4-5 Setting the Time Data

4-5-1 Setting the Time Code

The time code setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23

:59 : 59 : 29 (hours : minutes : seconds : frames) for the DVW-970, and from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 24 for the DVW-970P.

To set the time code, proceed as follows:

4Chapter

HOLD button

 

 

 

Adjustments

RESET button

 

1

 

 

 

and

4

 

2

 

Settings

 

3,5

 

for

CUE IN

 

CH-1

Recording

 

MIX

 

CH-2

Setting the time code

1 Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.

2 Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET. 3 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.

The first (leftmost) digit of time code flashes.

4 Using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons, set the time code.

SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press the button, the flashing digit moves one column to the right.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button moves the flashing digit one to the left.

ADVANCE: Increments the value of the flashing digit.

Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD button decrements the flashing digit.

To reset the time code value to 00:00:00:00

Press the RESET button.

5 Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN or R- RUN.

F-RUN:Free run. The time code generator keeps running.

R-RUN:Recording run. The time code generator runs only while recording.

To set the drop frame mode/non-drop frame mode (only for the DVW-970)

You can select the drop frame (DF) mode or non-drop frame (NDF) mode on the FUNCTION 1 page of the USER menu or OPERATION menu or on the TIMECODE page of the MAINTENANCE menu.

To make the time code consecutive

When the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to R-RUN, recording a number of scenes on the tape normally produces consecutive time code. However, once you remove the tape and record on another tape, the time code will no longer be contiguous when you use again the original tape for recording. In this case, to make the time code consecutive, proceed as follows:

1 Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to REGEN.

2 Use the PLAY buttons to play back.

3 Watching the playback, find the point of the previous recording on the tape from which you wish to continue recording, and press the STOP button.

4 Press the RET button on the lens.

This reads the previous recording and synchronizes the internal time code generator, thus allowing the new time code recorded to follow on consecutively.

4-5-2 Saving the Actual Time in the Time Code

Setting the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to CLOCK saves the actual time in the time code.

When it is necessary to set the actual time, use the TIME/ DATE page of the DIAGNOSIS menu.

For details, see “5-3-6 Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock” on page 89.

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