Fostex DV-40, Operation Manual

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• Force-jamming to external timecode
You can force-jam the internal generator timecode to external timecode.
To force-jam to external timecode, you must set the
"TC GEN MODE"
switch to
"FREE RUN"
.
The following procedure assumes that the unit receives external timecode from the
[TIME
CODE INPUT]
connector.
<Notes>
• When carrying out the above operation, if the
[FRAME RATE]
switch setting on the front
panel does not match the frame rate of external timecode,
"Illegal Frame!"
appears and the
operation is invalid.
• When carrying out the above operation, if no external timecode is available,
"Void LTC In!"
appears.
H M S F
GEN
H M S F
GEN
H M S F
GEN
1. Use the jog dial (or |<</>>| keys) to select "Force JAM?" and press the [ENTER/YES] key.
The unit force-jams to external timecode and the force-jammed timecode value is shown in realtime.
3. Use the jog dial or numeric keys to enter a numeric value.
When using the jog dial to enter a value, you can move the (flashing) digit to be edited by using
the
|<</>>|
keys.
When using the numeric keys to enter a time value, each number is entered from the right digit,
which moves left as additional digits are entered.
You can enter up to
"23H 59M 59S **F"
(in which
**
is one smaller than the frame rate number).
4. After entering the time, press the [ENTER/YES] key.
The internal generator starts from the entered time.
If you enter an illegal value in step 3 and press the
[ENTER/YES]
key,
"Illegal Time!"
appears on the
display and the operation is canceled.
• Setting the internal TC generator start time
To set the internal TC generator start time, you must set the
"TC GEN MODE"
switch to
"FREE
RUN"
.
1. Use the jog dial (or |<</>>| keys) to select "Gen. TC Set?".
The display shows the internal TC generator timecode running, together with
"Gen. TC Set?"
.
2. Press the [ENTER/YES] key.
The current time is held and now it can be edited (with the flashing frame digit).
H M S F
GEN
H M S F
GEN
Flashing
Flashing
Flashing