Chapter 4
Time Data and Sub LCD Menu
Chapter 4
Time Data and Sub LCD Menu
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Chapter
4
Time Data and
Sub LCD Menu
Setting Time Data
This unit provides the following timecode functions:
• Setting, displaying, recording, and playing back
timecode and user bit values
• Outputting the timecode read from the tape as an
analog timecode (LTC) signal during playback
• Inputting an external analog timecode (LTC) signal
Information Displayed on the
LCD Monitor
The LCD monitor displays setup menus, error
messages, alarm messages, time data, and information
about the unit’s operating status.
For more information about the setup menus, see Chapter 7
“Setup Menu” (page 103).
To adjust the screen
Use the BRIGHT and CONTRAST knobs to adjust the
brightness and contrast of the LCD monitor screen.
To make the backlight brighter, set the sub LCD menu
item BACKLGT to HIGH
(see page 72)
.
To display superimposed text information
To display superimposed time data and text
information about the operating status of the unit in the
LCD monitor, set the sub LCD menu item
CHARACTER to ON
(see page 71)
. The setup menu
and error messages are displayed regardless of the
setting of CHARACTER.
When CHARACTER is set to ON, the text information
is also superimposed on the output of the VIDEO
OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector .
To adjust the displayed text
You can adjust the position, size, and type of
superimposed information using setup menu items
002, 003, 009, and 011.
For details, see pages 104 and 105.
