Reproducing the time code/user bit
Place the unit in the stop mode.
Set the CTL/TC/UB switch to TC or UB.
TC: The time code is displayed.
UB: The user bit is displayed.
• When it is no longer possible to read the time code, it is interpolated using the
CTL signal.
Press the PLAY button.
Playback now commences, and the time code appears on the display.
When setting menu No.006 (SUPER) is ON, the time code value is superimposed onto
the video signal from the VIDEO OUT 3 connector.
<Notes>
• The colon between the seconds and frames changes to a period when the drop frame time
code is read.
• When the time code signal cannot be read, the time code is automatically interpolated by
the CTL signal.
The superimposed appears as shown below.
The colon between the seconds and frames
changes to a period during drop frame mode.
When the time code signal cannot be read,
an asterisk is displayed on the superimposed TV monitor.
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