Advancement of internal time code generator

The internal time code generator can advance in either of two modes, which can be set with the RUN MODE menu item (see page 68).

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 initial time code value

In step 2 above, set the RUN MODE 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 and External Time Codes

The internal time code generator can be synchronized with an external time code (LTC) input to this unit.

To synchronize the internal time code to external time code

Input an external time code (LTC) signal to the TIME CODE IN connector, then set the TC MODE menu item (see page 68) to EXT REGEN.

The internal time code generator locks onto the external time code and starts advancing. Once the internal time code generator has been 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 “i.LINK” (the i.LINK indicator is lit in the INPUT signal display section), setting the TC MODE 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 i.LINK interface.

When the TC SELECT menu item is set to VITC, the internal time code generator synchronizes to the time code (VITC) of video input signals.

Once an external time code signal has been input, the internal time code advancement mode and frame count mode are automatically set as follows:

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.

Setting the Time Data 31