Sony XDCAM PDW-1500, Operation Manual

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4-1 Recording
4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values
There are the following four ways of recording time code:
• Internal Preset mode, which records the output of the
internal time code generator, set beforehand to an initial
value. The following run modes can be selected.
- Free Run: Time code advances continually.
- Rec Run: Time code advances only during recording.
• Internal Regen mode, which records the output of the
internal time code generator, initialized to time code
following continuously upon the time code of the last
frame of the last clip on the disc.
• External Regen mode, which records the output of the
internal time code generator, synchronized to an external
time code generator. As the external input, the time code
input to any of the following connectors can be selected.
- TIME CODE IN connector: LTC
- VIDEO IN connector: VITC
- SDI IN connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC
-
S400 (i.LINK) connector: TC or VITC
• External Preset mode, which directly records the input of
an external time code generator. As the external input,
the time code input to any of the following connectors
can be selected.
- TIME CODE IN connector: TC
-
S400 (i.LINK) connector: TC
As shown in the following table, you can switch between
different time code recording modes by combining
extended menu items settings with video input signal
selections.
To record time code after setting an initial
value
Set the following extended menu items to the specified
values.
• Item 626 “TC MODE”: “int preset”
• Item 627 “RUN MODE”: “free run” or “rec run”
• Item 628 “DF MODE”: “on (df)” or “off (ndf)”
See 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 120) for
more information about how to make extended menu
settings.
Then set an initial value as described below, and carry out
recording
(see page 54) .
To set an initial value
Proceed as follows.
Time code recording mode Extended menu item setting or video input signal
selection Reference
Item 626 Item 627 VIDEO INPUT
SEL button Item 629
Internal Preset Free Run int preset free run – –
“To record time code after setting
an initial value” (page 51)
Internal Preset Rec Run rec run – –
Internal Regen int regen – – –
“To record time code that follows
sequentially upon the last
recorded time code” (page 52)
External Regen (TIME CODE
IN connector: LTC) ext regen – SDI/CMPST/
SG tc
“To record with the internal time
code generator synchronized to
external time code” (page 53)
External Regen (VIDEO IN
connector: VITC) vitc
External Regen (i.LINK
connector: TC) i.LINK tc
External Regen (i.LINK
connector: VITC) vitc
External Regen (SDI IN
connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC) rp188 regen – – –
External Preset (TIME CODE
IN connector: TC) ext preset – SDI/CMPST/
SG –
“To record external time code
directly” (page 54)
External Preset (i.LINK
connector: TC) i.LINK –