Time code recording

The unit can be referenced to SMPTE/EBU time code. SMPTE time code is applied to countries adopting the NTSC television system, while EBU time code is applied to countries adopting the PAL/SECAM system.

Selecting the recording mode

Two methods are available for recording time code.

• Recording time code together with audio simultaneously

When recording audio and time code while creating a new file:

Use the [NEW FILE] mode.

When recording new time code to an existing file:

Use the [INSERT] mode to record both audio and time code simultaneously.

Selecting source time code

Two time code sources to be recorded are available.

•Time code generated by the internal time code generator.

•External time code received from the [TIME CODE INPUT] connector.

<Note>

Actually, the DV40 records only the starting time of time code in the dedicated area and does not stripe it throughout a track. Therefore, recording time code does not consume the recording space of a disk.

Normally you can stripe any time code values in 24 hours to a file.

However, with a high-sampling “SDII” file, the recordable time code values are limited.

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DV40 specifications

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Fostex DV40 manual Time code recording, Recording time code together with audio simultaneously

Models: DV40