Setting the time data

Setting the time code

The various settings related to the time code are performed using the following items on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen.

OTC MODE item

OTCG item

OFIRST REC TC item

OTC PRESET item

O1394 TC REGEN item (appears in the VCR mode)

For further details, refer to page 43.

OWhen ON has been selected as the setting for the 1394 TC REGEN item in the VCR mode, the settings of the items listed above cannot be changed.

How to select the TC PRESET item setting

When the time code at the start of the recording is to be recorded using the value specified by the user as its initial value, set the time code value using the TC PRESET item.

1 Set the camera recorder’s POWER switch to ON.

2 Select PRESET as the setting for the FIRST REC TC item on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen.

OFor details on the menu operations, refer to page 37.

RECORDING SETUP

:

 

FIRST REC TC

REGEN

 

 

H PRESET

TC PRESET

H ––––

UB MODE

H USER

UB PRESET

H ––––

;

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

3 Tilt the OPERATION lever is the 4 direction and move to the TC PRESET item.

RECORDING SETUP

:

 

 

FIRST REC TC

H PRESET

 

 

H –––– YES

 

TC PRESET

 

 

UB MODE

 

H USER

UB PRESET

H ––––

;

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

4 Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and move “1” to YES.

RECORDING SETUP

:

 

 

FIRST REC TC

H PRESET

 

 

–––– HYES

 

TC PRESET

 

 

UB MODE

 

H USER

UB PRESET

H ––––

;

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

5 The screen shown below appears. Set the time code value using the OPERATION lever.

Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction, select the time code value, press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and move to the next digit.

OWhen the COUNTER RESET button is pressed on the screen shown below, the time code value is reset to zero.

TC PRESET

00h00m00s00f

+:PUSH PLAY

– :PUSH STOP

SEL:PUSH STILL

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

6 Upon completion of the time code value setting, press the MENU button. The screen shown below appears. Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4 direction, select YES, and press “;” of the OPERATION lever.

TC PRESET

PRESET OK?

NO –––. PUSH STILL

YES

7 Press the MENU button twice to release the menu mode.

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Panasonic AG-DVX100 P manual Setting the time code, OTC Mode item Otcg item Ofirst REC TC item OTC Preset item
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