Time Code & User�s Bit
Setting the user�s bit Time code/user�s bit playback
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Set the VTR to the menu mode. (By setting the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch to the MENU position.) Select the setup menu item No.531 (UB PRESET) setting. The remaining steps are the same as for setting the time code.
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Set the VTR to the STOP mode.
Set TC or UB using the COUNTER button. TC : The time code is displayed. UB : The user�s bit is displayed. O When the time code can no longer be read, it is interpolated using the CTL signal.
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Press the PLAY button. Playback is started, and the time code appears on the display. If �ON� has been selected as the setup menu item No.005 setting, the time code value is superimposed onto the video signals which are output from the VIDEO OUT2 connector.
<Notes> O When the drop frame time code is read, the colon between the seconds and frames changes to a period. O If the time code signal is missing, it is automatically compensated for by the CTL signal. What is displayed is shown below.
Superimposed display
T2R
00 : 07 : 04 : 24
An asterisk (2) appears when the time code signal is missing. In the case of a drop frame, the colon between the seconds and frames changes to a period. Counter display
TC UB
00 : 07 : 04 : 24
The display flashes when the time code signal is missing. In the case of a drop frame, the colon between the seconds and frames changes to a period.
