Recording; Recording Timecode And User Bit Values - Sony PDW-F30 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording

This section describes video and audio recording on the
unit.
See page 75 "Function Menu" in Chapter 6 for more
information about function menu operations.
See page 86 "Setup Menu Operations" in Chapter 6 for
more information about setup menu operations.
Note
It is not possible to combine material recorded in different
system frequencies and audio recording formats on a
single disc (although different bit rates may be combined).
If you attempt to record material in a system frequency or
audio recording format that differs from that of existing
recorded material on the disc, "REC INH" appears on the
display and recording is inhibited.
Make the following settings and adjustments before
starting to record.
Recording format settings: See the next section "To set
the video and audio recording formats".
Timecode and user bits settings: See "Recording
Timecode and User Bit Values" (page 38).
Selection of time data to display: Select with CNTR SEL
on the HOME page of the function menu.
Selection of audio channels to monitor: Select with
MONI CH and MONI SEL on the HOME page of the
function menu.
Volume adjustment of the monitor audio: Adjust with
the LEVEL knob.
Remote/local setting: Set the remote control switch. If
you set it to REMOTE, also set the setup menu item
INTERFACE SELECT >REMOTE I/F ("REMOTE"
and the connector used appear on the display).
To set the video and audio recording
formats
To set the video recording format
Set the video bit rate (compression method) by setting
OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >REC FORMAT in the
setup menu to one of the following.
Menu setting/display
HQ
SP
LP
38
Recording
Video bit rate
VBR 35 Mbps
CBR 25 Mbps
VBR 18 Mbps
To set the audio recording format
Set AUDIO CONTROL >REC MODE in the setup menu
to one of the following.
Menu setting Display
2ch×16bit 2CH 16BIT
4ch×16bit 4CH 16BIT
Recording Timecode and User Bit
Values
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.
Internal Regen mode: This records the output of the
internal timecode generator, initialized to timecode
following continuously upon the timecode of the last
frame of the last clip on the disc.
To record timecode after setting an initial
value (Internal Preset)
To set an initial value
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F1
F2
ACCESS
F3
NETWORK
F4
CHAPTER
LOCAL
REMOTE EXPAND
F5
LEVEL
PAGE DISPLAY
CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 KEY INHI
PHONES
PRESET
PB
SHIFT
1
Make the following settings in the function menu.
• Set CNTR SEL on the HOME page to "TC".
• Set TC MODE on page P1 to "PRESET".
2
Press the DISPLAY button to maximize the monitor
video section.
3
Press the MENU button.
The system menu appears on the display.
4
Select "TC PRESET" using the M/MARK1 button or
m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.
Audio recording
format
2 channels/16 bits
4 channels/16 bits
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EJECT
VAR
MARK1
MENU
SUB THUMB IN OUT
CLIP NAIL SET RESET
JOG
CLIP ESSENCE
MENU MARK MARK2
PREV PLAY NEXT STOP TS REC
SHUTTLE
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