1 Set the DISPLAY (LCD OFF/OFF/ON) selector to ON, and the DISPLAY (MENU/TC/AUDIO) selector to MENU.

The LCD monitor displays the menu. If you turn the SUPERIMPOSE switch on, the menu is also displayed on the VIDEO OUT1 output.

TC ⁄ UB SET

TC TC PRESET

CM UB PRESET

DISP TC FORMAT

VTC RUN A TC ⁄ UB IN

LCD TC MAKE

VTR UB TIME

ETC JOG TC OUT

(The TC FORMAT submenu is only for DSR-50.)

2 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select TC/UB SET, then press the dial.

The following menu appears.

TC ⁄ UB SET

TC TC PRESET 00:00:00:00

CM UB PRESET

DISP TC FORMAT

VTC RUN A TC ⁄ UB IN

LCD TC MAKE

VTR UB TIME

ETC JOG TC OUT

RETURN

3 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select TC PRESET, then press the dial.

The following menu appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TC ⁄ UB SET

00:00:00:00

 

TC

TC PRESET

 

CM

UB PRESET

 

 

 

 

DISP

TC FORMAT

 

RESET

 

V

TC RUN

 

PRESET

 

A

TC ⁄ UB IN

 

RETURN

 

 

LCD

TC MAKE

 

 

 

 

VTR

UB TIME

 

 

 

 

ETC

JOG TC OUT

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select PRESET, then press the dial.

The following menu appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TC ⁄ UB SET

O O

O

O

 

TC

TC PRESET

 

CM

UB PRESET

00:00:00:00

 

DISP

TC FORMAT

o o

o

o

 

V

TC RUN

SET

 

 

 

A

TC ⁄ UB IN

CANCEL

 

 

LCD

TC MAKE

 

 

 

 

VTR

UB TIME

 

 

 

 

ETC

JOG TC OUT

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Set the first two digits. Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select the number, then press the dial.

6 Repeat step 5 to set the other digits.

7 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select SET, then press the dial.

The initial time code value is set and the menu display returns to step 2.

8 Rotate the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select RETURN, then press the dial.

The menu display returns to step 1.

To cancel the time code setting

Select CANCEL in step 7, then press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

To reset the time code

Select RESET in step 4, then press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.

To set the value of the user bits

You can set the user bits as eight-digit hexadecimal values (base 16) to have the date, time, scene number, and other information inserted into the time code track.

Notes

The user bits can be set only in a DVCAM format recording. It cannot be set in a DV format recording.

Before setting the user bits, set the TC/UB IN on the TC/UB SET menu to INTERNAL and UB TIME to OFF.

For details on TC/UB IN and UB TIME, see “TC/UB SET menu” on page 78 (GB).

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