Setting User Bits; Superimposed Text Information - Sony XDS-1000 Operation Manual

To check the synchronization to the external
signal
Press the REC PORT button to select the recording port.
Check that the timecode value shown in the time data
display coincides with the external timecode value.
To record external timecode directly
(External Preset)
When you use this method, the internal timecode generator
advances without being affected by the external timecode.
To directly record timecode input to the TIME
CODE IN connector
Input the timecode output of an external device to the
TIME CODE IN connector, and make the following
settings on page P4 TC of the function menu.
• Set TCG to "EXT".
• Set PRST/RGN to "PRESET".

Setting user bits

You can record up to 8 hexadecimal digits of information
(date, time, event number, etc.).
Select "UB" by pressing the CNTR SEL function button
(F2) in step 1 of "Setting an initial timecode value"
(page 38) and carry out steps 2 to 5. Settings are made in
hexadecimal (0 to 9, A to F).
Superimposed Text
Information
The video signal output from the following connectors on
this unit contains superimposed text information,
including timecode and alarm messages.
• HD-SDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector
• SD-SDI OUTPUT 2 (SUPER) connector
• HD-SDI MONITOR connector
• SD-SDI MONITOR connector
• COMPOSITE OUTPUT 2 (MONITOR) connector
Adjusting the text display
You can adjust the position and type of the superimposed
text using setup menu items 002, 003, and 005.
For details, see "Items in the basic menu" (page 71).
Information displayed
1 Type of time data
2 Timecode reader drop-frame mark
(for 59.94i/59.94P/29.97P mode only)
Time data
6 Operation mode
5 Port
Note
The display shown above corresponds to the factory
default settings of the unit. You can change the type of
information to be displayed in the lower line of the display
by changing the setting of setup menu item 005 DISPLAY
INFORMATION SELECT.
For details, see "Items in the basic menu" (page 71).
a Type of time data
Display Meaning
CNT Counter data
3 Timecode generator drop-
frame mark (for 59.94i/
59.94P/29.97P mode only)
4 VITC field mark

Superimposed Text Information

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