Operation Editing for Functions Convenient 3 Chapter

Setting the Time Data

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 the unit’s 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 via “RUN MODE” under the TIME CODE menu item.

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 time code’s initial value

In Step 2 above, set “RUN MODE” under the TIME CODE 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.

Synchronizing Internal andExternal Time Codes

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 with) an external time code (LTC) that is input to the unit.

To synchronize the internal time code to external time code

Input an external time code (LTC) signal to the unit’s TIME CODE IN connector, then set “TC MODE” under the TIME CODE menu item to “EXT REGEN”. The internal time code generator locks onto the external time code and starts advancing. Once the internal time code generator has become 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 “QSDI” (the QSDI indicator is lit in the INPUT MODE display), setting “TC MODE” under the TIME CODE menu item to “EXT REGEN” causes the internal time code generator to automatically synchronize with the external time code input to the unit via the QSDI interface.

Once an external time code signal has been input, the unit’s internal time code advancement mode and frame count mode are automatically set as shown below.

Advancement mode: FREE RUN

Frame count mode: Same as external time code (drop frame or non-drop frame)

To confirm external synchronization

Press the STOP button to put the unit into stop mode, then press the REC button.

Look at the time counter display and check that the time code value displayed there matches the external time code value.

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