Sony PVW-2800 Operating Instructions Manual page 23

TIME CODE PRESET butions
Use these buttons to initialize the built-in time
code generator with the desired time code or
user bits.
HOLD button and indicator
Press this button to temporarily halt the progress
of the data in the time counter display ff]. The
indicator lights and the data in the time counter
display freezes. Press the button again to
resume display of data presently being read.
You should press this button first before setting
the time code or user bits.
SET button
Press this button to register the value shown in
the time counter display [f@ with the time code
generator, after setting the value using the
search dial and SEARCH button,
Time counter display switch
Select the type of time data to be displayed in
the time counter display [4].
CTL: Tape running time in hours, minutes,
seconds and frames, as determined by
counting the CTL signal. (Editing tape
address is defined by CTL count data.)
TC: LTC or VITC time code, indicating the
current recording time or the time code
read from the tape by the built-in time
code reader. (Editing tape address is
defined by time code.)
U-BIT: LTC or VITC user bits, as determined
from the current recording time or read
from the tape by the built-in time code
reader, (Editing tape address is defined
by time code.)
When the REMOTE/LOCAL switch on the
control panel is set to REMOTE, the time data
and editing tape address are deterrained by the
connected equipment, regardless of the setting
of this switch.
When this switch is in the TC or U-BIT
position, the setting of the TC select switch on
the system panel determines whether LTC or
VITC time codes are shown. In either position,
the current value of the built-in time code
generator is displayed if you press the REC
button while in STOP mode.
Time counter dispiay
Displays the time data selected by the time
counter display switch [18).
Regardless of the setting of time counter display
switch, the time counter display will display
"Error" and an error code in the case of a unit
malfunction.
See the self-diagnostics section in Chapter 7 for
more information about error messages.
[7] RESET button
Pressing this button when the time counter
display switch [i] is set to CTL resets the CTL
counter, displays 0:00:00:00 on the time counter
display (@), and erases all edit points.
Pressing this button when the time counter
display switch is set to TC or U-BIT resets the
time code generator, sets the time code or user
bits to 00:00:00:00. In this case, however, edit
points are not erased.
Chapter 2 Lasation and Function of Parts and Controls
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