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Chapter 4 Shooting — Setting the time data
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Thumbnail operations and menu operations on thumbnail operation section are not possible while the <TCG> switch is set to <SET>.
Time code regeneration
When the <TCG> switch is set to <R-RUN>, the time code currently recorded to the last frame of the last clip (clip with the newest recording date and
time) recorded to the P2 card can be read and recorded. If the P2 card is removed or inserted or a card to be recorded is changed by the [SLOT SEL]
function of the <USER> button while [REGEN] is selected in the main menu
→
[REC/PB]
→
[TC/UB]
→
[FIRST REC TC], the time code is carried over
and recorded to the clip last recorded on the P2 card that was to be recorded to. If there are no recorded clips, the time code is recorded from the TC
generator value on the camera.
Regeneration by the recording check function
When [PRESET] is set in the main menu
→
[REC/PB]
→
[TC/UB]
→
[FIRST REC TC], or after the time code is set or reset, or the time code is switched
from free run to recording run, the time code can be regenerated to the last time code of the clip recorded to the P2 card. To perform this operation, set
[REC CHECK] in the main menu
→
[CAMERA]
→
[SW MODE]
→
[RET SW], and set [ON] in the main menu
→
[REC/PB]
→
[TC/UB]
→
[REC CHECK
REGEN], respectively.
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Check the P2 card to be recorded to.
To regenerate to the time code of the last recorded clip when multiple P2 cards are inserted, press the <THUMBNAIL> button to display the
thumbnail screen.
2
Check the P2 card recorded with the clip displayed last on screen, and switch the slot by the <USER> button assigned with
[SLOT SEL] so that recording is performed on that P2 card.
3
Press the <RET> button on the lens.
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[TC REGEN] is displayed on the viewfinder.
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When recording is next performed, the time code is regenerated to the last recorded clip on the card to record to.
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NOTE
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When the card to record to is changed, the time code is regenerated to the time code of the last recorded clip on the P2 card that was changed to.
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During recording or free run, this function cannot be used.
Time code function during battery replacement
Even during battery replacement, the backup mechanism functions, allowing the time code generator to continue operating.
When each item of the system mode has been changed, the time code of free run may shift. Turn on the power again, check the time code, and reset it,
if necessary.
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When the <POWER> switch has been switched to <
j
> (ON)
→
<
h
> (standby)
→
<
j
> (ON), the backup accuracy of the time code in the free run
mode is approximately
±
2 frames.
Externally locking the time code
The internal time code generator of the camera can be locked to an external generator. In addition, the time code generator of an external device can be
locked to the internal time code generator of the camera.
Example of connections for external locking
As shown in the figure, connect both the reference video signal and the reference time code.
For details on reference signal and generator lock, refer to “Selection of external reference signal and generator lock setting” (page 93).
While the scan reverse is activated, delay of the image occurs internally. When the camera is connected in parallel to a device capable of recording
without a delay, the delay of time codes must be synchronized in the main menu
→
[REC/PB]
→
[TC/UB]
→
[TC OUTPUT REF].
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When locking onto an external signal
Reference time code
<GENLOCK IN> or <SDI IN> terminal
<TC IN> terminal
Reference video signal