Sony MODEL HDW-F900 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording4-26
4 Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
5 Supply the time code to the TC IN connector and reference video
signals that comply with the SMPTE time code standard and are in
the proper phase relationship to the GENLOCK IN connector.
This operation synchronizes the internal time code generator with
the external time code. After synchronization, you can disconnect
the external time code without losing the synchronization. However,
the synchronization will be disrupted if you connect or disconnect
the time code during recording.
Note
When you finish the above procedure, the time code is immediately
synchronized with the external time code and the counter display will
show the value of the external time code. However, wait for a few
seconds until the sync generator stabilizes before recording.
If the frequency of the reference video signal is not the same as the
frame frequency of the camcorder, the camera cannot be correctly
genlocked. In such a case, the time code is not correctly synchronized
with the external time code.
User bit settings during time code synchronization
When the time code is synchronized, only the time data is synchronized
with the external time code value. Therefore, the user bits can have their
own settings for each camcorder. You can also synchronize the user bits
with external user bit data.
For more information, refer to the Maintenance Manual