Setting the Time Code and User Bits

4 Press the J/j buttons to select [PRESET], then press the EXEC button.

The following menu is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

UB PRESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET

00

00 00 00

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ MENU] : END

 

 

 

 

 

5 Set the first two digits. Press the J/j buttons to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select the number, then press the EXEC button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Repeat step 5 to set the rest of the digits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7

EXEC button.

 

 

 

 

Press the J/j buttons to select [OK], then press the

Utilizing

 

 

to that of step 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The user bit value is set. The menu display returns

the

 

8 Press the J/j buttons to select [OK], then press the

Time

 

 

 

Code

 

 

EXEC button.

 

 

 

 

 

The menu display returns to that of step 1.

 

 

 

 

 

To cancel the user bits setting

 

 

Select [CANCEL] in step 7, then press the EXEC

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

To reset the user bits

 

 

 

 

 

Select [RESET] in step 4, then press the EXEC button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A user bit is recorded at three-frame intervals for a tape

 

 

recorded in HDV1080i format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To select the time code when you record a

 

 

signal input via the

HDV/DV jack

Set [HDV/DV IN TC] in the [TC/UB SET] menu to

select whether to record the internal time code or an external one (page 79).

INTERNAL: Records the time code internally

generated.

EXTERNAL: Records the time code with video and audio signals input via the HDV/DV jack.

Notes

•When this item is set to [EXTERNAL], the time code input via the HDV/DV jack and the user bits set in [UB PRESET] are recorded.

•When HDV signals are input from the HDV/DV jack, the user bit value is also recorded regardless of the [HDV/DV IN TC] setting.

•Bars (– –:– –:– –:– –) are recorded as the time code if you start recording when this item is set to [EXTERNAL], the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel is set to HDV/DV, and no signal is input via the HDV/DV jack, or the software of the editing controller does not output a time code.

When any signals are input, the time code of those signals is recorded.

•When this item is set to [EXTERNAL] and time code input via the HDV/DV jack is not continuous or does not advance correctly, the value of the recorded or displayed time code may not be equal to the actual value of the input one. If you use a tape with this problem, you may not be able to perform searches or edits, depending on the devices you use.

To set the time code when recording starts

Set [TC MAKE] in the [TC/UB SET] menu to select the time code to be recorded when recording starts (page 79).

REGENERATE: The time code value is set to continue the time code from the time code already recorded on the tape. If you start recording from a blank portion of the tape, the time code starts from

“00:00:00:00”.

PRESET: The time code starts from the value set in [TC PRESET] in the [TC/UB SET] menu.

To set the advancement mode

Set [TC RUN] in the [TC/UB SET] menu to switch the advancement mode (counting up) (page 79).

REC RUN: Time code advances only while recording.

FREE RUN: Time code advances even when the unit is not recording and the time indicator is paused. Use this setting to adjust the default time code to the current time, and so on.

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