Setting time codes, Time code recording

RECORDING	– Setting time codes –
Time code recording
This unit has a built-in time code reader/ generator. It records time codes during recording. It
does not record the user’s bit.
Time codes are recorded according to the recording condition as follows:
Time codes are recorded in the REC RUN mode. (REC RUN: time codes run only during
recording.)
Condition		Time code recording
Time code is preset with this unit.		• Time codes preset in the built-in time code generator are re-
		corded. (First time only)
		• When recording ends, the set time codes becomes void and
		regeneration occurs.

	TOP MENU
		– – – M E N U – – –
S Y S T E M . .
R E M O T E . .
A U D I	O / V I	D E O . .
T I M E	C O D E . .
D I S P L A Y		S E T . .
C L O C K A D J U S T . .
F A C T O R Y		S E T T I N G	C A N C E L
D R U M	H O U R M E T E R		0 0 0 0 0 0
E X I T

TIME CODE MENU
Time Code		Minute Frame
Time Code	Hour Second
	Hour Second
– – – T I M E	C O D	E – – –

1.	Display the TOP MENU.
	Remote controller		Main unit
	Press the MENU button.		Press the EJECT button for at
2.			least 2 seconds.
	Display the TIME CODE menu.
	Remote controller		Main unit
	Select the TIME CODE item		Select the TIME CODE item
	with the / button and		with the PLAY/STOP button
	press the SET or	button.	and press the PAUSE or FF
3.			button.
	Preset the time code (hour, minute, second and frame).

	Memo
	The framing mode is selected from the NDF/DF item of the TIME
	CODE menu. (NTSC only)
Time code is not preset.	• It reads the time codes recorded on the tape and continues
	recording time codes from these values. (Regeneration)

•If no time code is recorded, it starts from “00”.

*Sometimes, the time codes recorded at the beginning of the tape may not be read.

T C		0 0 :	0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
C L E A R		C A N C E L
N D F / D F ( N T S C )		D R O P
T C	D U P L I C A T E	O F F
T C	A D J U S T ( D V )	O F F
P A G E B A C K
			Framing mode
			(NTSC only)

Resetting the time code to zero:

1Select the CLEAR menu

item.


Remote controller
1Select the TC item with the
	button and press the
/
SET or		button.

¥The hour digits blink.

2Press the	/		button to
shift to the next digit seg-
ment.
3Press the			button to
	/
change the value of the
blinking digits.
4Repeat steps		2 and 3
above and set all the val-
ues. Press the SET button.

Main unit

1Select the TIME CODE item with the PLAY/STOP button and press the PAUSE or FF button.

2Press the FF or REW but- ton to shift to the next digit segment

3Press the PLAY/STOP but- ton to change the value of the blinking digits.

4Repeat 2 and 3 steps above and set all the values. Press the PAUSE button.

Preset time codes.

2Set the value to EXECUTE and press the SET button

4.	Set the framing mode (NON DROP / DROP) ... (NTSC only)

	button
DISPLAY		SET button
		SET button
BARS	STILL	BLANK
BARS	MODE	BLANK
MENU		AUDIO
MENU	SEARCH+	MUTING
button
button		OUT SEL.
button	SET	button
	SEARCH–	OUT LEV.
	button

SEL.

Y/C

	PLAY button
		EJECT
		EJECT button
		MENIU
REC	PLAY	PAUSE
DVCAM NTSC PAL REC INH.		PAUSE button
		PAUSE button
CH-1/3		SET
REW	STOP	FF
CH-2/4
BR-DV3000		FF button
REW button

(remote controller) or the PAUSE button (Main unit).

Memo Framing mode (NTSC only) DROP

:Time codes that match the actual time.

NON DROP

: Use this setting if the

	Remote controller
	1Select the NDF/DF item
	with the / button and
	press the SET or		button.
	2Press the		button to
		/
	select the value.
	3Press the SET button to
	confirm the setting value.
5.	Return to the usual screen.

Main unit

1Select the NDF/DF item with the PLAY/STOP button and press the SET or FF button.

2Press the PLAY/STOP but- ton to select the value.

3Press the PAUSE button to confirm the setting.

STOP button

number of frames is im-

portant.

Remote controller	Main unit
Press the MENU button.	Press the EJECT button.

Memo

When the REC button is held down in the STOP mode, the value of the built-in time code generator is displayed.

Time codes are preset via the TIME CODE menu. It can be set via either the remote controller or the Main unit.

Press the OPERATE button on the Main unit or the remote controller to turn on the power and set the unit to the STOP mode.

*To set it with the main unit, first remove the cassette from the unit if it is loaded.

Recording time codes of a DV input terminal:

•Set the TC DUPLICATE item of the TIME CODE menu to AUTO.

•To record time codes in the non-drop frame mode from BR-DV600, GY-DV500 or GY-DV700W, set the TC DUPLICATE setting to NON DROP.

Memo

If the REC button is held down in the STOP mode when the TC DUPLICATE item is set to AUTO or NON DROP, the EE signals of the time codes from the DV input terminal can be checked.