Kolpak DA-98 manual Setting timecode offset, SectionOffset10 Operations related to timecode

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the CHASE key is pressed. You must determine whether the chase mode refers to timecode or to the D RS sync, and this is done using the Time Mode menu (see 10.1.3, “Selecting TC or ABS timing”). If ABSis selected, when CHASE is pressed, the machine will enter DTRS sync mode, but if TCis selected, the machine will attempt to lock to external timecode.

When the DA-98 is in “chase-ready” mode (the CHASE indicator is flashing) and timecode is

received at theconnector, the DA- 98 will start to chase the timecode. When it is locked to the incoming timecode, the CHASE indi- cator will light steadily.

NOTES

•The timecode frame rate used on the DA-98 must match the frame rate of incoming timecode (see 10.3, “Select- ing the frame rate”). If they do not match, a warning message will be shown, and the DA-98 will not chase to timecode. You can check the frame rate of incoming timecode (see 10.5.7, “Checking external timecode”) and of the timecode recorded on the DA-98’s tape (see 10.2.5, “Checking tape TC”

•The timecode used internally by the DA-98 does not have to be an actual timecode striped tape. Instead, timecode can by “synthesized” from the ABS subcode timings, as described in 10.2, “Tape timecode mode”.

The exact ways in which it chases the timecode and handles transport functions, etc.are deter- mined by a number of settings, as described below:

10.7.2 Setting timecode offset

You may enter a timecode offset for the audio from the DA-98 to match the audio (or video sequence) from the timecode master.

As with the machine offset (see 9.3.1, “Setting machine offset”), you can either set this manually, entering the numbers, or set it “on-the-fly” by ear. In either case, once the offset has been entered, it can then be edited.

The offset can be set to subframe accuracy (100 subframes = 1 frame).

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1) Go to nu group 4, move the cursor to TC and pr ss ENTER:

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2)Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to select the field (hours, minutes, seconds, frames or subframes) and use the UP and DOWN keys to set the value.

You can use the function keys in the number key mode (see 5.2.2, “Using the function keys as num- ber keys”) to enter the offset (and the leading sign) directly.

If this value is set to anything other than 00:00:00:00.00, the OFFSET indicator by the tape counter will light.

If you move the cursor to the right digit of the sub- frame field, this will act as a “roll-over” field (i.e. if you are incrementing the value and it passes 99, the frame field will increment.

10.7.4 Cancelling timecode offset

When the timecode offset value is set to all zeros, timecode offset is cancelled and the OFFSET indi- cator goes out.

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10.7.5 Setting timecode offset on-the-flyThere is a sec nd “invisible fi ld” to the right of the subframeAUfieldTO(similarOFFtoSEthatTfor machine off- set settings – (page 9-3)). Moving the cursor to this f eld changes the display:

This screen allows you to set the offset by press- ing the UP or the DOWN key. When you do this, the difference between incoming timecode and the

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