Position the DISPLAY switch at [TC].
Position the TCG switch at [SET].

Setting the Time Code

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3 Set the menu option TC MODE to “DF” or “NDF”. “DF” steps the time code in drop frame mode, and “NDF” steps it in non-drop frame mode. However, the camera always operates in “NDF” for 24P, 24PA and 24PN (Native) modes.

The menu option TC MODE can be found in the <TC/ UB> screen, which is accessible from the MAIN OPERATION page.

‹Note

Switching between DF and NDF is operative only when the system frequency of the camera-recorder is set to 59.94 Hz.

4 Use the CURSOR buttons to set the time code. The time code setting range extends from 00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:29 (59.94 Hz), 23:59:59:23 (24PN) or to 23:59:59:24 (50 Hz).

!button:Shifts the target (blinking) digit to the right. " button:Shifts the target (blinking) digit to the left.

# button:Advances the blinking number by one digit.

$ button:Winds back the blinking number by one digit.

5 Change the position of the TCG switch.

[F-RUN] steps the time code in free run mode, and [R- RUN] set it in recording run mode.

‹Notes

zWhen the unit is in the 24P or 24PA mode, time code settings are adjusted to the five-frame unit. For 24PN (Native) mode, it is adjusted for counting by the four-frame unit. For 30PN UN (Native) of 720P, it is adjusted to even numbers. In the 25PN (Native) mode of 720P, [Sec + Frame] is adjusted to even numbers. The time code cannot be set when recording in the 24P, 24PA, and 24PN (Native) formats.

zWhen the TCG switch is positioned at [SET], thumbnails cannot be manipulated.

Regeneration function using REC REVIEW

If the menu option FIRST REC TC is set to PRESET, if the time code has been set or reset, or if the time code has been switched from free run to Rec run, it is possible to regenerate the time code as the last time code of a clip recorded on the P2 card.

This action requires you to preset the RET SW menu option on the SW MODE screen to R. REVIEW and the REC REVIEW REGEN menu option on the TC/UB screen to ON.

1 Make sure the P2 card to record the data. To regenerate the time code of the last recorded clip when more than one P2 card is inserted, press the Thumbnail button to open the thumbnail screen.

2 Be sure a P2 card is inserted for recording the clip displayed at the end of the screen, and then switch the slot with the USER button assigned the SLOT SEL function so that data will be recorded on the P2 card.

3 Press the RET button on the lens. The message “TC REGEN” is displayed in the viewfinder. During the next recording, the time code of the last recorded clip on the card will be regenerated.

‹Notes

zWhen a card with recorded data is changed, the time code of the last recorded clip on the changed P2 card will be regenerated.

zThis function is disabled during recording or free- run.

Time code function during battery replacement

Even during battery replacement, the backup mechanism functions, allowing the camera-recorder to operate continuously.

If SYSTEM MODE is changed, a free-run time code may shift. After turning on the power again, confirm the time code and reset if necessary.

Recording for Settings and Adjustments

Regeneration of Time Code

When the TGC switch is positioned to R-RUN, the time code recorded on the last frame of the last recorded clip (with the latest recording date) on the P2 card is read, and this time code can be used again.

When the menu option FIRST REC TC is set to REGEN and a P2 card is removed or inserted or the target recording card is changed with the USER button for the SLOT SEL function, the same time code is added to the last recorded clip on the target P2 card. When there is no recorded clip, the time code is recorded on the new recording target P2 card, from the value generated by the TC generator built into the camera-recorder.

The menu option FIRST TC REC can be found in the <TC/ UB> screen, which is accessible from the MAIN OPERATION page.

‹Note

When the POWER switch has been switched ON # OFF

#ON, the backup accuracy of the time code in free run mode is about ±2 frames.

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