Sony HDW-F500, HKDV-503, 507D To preset the 24F Starting TC using the numeric buttons, Frames TC

Enter the time code in the data entry window with the numeric buttons.

4-3 TC Menu

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The table below shows an example of how the 25- frame time code is not consecutive when 24F STARTING TC is set to 01:00:00:00 and 24F JUMPING TC is set to 22:00:00:00 (i.e., JUMP TC SEL is set to –3H).

	24 Frames TC	25 Frames TC
JUMPING TC	22:00:00:00	20:09:36:00
	:	:
	01:00:01:01	01:00:01:00
Forward direction	01:00:01:00	01:00:00:24
>	:	:
STARTING TC	01:00:00:00	01:00:00:00
>	00:59:59:23	00:59:59:24
Reverse direction	:	:
	22:00:00:01	22:07:12:01	Non-consecutive
JUMPING TC	22:00:00:00	21:09:36:00	part

3 If necessary, use the function buttons to change the settings.

For details on the settings made by these buttons, see the table below.

TC CONVERT menu

Button	Indication	Function
[F3]	TC CONV	Specifies whether the time code
		is converted to 25-frame time
		code or not.
[F4]	ORG TC DISP	Specifies whether the 24-frame
		time code is displayed or not on
		two lines in the HOME, TC, and
		PF menus along with the
		converted time code.
[F6]	START TC	Press to preset the 24F
	PST	STARTING TC using the
		numeric buttons.
[F7]	START TC	Press to enter the current time
	ENT	code as the 24F STARTING
		TC.
[F8]	JUMP TC SEL	Selects the 24F JUMPING TC
		as an interval from 24F
		STARTING TC.
		Selectable values: –3H, –2H, –
		1H, +1H, +2H, +3H, 0H
[F10]	EXIT	Select to exit the TC CONVERT
		menu.

To preset the 24F STARTING TC using the numeric buttons

2 3 4

1

1 Press the TC button, and then press the ALT button.

The ALT+TC menu appears.

2 Press the [F3] (TCCONV MENU) button. The TC CONVERT menu appears.

3

	REMAIN-T CH.COND	TC CONVERT		Data entry window
	L 113min G R E E N	0 1	0 0 0 0 0 0
		T C R 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
	2 4 F S T A R T I N G T C
	00Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
	2 4 F J U M P I N G T C
T C	21Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
C O N V
o n
O R G T C	2 4 F C U R R E N T T C
D I S P	00Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
o n
	S T A R T S T A R T	J U M P	E X I T
	T C P S T T C E N T T C S E L
		- 3 H

4 Press the SET button to set the time code.

	REMAIN-T CH.COND		TC CONVERT
	L 113min G R E E N
		T C R 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
	2 4 F S T A R T I N G T C
	01Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
	2 4 F J U M P I N G T C
T C	22Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
C O N V
o n
O R G T C	2 4 F C U R R E N T T C
D I S P	00Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
o n
	S T A R T S T A R T	J U M P	E X I T
	T C P S T T C E N T T C S E L
		- 3 H

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