Recording external time code

You can record time code together with audio while synchronizing the unit to external time code generated by an external generator or striped on a video/audio tape, etc.

This section describes settings and operations for time code recording. See "Chapter 4: Audio recording/playback" for details about settings and operations for audio recording.

The following description assumes that one of the [AUDIO RDY] key indicators ([NEW FILE] or [INSERT]) is lit.

Connection to external devices/Settings of the DV40

• Connection to external devices

1.Connect the [ANALOG IN] (or [DIGITAL IN]) connectors to the audio outputs of a VCR.

2.Connect the [TIME CODE IN] connector to the time code output of a VCR.

3.If the video reference is available, connect it to the video inputs of both a VCR and the DV40.

Reference

VTR

External TC Generator

ANALOG INPUT BALANCED

ANALOG OUTPUT

TIME CODE

ETHERNET

 

DIGITAL INPUT

 

VIDEO

 

FAN

 

 

BAL [+4dBu] TR3

BAL [+4dBu] TR1

INPUT

 

 

TR4-3

TR2-1

 

 

 

TR3

 

TR1

 

 

 

 

TR2

TR1

INPUT

THRU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75Ω

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON OFF

 

LO HI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL OUTPUT

 

 

WORD

 

 

 

 

 

THRU

 

 

TR4-3

TR2-1

 

 

 

+4dBu

+4dBu

UNBAL

UNBAL

 

 

 

TR2

TR1

INPUT

THRU

OUTPUT

-10dBV

-10dBV

 

 

 

10/100

 

 

 

75Ω

 

 

 

 

[-10dBV]

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON OFF

 

 

 

 

[-10dBV]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAL [+4dBu]TR4

BAL [+4dBu] TR2

 

LINK

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR4

 

TR2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

TX/RX

1:GND

TR1

192kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:HOT

 

 

AC IN

 

 

 

 

 

TR2

176.4kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:COLD

 

 

 

GPI

INPUTOUTPUT

+4dBu

 

+4dBu

UNBAL

UNBAL

15P-REMOTE

9P-REMOTE

 

 

 

 

 

-10dBV

 

-10dBV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[-10dBV]

[-10dBV]

1: GND

 

1: GND

2: HOT

3: COLD

1: GND 2: HOT

3: COLD

2: HOT

 

3: COLD

 

• Front panel switch settings

1.Set the [FRAME RATE] switch appropriately to match the external time code.

2.Set the [TC GEN MODE] switch appropriately for recording the external time code.

3.If the video reference is available, set the [CLOCK] switch to "VIDEO".

If you record time code by synchronizing the unit to digital clock from a VCR, set the switch to

"DIGITAL".

4.Press the [TC RDY] key to arm the time code track.

The TC RDY indicator is lit while "TC RDY" is shown on the display.

5.After pressing the [SHIFT] key to make the SHIFT mode active, press the [CHASE/(TC SETUP)] key to enter the TC SETUP mode, then make the necessary settings for recording time code.

See 5-5 and subsequent pages for details about the TC Setup mode.

5-4

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