Kolpak DA-98 Assembling timecode, External timecode sources, Menu see 10.2.1, TcTrack setting

10.5.3 Synthesizing timecode from timing

Section 10 – Operations related to timecode

If there is no timecode source, the tape counter will show all hyphens while the timecode track is armed.

After starting the generator, you may want to make other settings, and will therefore have to cha ge the display screen.

The tape counter shows the timecode from the

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1)Geno to TCmenu group E, and move the cursor to

2) The bottom line of the display screen willABS,show the timecode values currently being output by the generator.

When you are synthesizing timecode from Ofsusing any of the following options: ABS, -

,ABS-13or ABS-23, as described in 10.2, “Tape timecode mode”, the tape counter dis- play behaves differently from the way as described above.

The tape counter will not flash when the timecode track is armed and the tape is stopped, and it will not display all hyphens, since the timecode source is always available.

In this case, you can start recording the timecode at any time (before or after) the tape has started moving.

he assembly function reads a few seconds of timecode from tape and then uses this to jamsync the internal generator, which then stripes the rest of the tape.

1) SelectCTCRecTrackordSfromotheurTapeceTCMode

menu (see 10.2.1, “TcTrack setting”).

2) TcRecGo to menuTSrcapgreupA8,smovesemtheblcursoreto (timecode record source) and

press EN ER:

3)Make sure the tape is rewound to a point which already contains timecode which can be used as the source for the rest of the tape.

4)Arm the timecode track (press TC REC so that the indicator is flashing).

The tape counter will show the last timecode read from tape as a flashing display.

5) Start playing the tape.

As timecode is read from the tape, the tape counter will show the values read from tape. If the tape does not contain timecode, the tape counter will show all hyphens.

6)Start recording when the tape counter is showing timecode (press the RECORD key).

The TC REC indicator will light steadily

Timecode will now be laid down in a continuous stream, starting at the current timecode value. The tape counter will display continuous timecode values.

It is also possible to press the TC REC key after starting audio recording.

10.5.4 Assembling timecode

You may want to use the assembly function when the first part of a tape contains timecode, and you want to stripe the rest of the tape with timecode that follows on seamlessly from the originally recorded timecode.

10.5.5 External timecode sources

The following notes should help you when you must record timecode on the DA-98 from an external source (analog or digital). As mentioned earlier, though, you should only need to record timecode from an external source when the audio and timecode tracks have to be transferred

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