Recording Time Code - Fostex FR-2 Owner's Manual

Tc card for the fr-2 field memory recorder

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The Model 8347 is equipped with the IEC time code generator/reader. You can record time code

generated by the internal TC generator along with audio signals, or record incoming external time

code. Before recording time code generated by the internal generator or external time code, make the

following settings.

Time code output

TIME CODE

8347 TC CARD

12V

DC IN

Time code input

• TC display setting

If you record time code along with audio signals, set the "TC Display" menu item appropriately

so that the recorded time code is displayed. Note that the first time you use the FR-2 after

installing the 8347, the "TC Display" menu item is set appropriately by default. For details

about "TC Display" setting, see page 9.

• TC frame rate setting

You can make setting of the frame rate of the recorded time code via the "Frame Rate" menu

items in the TC Setup menu.

You can select a desired frame rate from among 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 29.97DF, 30 and 30DF

(by default, 29.97DF is selected). When you record external time code, you must set the frame

rate which matches the external time code (see page 9 for details). The selected frame rate is

shown at the bottom on the Home screen.

• TC generator mode setting

When recording internal or external time code, you must set the TC generator mode appropri-

ately according to the condition of the source time code to be recorded.

Via the "TC Gen. Mode" menu item in the TC Setup menu, you can select the generator mode

from among "Free" (Free Run, the default), "Rec" (Rec Run), "EXT" (External Run) and "24H

(24H Run). (see page 11 for details)

• Time code output setting

If you output time code from the FR-2 to an external device during time code recording/play-

back, set the "TC OUT" menu item in the TC Setup menu appropriately. By default, "Repro" is

selected and the time code recorded on an audio file is output from the [TIME CODE OUT]

connector. If you set the "TC OUT" menu item to "GEN", the generator time code is output (see

page 11 for details).

Other settings required for time code recording/playback are available in the "TC Setup" menu

of the MENU mode. See page 7 and the following pages for details.