Panasonic AJ-D455 Operating Instructions Manual

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32Setup menusUSER menu (continued)Item SettingNo. Superimposed No. Superimposed Descriptiondisplay display509 DF MODE 0000 DF0001 NDF510 RUN MODE 0000 REC0001 FREE511 TC OUT 0000 V OUTREF 0001 TC_IN512 VITC OUT 0000 SBC0001 VAUXThe underline on the setting item denotes the initial setting.SBC (Sub Code Data) areaThis area exists independently from the video and audio data areas on the helical track, and it contains the timecode which complies with the SMPTE/EBU standard. As with the conventional LTC (Longitudinal Time Code), thetime code can be read even during rewinding and fast forwarding or when the tape has stopped.VAUX (Video Auxiliary Data) areaThis area exists inside the video data area on the helical track, and it contains additional information on the videodata.Control over the time code or user bit during tape playback is exercised using the data recorded in the SBC area.In other words, it is exercised over all the data which has been recorded in the SBC area including the data shownon the counter display in the center of the front panel and on the superimposed displays as well as thecommunication data for a component such as the editing controller.This selects the DF/NDF mode for CTL and TCG.0: Drop frame mode.1: Non-drop frame mode.No. 509 is valid when the CONTROL is LOCAL or LOCALENA of item 004 to “ENA”.This selects the time code generator run mode.0: Generator runs only during recording.1: Generator runs during usual operation.Even if “0” is selected, the time code generator runs duringusual operation when “1” is selected at the setting menuNo. 504 (REGEN MODE).This is used to switch the phase of the time code, which isoutput from the TIME CODE OUT connector, for the externalLTC input when the TC INT/EXT switch is at the EXT position.(In EE mode only)0: Time code is synchronized with output video signal.1: Time code is synchronized with external time code input.For selecting the method used to output the VITC which is tobe superimposed onto the output video signal.0: During recording:The input time code, which was selected using the setupmenu item No. 505 (EXT TC SEL) setting and TC IN/EXTswitch, is output as the VITC.During playback:The time code recorded in the SBC area is output as theVITC.1: During recording:The time code detected from the input video signals isoutput as the VITC.During playback:The time code recorded in the VAUX area is output as theVITC.When video signals are recorded, the time code detected fromthe input video signals is automatically recorded in the VAUXarea.