SMPTE 309M-1999

This standard specifies a coding technique for the transmission of date and time zone information in the user groups of a time and control code signal. A two-digit hexadecimal code in a pair of binary groups specifies the time zone and the format for the date encoding in the remaining six binary groups. Date information is encoded either as six decimal digits to display the date in the YYMMDD format or as six decimal digits in the modified Julian date (MJD) format.