Time Code Section - Panasonic AJ-SPX900e Operating Instructions Manual

2-6 Time Code Section

GENLOCK IN connector (BNC)
This connector is used to input a reference signal before the
camera unit is gen-locked, or before the time code is
externally locked.
TC IN connector (BNC)
This connector is used to input a reference time code when
you externally lock the time code.
TC OUT connector (BNC)
When you inter-lock the time code of the AJ-SPX900E with
that of an external device this must be connected with the
time code input (TC IN) connector of the external device.
HOLD button
Pressing this button freezes the time data indication on the
counter. Note that time code generation continues. Pressing
the button again reactivates the counter.
This function is used to ascertain the time code or CTL
count of a particular recorded scene.
RESET button
This button resets the time data (CTL) on the counter to
"00:00:00:00".
If this button is pressed when with the
positioned at [SET], time code and user's bit data are reset
to 0, and real-time data is reset to the initial value.
DISPLAY (counter display selector) switch
Indications of the time code, CTL and user bits on the
counter of the display window depend on the positions of
this switch and the TCG switch.
Pressing the HOLD button also displays Date/Time/Time
Zone.
UB: User bits indicated.
TC: Time code indicated.
CTL: CTL indicated.
TCG (time code selector) switch
This switch is used to specify the stepping mode for the
built-in time code generator.
F-RUN: Select this position to continuously advance the
SET:
R-RUN: Select this position to advance the time code only
CURSOR and SET buttons
Use these buttons to set the time code and user bits.
The four triangular buttons are the CURSOR buttons, and
the center rectangular one is the SET button.
For guidance in setting the time code and user's bit, see [4-5
Setting Time Data].
TCG switch
time code independently of the P2 card recording
status.
Use this mode to synchronise the time code with
the time of day, or to externally lock the time code.
Select this position to set the time code and/or
user bits.
during recording.
For spliced scenes recorded on P2 cards, the
sequence of time codes is unbroken.
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