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External Synchronization
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Connecting External Devices
FAT
The phase adjustment for the reference signal can
also be made with “Genlock” (page 84) in the
OTHERS menu.
Notes
• When the output format is SD mode and you use one
of the video formats below, genlock is not possible. Set
the video format to HD mode.
UDF: HD422 50/720/59.94P, HD420 HQ/720/59.94P,
HD422 50/720/50P, HD420 HQ/720/50P
FAT: HQ 1280/59.94P, HQ 1280/50P
• If the reference signal is unstable, genlock is not
possible.
• The subcarrier is not synchronized.
Synchronizing the timecode of your
camcorder with that of another unit
Set the unit that supplies the timecode to a mode
in which the timecode output keeps advancing
(Free Run or Clock mode).
1 Set “Timecode” in the TC/UB SET
menu as follows:
Mode: Preset
Run: Free Run
2 Press the DURATION/TC/U-BIT
button (page 13) so that the timecode is
displayed on the screen.
3 Confirm that the IN/OUT switch (page
14) is set to IN, then supply an HD or SD
reference video signal to the
GENLOCK IN connector and the
reference timecode to the TC IN
connector.
The built-in timecode generator of your
camcorder locks to the reference timecode, and
the message “EXT-LK” is displayed on the
screen.
About 10 seconds after locking, even if the
reference timecode from the external device is
disconnected, the external lock will be kept.
Notes
• Check that the reference timecode and the reference
video signal are in a phase relation that complies the
SMPTE timecode standards.
• When you finish the above procedure, the timecode is
immediately synchronized with the external timecode,
and the time data indication will show the value of the
external timecode. However, wait for a few seconds
until the timecode generator stabilizes before
recording.
• If the frequency of the reference video signal and the
frame frequency are not the same, a lock cannot be
acquired, and the camcorder will not operate properly.
In such a case, the timecode will not be correctly
locked to the external timecode.
• When the connection is removed, the timecode
advance may shift one frame per hour with respect to
the reference timecode.
To release the external timecode
synchronization
Change the “Timecode” setting in the TC/UB
SET menu set the camcorder to OFF.
External synchronization is also released when
you start recording in a special recording mode
(Slow & Quick Motion, Frame Rec, or Interval
Rec).
Synchronizing the timecode of another
unit with that of your camcorder
1 Specify the timecode of your camcorder
with “Timecode” and “TC Format”
(page 35).
2 Confirm that the IN/OUT switch (page
14) is set to OUT, then connect the TC
OUT connector and VIDEO OUT
connector (page 14) with the timecode
input and reference signal input of the
other unit, respectively.
The timecode to be output from the TC OUT
connector depends on the setting of “TC Out” in
“Timecode” in the TC/UB SET menu. If “TC
Out” is set to “Generator,” the timecode
generated by the timecode generator of the
camcorder is output during recording and
playback. If “TC Out” is set to “Auto,” the
timecode generated by the timecode generator is
output during recording, and that superimposed
with the video signal is output during playback.
Video format Valid reference
signal
HQ 1920/50i 1080/50i
PAL
HQ 1920/25P
HQ 1440/50i
HQ 1440/25P
SP 1440/50i
HQ 1280/50P 1080/50i
720/50P
PAL
HQ 1280/25P
DVCAM50i SQ/EC 1080/50i
PAL
DVCAM25P SQ/EC