PREPARATIONS FOR OPERATION
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Presetting and Recording
of Time Code
The time codes from the internal time code generator can be
recorded at the time of recording scenes.
• The TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen differs depending on
whether the FRAME RATE item on the VIDEO FORMAT
menu screen is “60/30” or “50/25”.
There are two ways to preset the time code.
• Set from the TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen.
• Set in the LCD screen without opening the menu screen.
This section explains how to set from the TC/UB/CLOCK
menu screen.
* See page 46 for instructions of setting from the LCD
screen.
Menu and switch settings to set the time code preset are the
same as the settings below.
Setting
To preset the Time Code, make the following settings.
TC GENE. switch
Set to REC or FREE.
Set the TCG SOURCE item in the TC/UB/CLOCK menu
screen to INTERNAL.
TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen (FRAME RATE: 60/30)
Use the DROP FRAME item to select the framing mode
for the time code generator.
MEMO
Drop frame/Non-drop frame mode
In the NTSC system, the actual number of frames per 1
second is approximately 29.97 frames, but per time code
30 frames are processed. To compensate for this differ-
ence, the mode called “drop mode” drops frame 00 and 01
for every minute not divisible by 10.
The “non-drop frame mode” is when no frames are dropped
and the actual time shift neglected.
TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen (FRAME RATE: 50/25)
Whether or not user’s bit data should be recorded can be
selected with the UB REC item on the TC/UB/CLOCK
menu screen.
REC
: The data preset in the time code generator
runs only during recording.
Use this setting if it is necessary to record
continual time codes across different scenes.
* However, approximately ±1-frame varia-
tions may occur in scene accuracy.
FREE
: The time code starts to run from the time it is
preset in the time code generator.
DROP
: The time code generator’s running method is
set the drop frame mode.
Use this setting when placing emphasis on
the recording time.
NON
DROP
: The time code generator’s running method is
set to the non drop frame mode.
Use this setting when placing emphasis on
the number of frames.
TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
(FRAME RATE: 60/30)
Framing mode:
Drop frame/
Non-drop setting
TC/UB/CLOCK menu screen
(FRAME RATE: 50/25)
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