2 Set the TIME CODE menu items (see page 62) as shown below.

Menu item

Setting

 

 

TC MODE

“INT PRESET”

 

 

RUN MODE

“FREE RUN” or “REC RUN”

 

 

DF MODE

Normally “ON (DF)”

(for DSR-1500 only)

 

 

 

3 Press the TC PRESET button in the menu control section.

The current setting is shown on the monitor screen and in the time counter display on the front panel. The leftmost digit keeps flashing.

One of the following menu screens is displayed on the monitor depending on the setting made in step 1.

7 Press the SET (YES) button.

The message “NOW SAVING...” appears on the monitor screen, “Saving...” appears in the time counter display, and the new settings are stored in memory. After this saving operation is completed, the monitor screen and the time counter display return to their usual status.

Note

The set data may be lost if you power off the unit while the above saving operation is in progress. Wait until the saving operation is completed before powering off.

Advancement of internal time code generator

The internal time code generator can advance in either of two modes, which can be set with the RUN MODE menu item (see page 62).

Functions Convenient 3 Chapter

TC PRESET MODE

TCG 00:00:00:00

INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY SHIFT : ( )( )KEY

CLEAR : RESET KEY DATA SAVE : SET KEY ABORT : TC PRESET KEY

Initial time code value setting screen

UB PRESET MODE

UBG 00:00:00:00

INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY SHIFT : ( )( )KEY

CLEAR : RESET KEY DATA SAVE : SET KEY ABORT : TC PRESET KEY

User bit setting screen

FREE RUN: Advancement starts when the data saving operation is completed.

REC RUN: Advancement starts when recording starts and stops when recording stops.

To set the current time as the initial time code value

In step 2 above, set the RUN MODE menu item to FREE RUN, then set the current time (format: HH:MM:SS:FF = hours: minutes:seconds:frame number) in step 3 and subsequent steps.

Operation Editing for

Note

If you press the TC PRESET button while CNT value is being displayed, the message “COUNTER MODE IS SELECTED.” will appear on the monitor screen and “CNT mode!” will appear in the time counter display on the front panel. If this happens, press the COUNTER SELECT button to light the time data type indicator “TC” or “U-BIT.”

4 Use the g and G buttons to move the flashing digit to the value to be changed.

5 Use the f and F buttons to change the value of the flashing digit.

Enter hexadecimal values (0 to 9, A to F) when setting user bit data.

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have set the desired values for all digits.

To set a value of 00:00:00:00, simply press the RESET (NO) button.

Synchronizing Internal and External Time Codes

The internal time code generator can be synchronized with an external time code (LTC) input to this unit.

To synchronize the internal time code to external time code

Input an external time code (LTC) signal to the TC IN connector, then set the TC MODE menu item (see page

62)to EXT REGEN.

The internal time code generator locks onto the external time code and starts advancing. Once the internal time code generator has been synchronized in this way, you can disconnect the external time code input and this unit will maintain the synchronized time code.

Note

When the selected input mode is “SDTI” or “i.LINK” (the SDTI or i.LINK indicator is lit in the INPUT signal display section), setting the TC MODE menu item to EXT REGEN causes the internal time code generator to

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