Sony HDV HVR-1500, Operating Instructions Manual

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Time Data Handled by This Unit / Displaying the Time Data and Operating Mode
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Time Data Handled by
This Unit
Using time data allows you to easily check time
information, ensure high precision editing, and
synchronize multiple devices.
With this unit, you can use the following time data.
Count value of the counter (CNT): relative position on
the tape in frame units. Can be reset.
REC DATE/TIME display: recording date and recording
time (except when recording format is DVCPRO)
Timecode setting, display, recording, and playback:
• LTC and user bit data
• VITC (Recording on the tape and tape playback are
in DVCAM format only)
• RP188 SDI embedded timecode
The relation between recording/playback format and
handled time data is as follows.
1) For cassettes recorded on consumer equipment, the recording is always in
DF mode. User bit data cannot be hadled.
2) You can synchronize this unit’s internal timecode generator to the VITC
in an analog video signal. However, this can only be recorded as VITC
data when the recording format of this unit is DVCAM.
3) If REC DATE/TIME is recorded in place of VITC, then REC DATE/
TIME is displayed.
4) When REC DATE/TIME is recorded, by setting the VITC menu item to
ON you can display the REC DATE/TIME value in place of VITC.
You can also output a timecode read from the tape, or input
an external timecode signal.
• REC DATE/TIME recording is not supported.
• When this unit is in a mode other than normal speed
playback, there is no output from the TC OUT
connector.
• During variable-speed playback, the timecode output
follows the setting of the MUTING IN SRCH menu item
(see page 79) .
Displaying the Time Data
and Operating Mode
You can display time data and the operating mode on the
monitor screen.
You can also display the desired time data in the time
counter display.
Displaying on the Monitor Screen
1
In the DISPLAY INFO menu item (see page 76) , set
the time data display mode.
2
With the TC SELECT menu item (see page 78) , select
the type of timecode when displaying timecode or user
bit data.
When the internal timecode generator of this unit
operates in external regeneration mode
(see page 53) ,
the setting in step 2 also determines the target
timecode for synchronization of the internal timecode
generator.
3
Set the CHARA. DISPLAY menu item (see page 75)
to ON (factory default setting is ON).
The set items are displayed on the monitor screen.
YES: handling possible / NO: handling impossible
Recording/
playback
format Time data
Counter LTC (and
user bit
data)
VITC
2) REC DATE/
TIME
HDV 1080i YES YES NO Display only
DVCAM YES YES
YES
3) Display only
DV (SP) YES
YES
1)
NO
4) Display only
DVCPRO
(25 Mbps) YES YES NO NO
Notes
Display mode Information displayed
TIME DATA &
STATUS Time data and the operating
mode of this unit
TIME DATA & UB Time data selected with the
COUNTER SELECT button and
user bit data. However, when
the user bit display is selected,
user bit data and timecode.
TIME DATA & CNT Time data selected with the
COUNTER SELECT button and
CNT. However, when the CNT
display is selected, CNT and
timecode.
TIME DATA & TIME TC and VITC
TIME DATA ONLY Only time data selected with the
COUNTER SELECT button.
REC DATE & TIME REC DATE (recording date) and
REC TIME (recording time)
recorded on the tape.
Setting Data displayed
TC LTC timecode value or user bit data
VITC VITC timecode value or user bit data
Note