Superimposed Text Information - Sony PDW-HD1500 Operation Manual

Superimposed Text
Information
The video signal output from the COMPOSITE OUTPUT
2 (SUPER) connector, SDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER)
connector, or the HDSDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector
contains superimposed text information, including time
code, menu settings, and alarm messages.
Adjusting the text display
You can adjust the position, size and type of the
superimposed text using setup menu items 002, 003, 005,
009, 011, and 012.
For details, see "Items in the basic menu" (page 87).
Information displayed
1 Type of time data
Time data
T C R 0 0 : 0 4 . 4 7 . 0 7 *
P L A Y
5 Operation mode
Note
The display shown above corresponds to the factory
default settings of the unit. You can change the type of
information to be displayed in the lower line of the display
by changing the setting of setup menu item 005 DISPLAY
INFORMATION SELECT.
For details, see "Items in the basic menu" (page 87).
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Superimposed Text Information

2 Time code reader drop frame mark
(for 59.94i mode only)
3 Time code generator drop
frame mark (for 59.94i
mode only)
4 VITC field mark
L O C K
6 Playback condition
mark
a Type of time data
Display Meaning
CNT Counter data
TCR TC reader time code
UBR TC reader user bits data
TCR. VITC reader time code
UBR. VITC reader user bits data
TCG TC generator time code
UBG TC generator user bits data
IN IN point time data
OUT OUT point time data
DUR Duration between IN point and OUT point
Note
If the time data or user bits data cannot be read correctly,
they will be displayed with an asterisk. For example,
"T*R", "U*R", "T*R." or "U*R.".
b Timecode reader drop-frame mark (for 59.94i
mode only)
".": Indicates drop-frame mode.
":": Indicates non-drop-frame mode.
c Timecode generator drop-frame mark (for 59.94i
mode only)
".": Indicates drop-frame mode (factory default setting).
":": Indicates non-drop-frame mode.
d VITC field mark
" " (blank): Fields 1 and 3 (for 59.94i mode) or fields 1, 3,
5 and 7 (for 50i mode)
"*": Fields 2 and 4 (for 59.94i mode) or fields 2, 4, 6 and
8 (for 50i mode)
e Operation mode
The field is divided into two blocks as shown below.
• Block A displays the operation mode.
• Block B displays the servo lock status or playback speed.
A
Display Operation mode
Block A Block B
DISC OUT Disc is not loaded.
LOADING Disc is being loaded.
UNLOADING Disc is being unloaded.
STANDBY OFF Standby off mode
STOP Stop mode
B