E-59
TIME CODE
Presetting the time code
Variable values can be set for the time code and the user’s bit for efficient material management and
editing.

Set TCG SELECT to “PRESET”.

The time code advance mode is REC-RUN mode.
REC-RUN: The time code runs only during recording.

NDF/DF [60] (U model only)

NON-DROP: Enters non-drop frame mode. Use this setting
when emphasizing the frame count.
DROP :Enters drop-frame mode. Use this setting when
emphasizing the recording time.
This section describes the setting of the time code. The setting of
the user’s bit is the same. Values that can be used to configure the
user’s bit are hexadecimal numeral from 0 - F.
1.Set the COUNTER switch to TC.
(For user’s bit, set the switch to UB.)
2.In the STOP mode, press the HOLD butto n.
The hour digit of the counter starts blinking.
3.Press the R or P button to change the value.
4.Press the S or Q button to move blinking to the next
digit.
5.Press the R or P button to change the value of the blink-
ing digit.
6.Repeat steps 4 and 5 to perform the necessary settings.
7.Press the SET button to confirm the setting value and
blinking of the counter stops.
The setting is preset to the time code generator.
Setting ...TC/UB/CLOCK [1/2] Menu screen
Operation
...Perform setting while checking the Counter display.
SET button
DISP/R button RESET button
Q button
HOLD button P button S button COUNTER switch
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TC/UB/CLOCK[1/2] Menu screen
Memo
zTo stop the setting, press
the HOLD button to return to
the normal screen.
z
To preset all digits to 0, press
the RESET button when any
of the digits is blinking.
z
When the hour digit is blink-
ing, the frame digit starts
blinking when the
Q
button
is pressed.
z
If a user’s bit is input with its
all digits set as “F”, BR-HD50
converts FFFFFFFF to
FFFFFFF
E
before recording.