Sony MSW-M2100 User Manual

Chapter 3

Preparations

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Chapter 3

Preparations

When F4 (CHARA) in function menu page 4 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.

You can adjust the position, size and type of the
superimposed characters using setup menu items 002,
003, 005, 009, and 011.

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.

1

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.”.

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

IN

IN point

OUT

OUT point

AI

Audio IN point

AO

Audio OUT point

DUR

Duration between any two of the four edit
points (IN, OUT, audio IN, audio OUT)

T C R . 2 3

: 5 9

. 4 0 . 1 8 *

S H U T T L E

S T I L L

1

Type of time data

Time data

2

Time code reader drop frame mark
(for 525-line mode only)

4

VITC field mark

5

Operation mode

3

Time code generator drop frame mark (for
525-line mode only)