Recording

This section describes video and audio recording on the unit.

See page 81 “Function Menu” in Chapter 6 for more information about function menu operations.

See page 96 “Setup Menu Operations” in Chapter 6 for more information about setup menu operations.

Note

It is not possible to combine material recorded in different system frequencies and audio recording formats on a single disc (although different bit rates may be combined). If you attempt to record material in a system frequency or audio recording format that differs from that of existing recorded material on the disc, “REC INH” appears on the display and recording is inhibited.

Make the following settings and adjustments before starting to record.

Recording format settings: See the next section “To set the video and audio recording formats”.

Video input signal selection: Select with V INPUT on the HOME page of the function menu.

Audio input signal selection: Select with A1 INPUT to A4 INPUT on the HOME page of the function menu.

Timecode and user bits settings: See “Recording Timecode and User Bit Values” (page 43).

Selection of time data to display: Select with CNTR SEL on page P1 of the function menu.

Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with MONI CH and MONI SEL on page P1 of the function menu.

Volume adjustment of the monitor audio: Adjust with the LEVEL knob.

Remote/local setting: Set the remote control switch. If you set it to REMOTE, also set the setup menu item

INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F (“REMOTE” and the connector used appear on the display).

To set the video and audio recording formats

To set the video recording format

Set the video bit rate (compression method) by setting OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REC FORMAT in the setup menu to one of the following.

Menu setting/display

Video bit rate

HQ

VBR 35 Mbps

 

 

Menu setting/display

Video bit rate

SP

CBR 25 Mbps

 

 

LP

VBR 18 Mbps

 

 

To set the audio recording format

Set AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu to one of the following.

Menu setting

Display

Audio recording

 

 

format

2ch×16bit

2CH 16BIT

2 channels/16 bits

 

 

 

4ch×16bit

4CH 16BIT

4 channels/16 bits

 

 

 

Recording Timecode and User Bit Values

There are the following four ways of recording timecode: Internal Preset mode: This records the output of the

internal timecode generator, set beforehand to an initial value. The following run modes can be selected.

•Free Run: Timecode advances continually.

•Rec Run: Timecode advances only during recording.

Internal Regen mode: This records the output of the internal timecode generator, initialized to timecode following continuously upon the timecode of the last frame of the last clip on the disc.

External Regen mode: This records the output of the internal timecode generator, synchronized to an external timecode generator. As the external input, the timecode input to any of the TIME CODE IN connector can be selected.

External Preset mode: This directly records the input of an external timecode generator. As the external input, the timecode input to either of the following connectors can be selected.

•TIME CODE IN connector: TC

•HDSDI INPUT connector: LTC

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