PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION
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Presetting the Time Code from the LCD Screen
The time code can be preset directly from the LCD screen
without opening the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen.
CAUTION
PRESET mode is not available in the following.
• TCG SOURCE item in the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
is set to EXTERNAL.
• TC GENE. switch is set to REGEN.
• TC DUPLI. item in the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen is
set to ON.
• Menu screen is displayed.
• RECORDING mode is active.
• Switching to CAM/VTR mode (When VTR indicator is
blinking).
Setting
TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
• Set TCG SOURCE to INTERNAL.
• Set framing of the time code generator in DROP
FRAME. (When set to FRAME RATE 60/30)
• Set to enable/disable user’s bit recording in UB REC.
(When set to FRAME RATE 50/25)
Set the TC GENE switch to REC or FREE.
MEMO
See page 44 for details on the above settings.
Set the TC DISPLAY switch.
Set to TC to preset time code and UB to preset user’s bit.
Operation
This section describes presetting of the time code.
1.In Standby or Stop mode, press the USER1 button for
about 2 seconds while holding down the STATUS button.
• The current time code generator data is displayed in
enlarged display mode on the LCD screen. The hour
digit starts blinking.
2.Press the USER2 button to reset all data.
• Data becomes “00:00:00:00” and the hour digit starts
blinking.
3.Set the time code (hour, minute, second and frame).
The blinking digit can be set.
1Turn the SHUTTER dial to change the value of the
blinking digit. Turn the SHUTTER dial up to increase the
value and down to decrease the value.
2Press the SHUTTER dial to change the blinking digit.
3Repeat steps 1 and 2 and continue setting for each
row.
4.Press the USER3 button to confirm the setting data.
• The LCD screen returns to the original screen.

Presetting User’s Bit

You can specify the user’s bit with a number or character
between 0 - F.
CAUTION
All digits of user’s bit cannot be set to F.
If all digits are set to F and read, user’s bit is deemed as
undefined during playback.

Aborting Preset Operation

While presetting, press the USER1 button while holding
down the STATUS button.
• Preset operation stops and the LCD screen returns to
the original screen.
CAUTION
Preset operation is terminated in the following.
• TC DISPLAY switch is changed
• CAM/VTR mode switch is changed
• VTR operations are performed
USER1, USER2, and USER3 presetting in the SWITCH
MODE menus screen is not available when the Time Code
Preset screen is displayed.
The time code preset screen is displayed on the LCD
screen or viewfinder. It will not be output from the VIDEO
OUT terminal.
USER 3USER 2USER 1
STATUS
MENU
2
1
ND FILTER
REC
OFF
ON
POWER
WHT.BAL
AUTO
AUDIO
LEVEL
AUTO
CH-1 CH-2
VF BRIGHT
USER 3USER 2USER 1
STATUS
SHUTTER
MENU
2
1
ND FILTER
OFF
USER 1 button USER 2 button USER 3 button
SHUTTER dial
STATUS button
Blink
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Recording Time Codes in Continuation of Time Codes Recorded on Tape
The GY-HD250/GY-HD251 also incorporates a time code
reader. Therefore, when this device enters record mode from
record-standby mode, it can read the time code data
recorded on the tape and record time codes in continuation
of the existing data.
The recorded user’s bit data are identical to the user’s bit
date recorded on tape.
* However, approximately ±1-frame variations may occur in
scene accuracy.
To enable this function, set the time code related switches as
follows before starting recording.
Setting
• Set TCG SOURCE on the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen to
INTERNAL.
• Set the TC GENE. switch inside the LCD door to REGEN.
• Set TC DUPLI. item on the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
to OFF.
MEMO
The time code framing mode automatically becomes the
mode (drop frame or non drop frame) already recorded on
the tape.
Playing Back Time Code
This device features a time code reader. During playback,
the time code or user’s bit data recorded on the tape is dis-
played on the LCD screen or viewfinder status screen.
• When the [PB/PR/TC] switch is set to TC, the playback
time code is output from the [PB/TC OUT] terminal (Only in
VTR mode).
• When HD/SD-SDI OUT of the VIDEO FORMAT[2/2] menu
screen is set to ON, the playback time code is output from
the [HD/SD-SDI] terminal.
MEMO
• During playback, if a portion of tape without recording
time code runs through, the time code stops running.
Playback continues.
• When a tape with a time code that is longer than two
hours is played on home-use DV equipment, time code
may not be played properly on some models.

About Time Code Mode

Camera mode
VTR mode/IEEE1394 input mode
*IEEE1394 TC SLAVE mode is performed with special operations. XSeepage 48.
TC/UB/CLOCK menu TC GENE. switch
TCG SOURCE item FREE REC REGEN
INTERNAL TC PRESET mode TC REGENE mode
EXTERNAL EXT TC mode
TC/UB/CLOCK menu TC GENE. switch
TCG SOURCE item TC DUPLI. item FREE REC REGEN
INTERNAL OFF IEEE1394 TC
SLAVE mode*
TC PRESET mode TC REGENE mode
ON IEEE1394 TC DUPLI. mode
EXTERNAL OFF EXT TC mode
ON