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3. Settings and Adjustments: Setting Time Data
2
Turn on the POWER switch.
3
Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to
PRESET.
4
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to
F-RUN.
5
Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
6
Supply a timecode signal and a reference
video signal, complying with the SMPTE
standard and in proper phase
relationship, to the TC IN connector and to
the GENLOCK IN connector, respectively.
This operation synchronizes the internal
timecode generator with the external
timecode. Once about ten seconds have
elapsed after the timecode locks, the
external lock state is maintained even if
the external timecode source is
disconnected.
To release the external synchronization,
first stop the external timecode input,
then set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to
R-RUN.
[Notes]
ˎ When you finish the above procedure, the internal
ˎ
timecode is immediately synchronized with the
external timecode and the time data display will show
the value of the external timecode. However, wait
for a few seconds until the sync generator stabilizes
before recording.
ˎ If the frequency of the reference video signal is not
ˎ
the same as the system frequency of the camcorder,
the camcorder cannot be correctly genlocked. If this
occurs, the timecode will not acquire successful lock
with the external timecode.
User bit settings during synchronization
When the timecode is synchronized to
an external signal, only the time data is
synchronized with the external timecode
value.
Note on changing the power supply
from the battery pack to an external
power supply during external
synchronization
To maintain a continuous power supply,
connect the external power supply to the DC
IN connector before removing the battery
pack. You may lose timecode external
synchronization if you remove the battery
pack first.
Camcorder genlock during external
synchronization
During external synchronization, the
camcorder is genlocked to the reference video
signal input from the GENLOCK IN connector.
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