Sony 3-270-589-12 (1) User Manual

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a) Only when the system frequency is 60I/30P.

The display shown above corresponds to the factory 
default settings of the unit.
You can use DISPLAY CONTROL >DISPLAY INFO 
(see page 96) in the setup menu to change the information 
shown in the second line.

See page 105 “Setup Menu Operations” in Chapter 6 for 
more information about how to use the setup menu.

a Type of time data

If the time data or user bits cannot be read correctly, they 
will be displayed with an asterisk. For example, “T*R”, 
“U*R”, “T*R.” or “U*R.”.

b Timecode reader drop-frame mark (for system 

“.”: Indicates drop-frame mode
“:”: Indicates non-drop-frame mode

c Timecode generator drop-frame mark (for system 

“.”: Indicates drop-frame mode (factory default)
“:”: Indicates non-drop-frame mode

d VITC field mark
“  ” (blank): Fields 1 and 3 (for system frequency 60I/30P) 

or fields 1, 3, 5 and 7 (for system frequency 50I/25P)

“*”: Fields 2 and 4 (for system frequency 60I/30P) or 

fields 2, 4, 6 and 8 (for system frequency 50I/25P)

e Menu setting states
This is displayed when the setup menu item DISPLAY 
CONTROL >MENU STATUS is set to “ENABLE” (see 
page 96).

f Operation mode
The field is divided into two blocks as shown below.
• Block A displays the operation mode.
• Block B displays the servo lock status or playback speed.

CNT

Counter data

TCR

TC reader timecode data

UBR

TC reader user bits data

TCR.

VITC reader timecode

UBR.

VITC reader user bits data

TCG

TC generator timecode

UBG

TC generator user bits data

IN

In point time data

OUT

Out point time data

DUR

Duration between In point and Out point

T C R

0 0 : 0 4 . 4 7 . 0 7 *

P L A Y

L O C K

1

Type of time data

2

Timecode reader drop 
frame mark 

a)

3

Timecode generator drop 
frame mark 

a)

4

VITC field mark

5

Menu setting states

6

Operation mode

Time data

B1

The current menu settings are the same as the 
settings in menu bank 1.

B2

The current menu settings are the same as the 
settings in menu bank 2.

B3

The current menu settings are the same as the 
settings in menu bank 3.

DF

The current menu settings are the same as the 
factory defaults.

No 
display

The current menu settings are different from all 
of the above.

DISC OUT

Disc is not loaded.

LOADING

Disc is being loaded.

UNLOADING

Disc is being unloaded.

STANDBY OFF

Standby-off mode

STOP

Stop mode

NEXT

Cuing up to the first frame of 
the next clip.

PREV

Cuing up to the first frame of 
the current clip.

F.FWD

Fast forward search

F.REV

Fast reverse search

PLAY

Playback mode (servo 
unlocked)

A

B