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Chapter
4
Adjustments
and
Settings
for
Recording
Setting the Time Code
1
SwitchthemenuoptionTCMODEonthe
RECORDINGSETUPscreentoDForNDF
usingthemenus.(In5.4Hzmode)
For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the
Menus] (page 106).
• Select DF to advance time code in drop frame
mode and NDF in non-drop frame mode. Note that
the unit always operates in NDF mode when 50 Hz
is selected in SYSTEM MODE (1080-50i or 720-
50P), or 24PN is set when 60 Hz is selected (1080-
59/94i or 720-59.94P).
2
UsetheCOUNTERbuttontoswitchtotime
codedisplay.
3
PositiontheTCGswitchatSET.
4
Usethecursorbuttonstosetthetimecode.
• Range of available time code settings:
In case of 60 Hz
00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:29 (other than 24PN)
00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:23 (24PN)
In case of 50 Hz
00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:24
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TC PRESET
SEL : PUSH /
+/- : PUSH
REC RUN
/
PRESET : PUSH SET
q
button: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to the
right.
w
button: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to the
left.
e
button: Increases the highlighted number by one.
r
button: Decreases the highlighted number by
one.
• Pressing the RESET button will reset any time
code setting to 0.
5
PresstheSETbuttontoconfirmthetimecode
setting,andusetheTCGswitchtoselectatime
code.
• F-RUN steps the time code in free run mode, and
R-RUN set it in recording run mode.
NOTE
• The time code is adjusted to multiples of four
for 24PN and to even numbers for 720/30PN. It is
adjusted so that the seconds plus the frames are an
even number for 720/25PN. The time code cannot be
set during recording.
• The set value is not valid if you change the TCG
switch position without pressing the SET button.
Time code function during battery
replacement
Even during battery replacement the backup mechanism
keeps the time code generator functioning.
NOTE
When the POWER switch has been switched ON
OFF
ON, the backup accuracy of the time code in free run mode is
about ±2 frames.