Sony DSR 45A Operating Instructions - Page 60

Setting the Time Code and User Bits 3 Press the J/j buttons to select UB PRESET, then press the EXEC button. The following menu appears. TC ⁄ UB SET TC TC PRESET RMT UB PRESET 00 00 00 00 CM TC ⁄ UB IN DISP DV IN TC RESET V TC MAKE PRESET A TC RUN RETURN VTR TC FORMAT ETC JOG TC OUT RETURN 4 Press the J/j buttons to select PRESET, then press the EXEC button. The following menu appears. TC ⁄ UB SET TC TC PRESET O O O O RMT UB PRESET 00 00 00 00 CM TC ⁄ UB IN oooo DISP DV IN TC SET V TC MAKE CANCEL A TC RUN VTR TC FORMAT ETC JOG TC OUT RETURN 5 Set the first two digits. Press the J/j buttons to select the number, then press the EXEC button. 6 Repeat step 5 to set the other digits. 7 Press the J/j buttons to select SET, then press the EXEC button. The user bits are set and the menu display returns to that of step 2. 8 Press the J/j buttons to select RETURN, then press the EXEC button. The menu display returns to that of step 1. To cancel the user bits setting Select CANCEL in step 7, then press the EXEC button. To reset the user bits Select RESET in step 4, then press the EXEC button. To select the time code/user bits to be recorded on the tape You can set the time code and user bits to be recorded on the tape by setting TC/UB IN on the TC/UB SET menu. INTERNAL: Uses the internal time code/user bits. TC&UB EXT: Uses the external time code/user bits. TC EXT: Uses the external time code and internal user bits. UB EXT: Uses the internal time code and external user bits. Notes • This unit has a DV jack. The time code input or output is different when you connect the unit to an external device via this DV jack or via another input/ output connector. For details, see "DSR-45/45P time codes" on page 63 (GB). • The time code output from this unit has some restrictions. For details, see "Notes on the Time Codes" on page 64 (GB). To select the time code to be recorded when DV signals are recorded in DVCAM format Set DV IN TC on the TC/UB SET menu to select whether to record the internal time code or an external one. INTERNAL: Records the time code internally generated. EXTERNAL: Records the time code with video and audio signals input via the DV jack. Notes • When this item is set to EXTERNAL, the setting of TC/UB IN on the TC/UB SET menu turns to invalid. The time code input via the DV jack and the user bits set in UB PRESET are recorded. • When you set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP, this item cannot be used. Even if this item is set to EXTERNAL, when you set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP, the setting becomes invalid and the unit records the internal time code. Chapter 4 Setting the Time Code and Adjusting the Video Signals 60 (GB) Chapter 4 Setting the Time Code and Adjusting the Video Signals