Setting The Time Code And User Bits; Displaying Text Data Such As Time Data; Using The Internal Time Code Generator - Sony DSR-50P Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the Time Code and User Bits

Setting the Time Code and User Bits
This unit can set, display, record and play back the
SMPTE/EBU time code and user bits. The unit can
also output the time code read from the tape as an
analog (LTC) signal when it is played back at normal
speed, and receive an external analog time code (LTC)
signal.
Displaying Text Data Such as
Time Data
The LCD monitor on the unit can display
superimposed menus, warnings, audio levels, the
operation statuses and time data.
For details on the menus, see Chapter 6 "Adjusting and
Setting Through Menus" on page 76 (GB).
To display text data
To display the operation statuses, time data, etc., on
the LCD monitor, set the DISPLAY (LCD OFF/OFF/
ON) selector to ON, and the DISPLAY (MENU/TC/
AUDIO) selector to TC. If you turn the
SUPERIMPOSE switch on, the text data is
superimposed on the output from the VIDEO OUT1
connector.
To display the desired time data in the
time counter display
Time code indicator
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COUNTER switch
Time counter display
Use the COUNTER switch to select the type of time
data to be displayed.
TC: Time code
U-BIT: User bits
Note
If the recording on the tape includes discontinuities,
the counter may operate incorrectly during playback at
the corresponding points.
Using the Internal Time Code
Generator
You can set the initial time code value before
recording the time code generated by the internal time
code generator onto a tape. In addition, you can set the
user bits to record user bit data such as the date, time,
scene number, reel number, or other useful
information. The time data settings are set by using the
menu.
For details on the menu, see Chapter 6 "Adjusting and
Setting Through Menus" on page 76 (GB).
To set the initial time code value
This section describes how to set the time code's initial
value.
Notes
• The time code can be set only in a DVCAM format
recording. It cannot be set in a DV format recording.
Make sure you set the DVCAM/DV select switch to
DVCAM.
• Before setting the initial time code value, set TC/UB
IN on the TC/UB SET menu to INTERNAL and TC
MAKE to PRESET.
For details on TC/UB IN and TC MAKE, see "TC/UB SET
menu" on page 78 (GB).