Supplying The Time Code Externally - Panasonic VariCam LT Operating Manual

Supplying the time code externally

You can supply the output time codes to an external recording device from the camera by matching the camera videos or the playback videos.
Connection example for supplying to external device
r When locking external devices to the camera
@ NOTE
t Set [MENU] → [REC SETTINGS] → [TC] → [TC IN/OUT SEL] to [TC OUT].
t To match the time code output from the <TC IN/OUT> terminal to the SDI output and monitor output image, set [MENU] → [REC SETTINGS] → [TC]
→ [TC OUT REF] to [SDI OUT].
t To output TCR during playback, set [MENU] → [REC SETTINGS] → [TC] → [TC OUT] to [TCG/TCR].
These settings are not required, if the internal device uses LTC or VITC output multiplexed to the SDI output.
r When two cameras are connected and one is used as a reference camera
When using two cameras in which one is used as a reference camera to slave the time code, make the connection as follows.
Reference camera
<SDI OUT 1> terminal
Chapter 9 Other Useful Functions — Setting the time data
<SDI OUT 1>/<SDI OUT 2> terminal
<TC IN/OUT> terminal
<TC IN/OUT> terminal
<TC IN/OUT> terminal
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HD SDI IN terminal
VTR, etc.
TC IN terminal
Slave camera
<GENLOCK IN> terminal