Sony BKDW-509 User Manual

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Chapter 4

Menu Settings

Chapter 4  Menu Settings

1 Types of time data

When time data or user bits are not read correctly, a
“*” will be displayed in this block so that the symbols
become “T*R”, “U*R”, etc.

2 Time code reader drop frame marks

“ • ”: drop frame mode
“ : ”: non-drop frame mode

3 Time code generator drop frame marks

“ • ”: drop frame mode
“ : ”: non-drop frame mode

4 VITC data field marks

“    ”: (blank space) fields 1 and 3
“ * ”: fields 2 and 4

5 Operation mode
The contents are divided into blocks A and B as shown
below.

A block indicates the operation mode.
B block indicates the tape speed or servo lock status.

CTL

CTL counter data

TCR

LTC reader time code data

UBR

LTC reader user bit data

TCR.

VITC reader time code data

UBR.

VITC reader user bit data

TCG

Time code data from the time code generator

UBG

User bit data from the time code generator

A

B

T C R

.

2 3

:

5 9

.

4 0

.

1 8

*

S H U T T L E

S T

I

L L

3

Drop frame mark of the time
code generator

1

 Types of time data

Time data

4

Field mark of the
VITC data

2

Drop frame mark of the time
code reader

To superimpose the characters representing time code
data and operation mode information on the output
signals, use the [F4] (PD CHARA) and [F6] (CHARA
SUPER) buttons.

Contents of superimposed data

The example above shows the factory-set contents of
data.
By changing the 626.DISPLAY INFORMATION
select setting in the VTR SETUP menu, different types
of information can also be displayed on the second
line.

5

Control VTR indication

ALT/

[F4]

on

PULL DOWN OUT connector (on two
connectors)

ALT/

[F6]

on

• HD SDI MONITOR connector

• COMPOSITE (SUPER) connector

of D CONV. OUT(OPTION)

• 3(SUPER) of connector D CONV. SDI

OUT(OPTION)