2Select [PRESET] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

3Select the first 2 digits with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

4Set other digits by repeating step 3.

5 Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

xRESET

You can reset the user bit (00 00 00 00). Select [RESET] in step 1 of the [PRESET].

TC FORMATYou can select the frame mode.

BAUTO

Sets the frame mode automatically in accordance with the inserted cassette.

DF

Sets the frame mode to the drop frame mode.

NDF

Sets the frame mode to the non-drop frame mode.

What is drop frame?

Although 30 frames are considered as 1 second in time code processing, the actual frame frequency of an NTSC image signal is 29.97 frames/sec. As a result, the time code gradually lags behind real time as the recording gets longer. The drop frame function adjusts the time code to real time. In the drop frame process, the first 2 frames of each second are not recorded except in every tenth minute. Recording without the drop frame process is called non-drop frame recording.

TC RUNYou can select how the time code advances.BREC RUN

Advances the time code only during recording.

Select this setting to record the time code continuous from the last time code of the previous recording.

FREE RUN

Advances the time code regardless of operation of your camcorder.

Select this setting to save the actual time in the time code.

TC MAKEB REGENERATE

Reads the last time code of the previous

 

recording from the tape and records the

 

new time code consecutively from the last

 

 

time code during the backspace editing.

 

The time code runs in [REC RUN] mode

Using

regardless of the setting of [TC RUN].

 

PRESET

the

Records the newly set time code on the

Menu

tape.

 

TC LINKYou can synchronize the time codes of multiple camcorders.

This function is useful for editing movies recorded by multiple camcorders.

1Insert a tape to the main camcorder from which you want to generate the time code.

2Set the POWER switches of the main and sub camcorders to CAMERA.

3Connect the sub camcorder to the main camcorder with an i.LINK cable.

4Set the main and sub camcorder as follows:

•Set [TC RUN] to [FREE RUN] (p. 87).

•Set [TC MAKE] to [PRESET] (p. 87).

•Set [TC FORMAT] of the main and sub camcorders to the same settings (p. 87).

Set the sub camcorders as follows:

5Select [TC/UB SET] t [TC LINK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

The message [Synchronize TC with connected device?] appears.

6Select [YES] to synchronize the time code of the sub camcorder with that of the main camcorder. Disconnect the i.LINK cable

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