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5 Until all the digits are set as required, repeat steps 3 and 4.

6 Select F9 (SET).

When F3 (TCG RUN) in function menu page P02: TC is set to “FREE”, the timecode value starts advancing immediately.

To set the timecode value to the real time With the items in function menu page P02: TC set as follows, carry out the procedure of “Setting an initial timecode value”. In steps 3 and 4, set a value slightly after the current time as the initial value, then carry out step 6 at the instant the real time catches up with the setting.

F1 (TCG SRC): INTERNAL

F2 (TCG MODE): PRESET

F3 (TCG RUN): FREE

F4 (DROP FRM): DF (59.94i, 29.97PsF mode only)

To set a user bit value

The user bit values recorded on the timecode track provide for eight hexadecimal digits, which can be used to hold the date, time, or other information.

Use the following procedure.

In function menu page P02: TC, select and set F1 (TCG SRC) to “INTERNAL” and F2 (TCG MODE) to “PRESET”, respectively.

1 In function menu page P01: HOME, set F8 (COUNTER) to “UB”.

2 Carry out the procedure in steps 2 to 6 under the heading above, “Setting an initial timecode value”.

Set values, using the hexadecimal digits 0 to 9 and A to F.

Note

If any of the settings of “REC START MARK MODE” in setup menu item 631 is set to “ON” (to write a recording start mark), then the user bits are overwritten with the shot mark data for 20 frames from the start of recording in crash record mode, assemble edit mode, or insert edit mode.

For details on the setup menu, see Chapter 9 “Setup Menus”.

To synchronize the internal timecode generator with an external signal

Use this method to synchronize the timecode generators of multiple VTRs, or to record the playback timecode signal from an external VTR without deterioration of the signal waveform.

In this case the RUN and DF settings are ignored.

You can synchronize the internal timecode generator with either of the following external timecodes.

•The timecode output (LTC) of an external timecode generator or external VTR connected to the TIME CODE IN connector of the unit

•The timecode (LTC or VITC) in the HDSDI signal input to the unit

To synchronize the internal timecode generator with an external signal, use the following procedure.

IN OUT

1,2,3

TIME CODE

 

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TIME CODE IN connector

1 Set “TCG REGEN MODE” in setup menu item 605 to “TC&UB” or “TC”.

2 To synchronize with an external timecode signal input to this unit’s TIME CODE IN connector, connect an external timecode generator or external VTR's timecode output to the TIME CODE IN connector.

To synchronize with a timecode data contained in an HDSDI signal input to this unit, set F1 (VIDEO IN) to “SDI” in function menu page P01: HOME.

3 Set the timecode generator items as follows.

To synchronize with an external timecode signal input to this unit’s TIME CODE IN connector:

•In function menu page P02: TC, set F1 (TCG SCR) to “EXT LTC”.

To synchronize with the LTC data contained in an HDSDI signal input to this unit:

•Set F1 (TCG SRC) to “SDI IN”.

•Set F2 (TCG MODE) to “RGN:LTC”.

To synchronize with the VITC data contained in an HDSDI signal input to this unit:

•Set F1 (TCG SRC) to “SDI IN”.

•Set F2 (TCG MODE) to “RGN:VITC”.

The unit starts the internal timecode generator running in synchronization with the external timecode generator.

The internal timecode generator is synchronized, and even if the external timecode generator is

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