC UB MODE
item.
is recorded
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