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Setting Timecode

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 following connectors can be selected.

•TIME CODE IN connector: TC

•HDSDI INPUT connector: LTC

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

To record timecode after setting an initial value (Internal Preset)

Proceed as follows with the function menu. For setting the timecode, set TCG on page P4 TC of the function menu to INT and PRST/RGN to PRESET.

EJECT

ACCESS

PUSH SET(S.SEL)

MARK1

CH-1

CH-3

CHAR

SEL

DATA

OUT

AES/EBU

HD-SDI

PB/EE

59.94i

-10

422-1080

MARK2

50Mbps

SHTL/JOG

ALL CH

-20

8CH-24BIT

REC

INH

VAR/JOG

CH-2

CH-4

OFF

-30

-40

CNTR

SEL

-60

DEFAULT

RESET

CHAPTER

L 1

2 R

RM-9P

REPEAT

RETURN

TCG

SET

PDW-HD1500

001/001

000:00

EXPAND

59.94i HD422-1080 50 8CH-24BIT

HD-SDI INPUT SHTL/JOG

VITC

INT-PRESET

R-RUN

REM:020M

VARIABLE

KEY INHI

12 34 47 12

LOCAL

PRE-

PAGE

NET

REC

REMOTE

SET

OFF

HOME

PHONES

LEVEL

DISPLAY

PLAY

STOP

REC

THUMBNAIL

SHIFT

SUB CLIP

TOP

F REV

F FWD

END

STANDBY

REC INHI

DISC MENU

Time data display area

Function menu

Function buttons

Setting an initial timecode value

1 Press the CNTR SEL function button on the HOME page of the function menu, and select TC.

2 Press the TCG SET function button (F5).

The first digit of the time data display starts flashing.

SET

EXIT

TCG SET 12:34:47:12.

3 Press the T or t function button (F1 or F2) to select a digit to be set.

The selected digit starts flashing.

4 Use the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob or – or + function button (F3 or F4) to set the value for the selected digit.

To set the next-most significant digit (10s place) Turn the PUSH SET(S.SEL) knob while holding down the SHIFT button.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set all digits that should be set.

To set to 00:00:00:00

Press the RESET/RETURN button.

5 Press the SET function button (F5) .

If RUN MODE on page P4 TC is set to FREE RUN, the timecode starts running.

To cancel a setting

Press the EXIT function button (F6). Any new settings to that point are canceled, and the setting operation is terminated.

Setting the timecode to the current time

1 Set RUN MODE on page P4 TC to FREE RUN and DF/NDF to DF (in 59.94i mode only).

2 Perform steps 1 to 4 of “Setting an initial timecode value” to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of the current time.

3 Press the SET function button (F5) at the instant when the current time matches the displayed timecode.

Setting user bits

You can record up to 8 hexadecimal digits of information (date, time, event number, etc.) on the timecode track. Select UB by pressing the CNTR SEL function button (F4) in step 1 of “Setting an initial timecode value” and carry

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