Panasonic AG-AC160AEN - Manual (Page 50)

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* The COUNT value is indicated as a 4-digit number.
The COUNT value is incremented each time a new
clip is shot when clip metadata has been loaded
and the recording method has been set to [TYPE2].
The COUNT value can be reset with the following
method. Press the <MENU> button, select [META
DATA][CLIP COUNTER RST][YES], and push
the OPERATION lever to reset the COUNT value to 1.
Using the counter
Counter display
You can display a counter that indicates how much
time has elapsed during shooting or playback.
1
Press the <COUNTER> button.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes as follows. (Page 75)
[0:00.00] (<CAMERA> mode only)
Counter value display. Displayed when [TOTAL]*
is selected with the [REC COUNTER] item on
the setup menu [DISPLAY SETUP] screen.
[CLIP 0:00.00]
Displayed when [CLIP]* is selected with the
[REC COUNTER] item on the setup menu
[DISPLAY SETUP] screen.
Values are automatically reset when shooting
is started, and counter values are displayed
for each individual clip.
* The count is not displayed in <PB> mode.
[TC 12:34:56.01]
Time code display (Displays the frame digits
in 24 frames in PH1080/24P and PH720/24P
modes. In 480i/24P mode, the frame digits are
converted into 30 frames.)
[UB 12 34 56 78]
User information
No display:
Data is not displayed.
• To reset the counter value, press the <RESET/
TC SET> button while the counter value is
being displayed.
TC preset mode
Synchronizes the initial time code value during
multi-camera shooting. (Hereafter, the camera used
for synchronization is described as the MASTER
and the camera being synchronized is described
as the SLAVE.)
1
Connect the TC PRESET IN/OUT terminals
(<VIDEO OUT> terminals) on the two devices
with a pin cable, and turn on the power.
„ MASTER settings
2
Check that the MASTER camera is set to
the <CAMERA> mode, and set the [EXT
TC LINK] item on the setup menu [TC/UB
SETUP] screen to [MASTER].
[OUTPUTTING LTC SIGNAL] is displayed on
the screen, and the time code is output from the
TC PRESET IN/OUT terminal (<VIDEO OUT>
terminal).
• Select the same recording format for the
MASTER and SLAVE cameras, and set the
[TCG] item on the [TC/UB SETUP] screen to
[FREE RUN].
• To cancel the time code output, press the
<MENU> button.
„ SLAVE settings
3
Set the [EXT TC LINK] item on the setup
menu [TC/UB SETUP] screen to [SLAVE].
4
Press the <COUNTER>-<RESET/TC SET>
button. TCG values will be preset to the TC
values input from the MASTER.
• The menu screen is closed and [TC LINK OK]
is displayed in the center of the screen.
• If the TC values cannot be set correctly, [LINK
NG] will be displayed.
• If the SLAVE camera is set to 24P, set the [TC
MODE] item of the MASTER camera to [NDF].
• To cancel the [SLAVE] mode, press the
<MENU> button.