Panasonic AG-HVX200PJ Operating Instructions - Page 59

Using the Counter Counter display (P2 card / Tape) You can display a counter that indicates how much time has elapsed during shooting or playback. 1 Press the COUNTER button. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows. (Page 91) 0 : 00. 00 Counter value In the P2 mode, the counter is not displayed during playback. M 0 : 00. 00 (Tape only) Counter value in memory stop mode TC XX:XX:XX:XX Time code value (Display time code frame digits in 24 frames when 720/24PN is set, and in 30 frames when any other format is set.) tc XX:XX:XX:XX (P2 card only) During recording and playback when FILM CAM has been set under OPERATION TYPE, the time code frame digits are converted into 24 frames for display. However, "tc" does not appear during recording when 720/24PN has been set under REC FORMAT, or during recording and playback when 720/30PN has been set. During playback when 720/24PN has been set, the time code frame digits are converted into 30 frames for display. (Pages 101 and 107) UB XX XX XX XX User information FR --- Frame rate (30P/24P/24PA) and frame sequence in progressive mode shooting. No display: Data is not displayed. Resetting the counter Press the COUNTER RESET button while the counter is displayed. Memory stop mode (Tape) After shooting or playback, the tape can first be returned to near the pre-programmed position, and then stopped automatically. 1 Press the COUNTER button to display the counter in memory stop mode. 2 At the desired position on the tape, press the COUNTER RESET button to reset the counter. 3 Proceed with playback or shooting. 4 Press the mode button to switch to the VCR mode. (Page 64) 5 When rewind or fast-forward the tape, it stops automatically near where you reset the counter. During dubbing, reset the counter value at the OUT point to stop dubbing with memory stop mode. (Page 82) 1394TC preset mode When shooting using a multi-camera, you can synchronously set the initial values of TC. The camera used for synchronization is the MASTER and the camera being synchronized is the SLAVE. 1 Connect a second camera with a 1394 cable and turn both cameras on. • For connection (Page 79) 2 Put the MASTER camera in CAMERA mode and output a video signal from the 1394 terminal. • Set both cameras to the same recording format. Do the remaining steps on the SLAVE camera. 3 Switch the SLAVE camera to MCR/ VCR mode, set 1394TC REGEN on the RECORDING SETUP screen of the setup menu to OFF (and, in the case of a tape, set FIRST REC TC to PRESET mode as well), and then set the counter so that it shows the TCG display. • You cannot do this if you have selected REGEN. 4 In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP screen, set 1394 IN PRESET to ON. (Page 109) • 1394TC appears on the screen. 5 Stop or eject the media. 6 Press the COUNTER RESET/TC SET button. The TCG value is preset with the TC value from the input 1394 signal. • "TC SET OK" is displayed for about 2 seconds in the center of the screen. 7 Reset the SLAVE camera to CAMERA mode. 59 Shooting