Recording - Sony SR-R4 Operation Manual

To record the time code
The following methods are available for
recording the time code.
• Set the initial value and record the time code.
• Externally synchronize the internal time code
generator.
To set the initial value and record the time code
Set an arbitrary initial value and then record the
output of the internal time code generator.
1
Display the TC Setup menu and then
1 select and confirm "TIMER
PRESET" t2 select and confirm
"TCG TC" t3 move the cursor to
and confirm the digit of the value you
want to change t4 rotate the
SELECT/ENTER dial to change the
value and then confirm the value.
Set the other digits as necessary.
1 TIMER
PRESET
T C S e t u p
TIMER SEL
TIMER RESET
TIMER PRESET
TCR SEL
TCG MODE
RUN MODE
TCG SET
OTHERS
S T O P
SR-R4:CAM
4Rotate the dial to change the value
2
When you have finished making the
settings, move the cursor to and confirm
"SET."
If "RUN MODE" is set to "F RUN," the time
code starts advancing immediately.
To set all digits to 0
Select and confirm TC Setup > TIMER RESET to
return all values to 0.
To externally synchronize the internal time code
generator
Record the output of the internal time code
generator synchronized to the time code of an
external input.
32
Recording Preparations and Operations
3 Cursor
2 TCG TC
TIMER Preset
TC
TCG TC
TCG UB
TM1
LTC
PRST
R RUN
TCG TC
00 30 00 00
SET
0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0
TCR
Use the following method to synchronize the time
code generators of multiple recorders.
Display the TC Setup menu and then set "TCG
MODE" to "RGN."
For details, see "To select the time code to record"
(page 31).
Note
External synchronization is not possible in Select FPS
format.
To record the user bits
By setting user bits, you can record up to eight
hexadecimal digits of information (date, time,
etc.).
To set an arbitrary value and then record user
bits
1
Set the TC Setup menu.
To set arbitrary user bits regardless of the
setting of "TCG MODE," set TCG SET >
UBG SOURCE to "INT." If "TCG MODE"
is set to "PRST," TCG SET(MAIN) > UBG
SOURCE can be set to any value.
For details, see "To select the time code to
record" (page 31).
2
Set the user bits using the same
procedure as "To set the initial value and
record the time code" (page 32).
Tip
As with the time code, all digits can be returned to 0 with
"TIMER RESET."

Recording

1
Check that the REC INHI indicator is
off and then insert an SRMemory card.
Before you insert the SRMemory card, check
that its write-protect switch is not set to
"WP."
For details, see "To insert the SRMemory card"
(page 22) and "Write-protecting the card"
(page 23).