Panasonic AG-DVX100B, Operating Instructions Manual

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Using the Counter
You can display a counter that indicates how much time
has elapsed during shooting or playback.
1
Press the COUNTER button.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows.
0 : 00. 00:
Counter value
M 0 : 00. 00:
Counter value in memory stop mode
TC XX : XX : XX : XX:
Time code value
UB XX XX XX XX:
User information
FR --- -:
Frame rate (30P/24P/24PA) and frame
sequence in progressive mode shooting.
No display:
Data is not displayed.
Resetting the counter
Press the COUNTER RESET button while the
counter is displayed.
After shooting or playback, the tape can first be
returned to near the pre-programmed position, and
then stopped automatically.
1
Press the COUNTER button to display the
counter in memory stop mode.
2
At the desired position on the tape, press the
COUNTER RESET button to reset the counter.
3
Proceed with playback or shooting.
4
Press the CAMERA/VCR button to set the VCR
mode.
5
When rewind or fast-forward the tape, it stops
automatically near where you reset the
counter.
You can synchronize the time codes of your cameras
when using more than one for a shoot. The camera
used for synchronization is the MASTER and the
camera being synchronized is the SLAVE.
1
Connect a second camera with a DV
(IEEE1394) cable and turn both cameras off.
For connection (Page 54)
2
Put the MASTER camera in CAMERA mode
and output a video signal from the DV
(IEEE1394) terminal.
Do the remaining steps on the SLAVE camera.
3
Set the SLAVE camera to VCR mode and in
the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP
screen, set FIRST REC TC to PRESET mode
so the counter shows the TC.
• You cannot do this if you have selected
REGEN.
4
In the setup menus, RECORDING SETUP
screen, set DV IN PRESET to ON. (Page 74)
• DVTC appears on the screen.
5
Stop or eject the cassette tape.
6
Press the COUNTER RESET/TC SET button.
The TCG value is preset with the TC value
from the input 1394 signal.
7
Reset the SLAVE camera to CAMERA mode.
Counter display
Memory stop mode
OSD
COUNTER RESET TITLE
V
OL
+
MULTI/
P-IN-P REC A.DUB
PLAY /REW FF/
ZOOM
DATE/
TIME
PHOTO
SHOT
START/
STOP
-
COUNTER button
COUNTER RESET/TC SET button
Camera or
Remote control
During dubbing, reset the counter value at the OUT
point to stop dubbing with memory stop mode.
(Page 57)
1394TC preset mode