Presetting the Time Code

Time code and user’s bit data generated from the internal time code generator are recorded.

This section describes how to set [TC Preset] in the [TC/UB] menu. (A Page 82)

[USER2] Button

[TC GENE.] Setting Switch

Memo :

●When the frame rate setting in [Main Menu]B[Record

Set]B[Record Format]B[Frame & Bit Rate] is A50, 25, 24B, settings cannot be made in [Drop]. (A Page 71)

●You can configure the setting without accessing the [TC/UB] menu screen. (A Page 48)

Required Settings Before Preset

1 Set the [TC GENE.] switch to ARECB or AFREEB.

[REC] Preset data in the time code generator operates in run mode during recording mode. Set this when recording continous time code in connecting frames.

[FREE] Time code starts to operate in run mode from the preset time in the time code generator.

2 Select the framing mode for the time code generator (only when the frame rate setting is A60B or A30B).

Set using [Main Menu]B[TC/UB]B[Drop]. (A Page 82)

[Drop]

Sets the run mode of the time code generator to drop

 

frame mode.

 

Use this setting when placing emphasis on the

 

recording time.

 

 

[Non

Sets the run mode of the time code generator to non-

Drop]

drop frame mode.

 

Use this setting when placing emphasis on the

 

number of frames.

 

 

Memo :

Drop frame/non-drop frame mode

●When the frame rate setting in [Main Menu]B[Record Set...] B[Record Format]B[Frame & Bit Rate] is 60 (30), the actual number of frames per second is approximately 59.94 (29.97). However, the time code processing standard is 60 (30) frames. To make up for the frame number discrepancy, the drop frame mode (Drop) drops the 00 frame and 01 frame every minute except for minutes that are multiples of 10.

●On the other hand, the non-drop frame mode (Non Drop) does not drop frames and ignores the discrepancy with the actual time.

Setting Time Code

[USER2] Button

[MENU] Button

Set Button (R)

Cross-

Shaped

Button

(JKHI)

[CANCEL] Button

1 Select [Main Menu]B[TC/UB]B[TC Preset] and press the Set button (R). (A Page 82)

The [TC Preset] screen appears.

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[TC/UB] Menu Screen

Memo :

●When the [TC GENE.] switch is set to AREGENB, the parameter is displayed as ARegenerationB and cannot be selected.

2 Set the time code (hour, minute, second, frame).

Use the cross-shaped button (H, I) to place the cursor at the item to set, then the cross-shaped button (J, K) to change the values.

Cursor

During non-drop frame

[TC Preset] Screen (During drop frame)

Memo :

●Press the [USER2] button to reset each digit to A0B. The cursor moves to the time digit (left).

3 Check the values and press the cross-shaped button (R).

●The time code is set and the screen returns to [TC/UB].

●To cancel the setting, press the [CANCEL] button.

4 Press the [MENU] button.

Returns to the normal screen.

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