Chapter 3
Utilizing the Time Code
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4
Press the
J
/
j
buttons to select [PRESET], then
press the EXEC button.
The following menu is displayed.
5
Set the first two digits. Press the
J
/
j
buttons to
select the number, then press the EXEC button.
6
Repeat step
5
to set the rest of the digits.
7
Press the
J
/
j
buttons to select [OK], then press the
EXEC button.
The user bit value is set. The menu display returns
to that of step
3
.
8
Press the
J
/
j
buttons to select [OK], then press the
EXEC button.
The menu display returns to that of step
1
.
To cancel the user bits setting
Select [CANCEL] in step
7
, then press the EXEC
button.
To reset the user bits
Select [RESET] in step
4
, then press the EXEC button.
A user bit is recorded at three-frame intervals for a tape
recorded in HDV1080i format.
To select the time code when you record a
signal input via the HDV/DV jack
Set [HDV/DV IN TC] in the [TC/UB SET] menu to
select whether to record the internal time code or an
external one.
INTERNAL:
Records the time code internally
generated.
EXTERNAL:
Records the time code with video and
audio signals input via the HDV/DV jack.
• When this item is set to [EXTERNAL], the time code
input via the HDV/DV jack and the user bits set in
[UB PRESET] are recorded.
• When HDV signals are input from the HDV/DV
jack, the user bit value is also recorded regardless of
the [HDV/DV IN TC] setting.
• Bars (– –:– –:– –:– –) are recorded as the time code if
you start recording when this item is set to
[EXTERNAL], the INPUT SELECT switch on the
front panel is set to HDV/DV, and no signal is input via
the HDV/DV jack, or the software of the editing
controller does not output a time code.
When any signals are input, the time code of those
signals is recorded.
• When this item is set to [EXTERNAL] and time code
input via the HDV/DV jack is not continuous or does
not advance correctly, the value of the recorded or
displayed time code may not be equal to the actual
value of the input one. If you use a tape with this
problem, you may not be able to perform searches or
edits, depending on the devices you use.
To set the time code when recording starts
Set [TC MAKE] in the [TC/UB SET] menu to select the
time code to be recorded when recording starts.
REGENERATE:
The time code value is set to
continue the time code from the time code already
recorded on the tape. If you start recording from a
blank portion of the tape, the time code starts from
“00:00:00:00”.
PRESET:
The time code starts from the value set in
[TC PRESET] in the [TC/UB SET] menu.
To set the advancement mode
Set [TC RUN] in the [TC/UB SET] menu to switch the
advancement mode (counting up).
REC RUN:
Time code advances only while recording.
FREE RUN:
Time code advances even when the unit
is not recording and the time indicator is paused.
Use this setting to adjust the default time code to the
current time, and so on.
Note
OK
PRESET
00 00 00 00
RESET
UB PRESET
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Notes
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