Superimposed Character Information - Sony MSW-A2000 Operation Manual

3-4 Superimposed Character Information

When the function menu item CHARA is set to ON,
the video signal output from the COMPOSITE VIDEO
OUTPUT 3(SUPER) connector or the SDI OUTPUT
3(SUPER) connector contains superimposed character
information, including time code, menu settings, and
alarm messages.
Information displayed
T C R . 2 3 : 5 9 . 4 0 . 1 8 *
P
5 Recorder/player selection
Note
The display shown above corresponds to the factory
default settings of the unit.
Changing the setting of setup menu item 005 allows
different time data to be displayed in the lower line of
the display.
For details, see Section 12-3 "Items in the Basic Setup
Menu" (page 12-5).
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Chapter 3 Preparations
1 Type of time data
Time data
S H U T T L E
Adjusting the character display
You can adjust the position, size and type of the
superimposed characters using setup menu items 002,
003, 005, 009, and 011.
For details, see Section 12-3 "Items in the Basic Setup
Menu" (page 12-5).
2 Time code reader drop frame mark
(for 525-line mode only)
3 Time code generator drop frame mark (for
525-line mode only)
4 VITC field mark
S T I L L
6 Operation mode
1 Type of time data
Display
Meaning
CTL CTL counter data
TCR LTC reader time code
UBR LTC reader user's bits
TCR. VITC reader time code
UBR. VITC reader user's bits
TCG Time code generator time code
UBG Time code generator user's bits
IN IN point
OUT OUT point
Audio IN point
AI
AO Audio OUT point
DUR Duration between any two of the four edit
points (IN, OUT, audio IN, audio OUT)
Note
If the time data or user's bits cannot be read correctly,
they will be displayed with an asterisk. For example,
"T*R", "U*R", "T*R." or "U*R.".