Setting the Time Code

1 Position the DISPLAY switch at [TC].

2 Position the TCG switch at [SET].

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 on the MAIN OPERATION page.

Note

Switching between “DF” and “NDF” is operative only when the system frequency of the unit 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).

Zbutton:

Shifts the target (blinking) digit to the right.

Ybutton:

Shifts the target (blinking) digit to the left.

Ubutton:

Advances the blinking number by one digit.

Vbutton:

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 Rec run mode.

Notes

When the unit is in the 24P or 24PA mode, time code settings are adjusted to the 5-frame unit. For 24PN (Native) mode, it is adjusted for counting by the 4- frame unit. For 30PN (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.

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

Regeneration of Time Code

When the TCG 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 assigned the SLOT SEL function, the same time code is added to the last recorded clip on the target P2 card. When no clips have been recorded, recording starts from a value generated by a time code generator in the unit.

The menu option FIRST REC TC can be found in the <TC/ UB> screen on the MAIN OPERATION page.

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 Check the P2 card which recorded the last clip displayed on 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

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

This function is disabled during recording or Free run.

Time code function during battery replacement

Even during battery replacement, the backup mechanism functions, allowing the unit 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.

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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Adjustments and Settings for Recording: Setting Time Data