Setting Timecode; Setting An Initial Value And Recording Timecode - Sony Betacam SX DNW-A28 Operation Manual

2-6 Setting Timecode

There are four ways to record timecode.
INT/EXT switch
(1)
INT
(2) EXT
(3) INT
(4)
(1) Record the output of the internal timecode
generator with setting an initial value.
(2) Record the output of the internal timecode
generator, which has been synchronized with an
external timecode generator.
(3) Record the output of the internal timecode
generator, which has been synchronized with
playback timecode. (This method is always used
during editing.)
(4) Record the output of an external timecode generator
without regeneration.
For more information about timecode generator settings,
see the setup menu "Item 600 series: timecode generator
settings" (page 6-14).
For more information about playback timecode settings, see
page 4-4.
In addition to the INT/EXT switch and the PRESET/
REGEN switch, the following settings are made with
submenus.
• VITC ON/OFF: (home page)
• VITC/LTC/AUTO: (home page)
• DF/NDF (525 mode): (general settings page)
For more information about submenus, see section 2-7-1
"Displays on the Home Page of the Submenu".
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Chapter 2 Preparations
PRESET/REGEN switch
PRESET
PRESET
PRESET
PRESET
2-6-1 Setting an Initial Value and
Recording Timecode
Set the switches and submenu items as shown below.
3
3 4
PB
INT PRESET F-RUN
F-RUN/R-RUN: Either
position
EXT REGEN R-RUN
TC GENERATOR
PRESET/REGEN: PRESET
INT/EXT: INT
Submenu settings
Item
VITC ON/OFF (home
page)
VITC/LTC/AUTO (home
page)
DF/NDF (general settings
page)
To set an initial timecode value
Perform the following procedure.
TC 525 SX-- BATT
00 : 00 : 00 : 00
AU-1 AUTO VITCON
1
Press the CTL/TC/U-BIT button and select TC.
Setting
Desired setting (ON for
recording)
No setting required (ignored)
Desired setting (in 525 mode)
RESET button
1
2
SDI
3,4,5
6