9. TIME CODE OPERATIONTIME CODE PRESETTING PROCEDURE
2. HOLD button 4. SHIFT button
6.
'PRESET
button
3. ADVANCE -
button
1. Display the time code on the counter display.
Set the COUNTER switch to "TC".
• Time code up to 23 hrs. 59 min. 59 sec. 24 frames can be
preset.
2. Place the time code generator in preset mode.
Press the HOLD button.
• The "HOLD" indicator lights on the display to indicate
the preset mode. The first digit of the counter display
blinks.
3. Set the value of the blinking digit.
Press the ADVANCE button.
• The value of the blinking digit changes.
4. Change the blinking digit.
Press the SHIFT button.
• The blinking digit changes.
5. Set the desired value for all digits.
Repeat steps 3. and 4. for each digit.
6. Preset the set data in the memory.
Press the PRESET button.
• The set data is saved as the time code generator value.
Following the above operation, the "HOLD" indicator
disappears from the display, the counter stops blinking
and the time code is preset.
• If the REG/FREE switch is set to FREE, the time code
starts to run.
If you preset a wrong time code, perform steps 2.3.4. 5. and
6. again.
- Note:
Time code presetting is not possible in the SAVE mode.
PRESETTING USER'S BIT DATA
RESET button i Display user's bit data on the counter display and perform
the same procedure as the time code presetting procedure.
• The user's bit can be specified using numerals or alphabetic
letters from 0 to F for each digit.
- Note:
Do not set "F" to all user's bit, or the data can not be read.
• Pressing the RESET button in the preset mode resets
the time code or user's bit data to 00 00 00 00.
• If you press the HOLD button by mistake, press the HOLD
button once more to return to the previous display.
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