Setting System
Frequency
This unit can record and play back video at the system
frequencies of 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, and 23.98P
or 720/59.94P and 50P.
To select the system frequency
1
Set setup menu item 013 SYSTEM FREQUENCY
SELECT MENU to "on" and press the PUSH SET
knob.
The system frequency selection screen appears.
2
Turn the PUSH SET knob to select the system
frequency to be used.
3
Press the SAVE function button (F5).
The message "Turn off/on POWER!!" appears.
4
After pressing the on/standby button and hold it down
for one second or longer to the unit into the standby
state, power it on again.
Setting Time Data
Setting timecode
There are the following four ways of recording timecode:
Internal Preset mode: This records the output of the
internal timecode generator, set beforehand to an
initial value. The following run modes can be
selected.
• Free Run: Timecode advances continually.
• Rec Run: Timecode advances only during
recording.
System TC (system timecode) mode: This records the
output of the internal timecode generator,
synchronized to a broadcast station reference
timecode signal input to the SYSTEM TC INPUT
connector.
External Regen (regenerate) mode: This records the
output of the internal timecode generator,
synchronized to an external timecode generator. As
the external input, the timecode signal input to any of
the following connectors can be selected.
• TIME CODE IN connector: LTC
• HD/SD-SDI INPUT connector: VITC and LTC
External Preset mode: This directly records the input of
an external timecode generator. As the external input,
the timecode signal input to the TIME CODE IN
connector can be selected.
To record timecode after setting an initial
value (Internal Preset)
Proceed as follows with the function menu. For setting the
timecode, set TCG on page P4 TC of the function menu to
"INT" and PRST/RGN to "PRESET".
Time data display area
Function menu
Function buttons
Setting System Frequency / Setting Time Data
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