Sony HKDV-501A, HKDV-503, HKDV-506A, 507D Conversion of Time Code During Playback in 24F Mode TC

Chapter 4 Menu Settings

4-3 TC Menu

To preset the 25F 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 Enter the time code in the data entry window with the numeric buttons.

	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 5 F S T A R T I N G T C
	00Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
	2 5 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 5 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 5 F S T A R T I N G T C
	01Ó 00µ 00ß 00ƒ
	2 5 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 5 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

4-3-15 Conversion of Time Code

During Playback in 24F Mode (TC

CONV)

When the cassette tape recorded in 25F mode is played back in 24F mode (off-speed playback), it is possible to convert 25-frame time code to the 24-frame time code.

To convert the time code, follow the steps below.

2,3

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 Press the [F3] (TC CONV) button to select “on.” Each time you press the button, “on” and “off” alternate.

on: 25-frame time code is converted to 24-frame time code.

off: 25-frame time code is not converted to 24-frame time code.

Notes

•This setting is only active when the frame frequency of the unit is 23.98PsF or 24PsF.

•This setting is effective only for the VITC and time code of SONY 9PIN protocol. From the TIME CODE OUT connector, 25 frames time code is output.

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