Time Code Display - Sony DVW-970/970P Operation Manual

VTR operation status and status indicators
Lights during playback
Warning indication
RF: Lights if the recording heads are clogged.
SERVO: Lights if the servo motor fails.
HUMID: Lights if condensation is on the drum.
SLACK: Lights if the tape is not winding properly.
For details, see "8-3 Operation Warnings" on page 126.
VTR operation and status indicators

Time code display

Lights in playback mode.
Lights when VITC is selected for the time code.
Lights in non-drop frame mode. (DVW-970 only)
Lights when the camcorder is synchronized
with an external time code.
Lights when the time code generator
is on hold.
Lights when the time code, CTL or
real time is displayed.
Lights when the HOLD button is pressed.
Time counter display: Shows the time code,
CTL, user bit data, and real time.
1) When the HOLD button is pressed to hold the time code value,
the time code is displayed in the format shown below. When the
HOLD button is pressed again to release the hold, the time code
is displayed in the normal format.
Time code display
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Warnings and Indications on the Display Panel
Relationships between the DISPLAY switch and
DATA DISPLAY switch settings and the time
counter displays
Except during setting of the time code, the time counter
display is determined by the position of the DISPLAY
switch and DATA DISPLAY switch.
For details of setting the time code menu operation, see "4-
5-1 Setting the Time Code" on page 64.
Switch settings related to time code and displayed
DISPLAY
switch position
CTL
TC
DATA
1)
information
DATA DISPLAY Displayed information
switch position
Any position CTL
Any position Time code
U-BIT User bits
SHOT-TIME Data and time from shot
data
SHOT-NO Not used (currently zero
is displayed.)