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Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording4-44
5 Supply the time code and reference video signals that comply with
the SMPTE time code standard and are in the proper phase
relationship to the TC IN connector and to the GENLOCK IN
connector respectively.
This operation synchronizes the internal time code generator with
the external time code. After about 10 seconds, 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.
Notes
• 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.
• When GENLOCK ON/OFF is set to OFF on the GENLOCK page of
the MAINTENANCE menu, the time code cannot be synchronized
with the reference video signal. In this case, set GENLOCK ON/OFF
to ON on the GENLOCK page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
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.