Preparations Chapter 2

Setting the Date and Time

When you start this unit for the first time, you should set the data and time. To set the date and time, use the DATE/ TIME PRESET menu.

See page 75 for more information about basic menu operations.

DATE/TIME PRESET

DATE 2002/07/10

TIME 18:29:10

INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY

SHIFT : ( )( )KEY

CLEAR : RESET KEY

DATA SAVE : SET KEY

TO MENU : MENU KEY

To select the digit to set

Press the K(IN) or k(OUT) button until the digit you want to change starts flashing. (In the date display, the digit in the second place from the left does not flash). To move from the date display to the time display, press the k(OUT) button while the rightmost digit is flashing (the leftmost digit of the time display begins to flash), or press the K(IN) button while the third place from the left (the + position) is flashing (the rightmost digit of the time display begins to flash).

To move from the time display to the date display, press the k(OUT) button while the rightmost digit is flashing (the third place of the date display begins to flash), or press the K(IN) button while the leftmost digit is flashing (the rightmost digit of the date display begins to flash).

To change a numeric value

Press the J(CUE) button to increase a value. Press the j button to decrease a value.

To return a value to the factory default setting (2002/01/01 00: 00: 00) press the RESET button.

To confirm a value Press the SET button.

To exit the date and time setting menu without changing any values, press the MENU button.

To display the material’s recording date and time on the monitor

This unit records time code and the recording date and time together with video data. To the material's recording date and time on the monitor, set the DISPLAY INFO menu item (see page 66) to REC DATE&TIME.

Setting the Time Data

This unit is provided with the following functions related to time data.

•Display and reset CNT value

•Set, display, record, and play back SMPTE/EBU time code and user bit data

•Set, display, record, and play back VITC

The unit can output the time code read from the disk as an analog (LTC) signal, and receive an external analog time code (LTC) signal.

Note

The unit outputs no signal from the TIME CODE OUT connector unless it is in normal-speed playback mode.

The following explains how to use these functions.

Setting the Date and Time / Setting the Time Data

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