Menus Through Setting and Adjusting 5 Chapter

Operating the Menus

Menu Contents

Initial settings are indicated with rectangles.

TC/UB SET menu

Note

All items can be set only when you record in DVCAM format.

Icon/Menu

Submenu

Setting

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TC TC/UB SET TC PRESET

Resets/Sets the time code value.

 

(page 42 (GB)) RESET: Resets the time code value to 00:00:00:00.

 

 

 

PRESET: Sets the time code value.

 

 

 

RETURN

: Returns to the TC/UB SET menu without changing the time code value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

To set the initial time code value, you need to set TC MAKE to PRESET first. If TC MAKE

 

 

has been set to REGEN, you cannot change the time code using this item.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UB PRESET

Resets/Sets the user bits value.

 

(page 43 (GB)) RESET: Resets the user bits value to 00 00 00 00.

 

 

 

PRESET: Sets the user bits value. (You can set the user bits as eight-digit hexadecimal

 

 

 

values (0 to 9, A to F) (base 16) to have the date, time, scene number, and other

 

 

 

information inserted into the user bits.)

 

 

 

RETURN

 

: Returns to the TC/UB SET menu without changing the user bits value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DV IN TC

Selects whether to record internal time code or external time code while the unit records the

 

(page 44 (GB)) signals input via the DV jack in DVCAM format.

 

 

 

INTERNAL

: Records the time code generated by the internal time code generator. (The

 

 

 

value of the time code or user bits depends on the settings of other menu items, such as

 

 

 

TC PRESET, UB PRESET, or TC MAKE.)

 

 

 

EXTERNAL: Records the time code along with the video and audio signals input via the

 

 

 

DV jack. (The internally generated user bits are recorded.)

Notes

•When you set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP, this item cannot be used. Even if this item is set to EXTERNAL, when you set REC MODE on the VTR SET menu to DV SP, the setting becomes invalid and the unit records the internal time code.

•When this item is set to EXTERNAL, the INPUT SELECT selector on the front panel is set to DV, and no signal is input via the DV jack, or the software of the editing controller does not output a time code, if you start recording, bars (– –:– –:– –:– –) are recorded as time code. At the point that the input of a signal begins, the time code of that signal will be recorded.

•When this item is set to EXTERNAL, if you input time code to the DV jack that is not continuous or does not advance correctly, the value of the recorded or displayed time code may not be equal to the actual value of the input one. If you use a tape with this problem, you may not be able to perform search or edit, depending on the devices you use.

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