Panasonic AJ-SPC700E Operating Instructions Manual

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18Chapter 2 Parts and their Functions (continued)2-6 Time Code SectionGENLOCK IN connector (BNC)This connector is used to input a reference signal beforethe camera unit is gen-locked, or before the time code isexternally locked.TC IN connector (BNC)This connector is used to input a reference time codewhen you externally lock the time code.TC OUT connector (BNC)When you inter-lock the time code of the AJ-SPC700Ewith that of an external device this must be connectedwith the time code input (TC IN) connector of theexternal device.HOLD buttonPressing this button freezes the time data indication onthe counter. Note that time code generation continues.Pressing the button again reactivates the counter.This function is used to ascertain the time code or CTLcount of a particular recorded scene.RESET buttonThis button resets the time data (CTL) on the counter to“00:00:00:00”.If this button is pressed when with the TCG switchpositioned at [SET], time code and user’s bit data arereset to 0, and real-time data is reset to the initial value.DISPLAY (counter display selector) switchIndications of the time code, CTL and user bits on thecounter of the display window depend on the positionsof this switch and the TCG switch.Pressing the HOLD button also displays Date/Time/Time Zone.UB: User bits indicated.TC: Time code indicated.CTL: CTL indicated.TCG (time code selector) switchThis switch is used to specify the stepping mode for thebuilt-in time code generator.F-RUN: Select this position to continuously advancethe time code independently of the P2 cardrecording status.Use this mode to synchronise the time codewith the time of day, or to externally lock thetime code.SET: Select this position to set the time code and/oruser bits.R-RUN: Select this position to advance the time codeonly during recording.For spliced scenes recorded on P2 cards, thesequence of time codes is unbroken.CURSOR and SET buttonsUse these buttons to set the time code and user bits.The four triangular buttons are the CURSOR buttons,and the centre rectangular one is the SET button.For guidance in setting the time code and user’s bit, see[4-5 Setting Time Data].ᤨࠫ