Using the Internal Time Code Generator

You can set the time code’s initial value before recording the time code generated by the internal time code generator onto a tape. In addition, you can set the time code’s user bits to record user bit data such as the date, time, scene number, reel number, or other useful information.

When the unit is equipped with an optional DSBK- 130/130P Time Code Input/Output Board, the internal time code generator can be locked to (synchronized

For details of menu settings, see Chapter 4 “Menu Settings”.

3 Press the TC PRESET button on the menu control panel.

The current setting is shown on the monitor screen and in the time counter display on the unit’s 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.

with) an external time code.

To set the time code’s initial value and user bit data

 

TC PRESET MODE￿

￿

￿

￿

￿

￿TCG 00:00:00:00

UP

:DATA INCREMENT￿

DOWN

:DATA DECREMENT￿

LEFT

:LEFT SHIFT￿

RIGHT

:RIGHT SHIFT￿

RESET

:DATA CLEAR￿

SET

:DATA SET￿

TC PSET:ABORT & EXIT

Time code initial value

setting screen

 

UB PRESET MODE￿

￿

￿

￿

￿

￿UBG 00:00:00:00

UP

:DATA INCREMENT￿

DOWN

:DATA DECREMENT￿

LEFT

:LEFT SHIFT￿

RIGHT

:RIGHT SHIFT￿

RESET

:DATA CLEAR￿

SET

:DATA SET￿

TC PSET:ABORT & EXIT

User bit setting screen

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1Press the COUNTER SELECT button to light the time data type indicator “TC” or “U-BIT”.

TC: To set the time code’s initial value.

U-BIT:To set user bit data

The current time code value or user bit data is shown in the time counter display.

2Set the TIME CODE menu items as shown below.

Menu item

Setting

 

 

TC MODE

“INT”

 

 

RUN MODE

“FREE RUN” or “REC RUN”

 

 

DF MODE

Usually “DF”

(on DSR-85 only)

 

 

 

Note

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

4 Use the ¿and ÷ buttons to move the flashing digit to the value to be changed.

5 Use the ˘and ￿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.

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Operation Editing for Functions

Chapter 3 Convenient Functions for Editing Operation

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