Fostex PD-6 operation manual Selecting the TC generate mode, Setting the time code output

PD-6DVD Location Recorder (Chapter 5: Recording/playback)

<Note>

When recording external time code, you can check the external time code value and frame rate by switching the time display on the Normal screen to “LTC IN” using the [TIME] key (see the screen example below). If the external time code frame rate does not match the [FRAME] select switch setting, the frame rate shown on the screen flashes for warning. In this case, set the [FRAME] select switch appropriately to match the external time code.

External time code frame rate

External time code value

Selecting the TC generate mode

Use the [TC GEN] select switch to select the generator mode for time code recording from among “24H RUN”, “REC RUN”, “FREE RUN” and “EXT RUN”.

24H RUN	Time code starts from the internal RTC (real-time clock) data.
	When recording to a new file, the generator records time code from the value which
REC RUN	continues to the last time code value of the previous audio disk. When recording to a new
	disk which has no audio file after exchanging a disk, the generator records time code
	from the value which continues to the last time code value of the previous disk used
	before disk exchange.
FREE RUN	Runs the internal generator by the free run mode, and records the current internal generator
	time as the start time.

EXT RUN

Records an incoming external time code value as the start time.

Setting the time code output

Use the [TC OUT] switch to select the time code source (REPRO or GEN) fed from the [TIME CODE OUT] connector.

REPRO

Outputs time code recorded on the disk.

GEN

Outputs the internal generator time code.

<Notes>

•By setting the [TC OUT] switch to “GEN”, the [TIME CODE OUT] connector can output the internal generator time code only when the generator is running with the [TC GEN] switch set to “FREE RUN” or with the switch set to [REC RUN] or [24H RUN] during recording.

•See “Chapter 6: TC Setup mode” on page 81 for details about the LTC start time, TC user bit editing, internal TC generator start time setting, the generator user bit setting, etc.

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