Sony BKDW-509 User Manual

  Chapter 4

Menu Settings

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Chapter 4  Menu Settings

The display shows the following types of time data:

Time data for IN, OUT, AUDIO IN and AUDIO OUT
points are also displayed.

Appears whenever a duration
between any two edit points
(IN, OUT, AUDIO IN or AUDIO
OUT points) is displayed.

CTL (control) signals are pulse signals that are recorded
horizontally in each frame.

Comprising a part of the time code, user bits record
supplementary information and consist of an eight-digit
number or hexadecimal A to F.

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1) LTC and VITC

LTC cannot be read when the tape speed is very slow or
is changed suddenly. VITC, on the other hand, can be
read more accurately than LTC when the VTR is stopped
or the tape speed is very low. VITC, however, cannot be
read when the tape speed is very fast.

The LTC

1)

 value read by the

time code reader during
playback.

TCR VITC

The VITC

1)

 value read by the

time code reader during
playback.

CTL

The number of CTL signals

2)

on the tape during recording/
playing.

UBR LTC

The user bits

3)

 value read by

the time code reader (LTC)
during playback.

UBR VITC

The user bits value read by the
time code reader (VITC) during
playback.

UBG

The value generated by the
time code generator during
recording.

The user bits value generated
by the time code generator
during recording.

DUR

TCG

Press the [F1] (TIMER SEL) button repeatedly to
select the desired time data display.

CTL:  Counts the CTL signals on the playback tape

or the CTL signals being recorded on the tape, and
displays the tape running time in hours, minutes,
seconds, and frames.

TC:  Displays the value read by the time code reader

or the value generated by the time code generator.
To switch between VITC and LTC, press the [F5]
(TCR SEL) button.

UBIT:  Displays user bits data inserted in time code

being played back, or the user bits data inserted in
time code being recorded.  To switch between
VITC and LTC, press the [F5] (TCR SEL) button.

TCR LTC

TCR

TCR.

TCG

Time data for
edit points

Å I N   0 0 : 0 1 : 1 0 : 0 0   Å O U T   0 0 : 0 2 : 1 0 : 0 0

                  P L A Y     L O C K

T I M E R

S E L

T C

C H . C O N D

G R E E N

 

T C

T C R   V I T C                 D F   2 F D   F 1

  I N   0 0 : 0 1 : 1 0 : 0 0     O U T   0 0 : 0 2 : 1 0 : 0 0

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CTL

UBR

UBR.

UBG

DUR

ALT/

[F6]

CHARA SUPER

Specifies superimposition of character information
to the HD SDI output and HD-SD converter output.

on, off

ALT/

[F7]

CHARA H-POS

Changes the superimposition position (horizontal).

0-15

ALT/

[F8]

CHARA V-POS

Changes the superimposition position (vertical).

0-23

ALT/

[F9]

VITC POS-1

Selects the VITC insertion line in the HD-SD
converter output.

ALT/

[F10]

VITC POS-2

12-20(NTSC)
9-22(PAL)

12-20(NTSC)
9-22(PAL)