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Setting item
F2: TC MODE (timecode
mode)
F3: RUN MODE
F4: TC/VITC
F5: DF/NDF
(only when the system
frequency is 60I/30P)
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System Menu
Description
When TCG is set to "INT"
Selects whether the count
value advances from a preset
initial value, or advances
consecutively from the
timecode of the last frame
recorded on the disc.
PRESET: Advance from a
preset initial value.
REGEN (regenerate):
Advance consecutively
from the timecode of the
last frame recorded on the
disc.
When TCG is set to "EXT"
Selects whether to record
timecode synchronized to
external timecode from a
preset initial value, or record
the external timecode itself.
PRESET: Record external
timecode.
REGEN (regenerate): Record
timecode synchronized to
external timecode from a
preset initial value.
Note
When TCG is set to "SDI", the
external timecode itself is
always recorded.
When TCG is set to "INT", and
TC MODE is set to "PRESET",
selects the run mode of the
internal timecode generator.
REC RUN: The timecode
generator runs only during
recording.
FREE RUN: The timecode
generator runs as long as
the unit is powered on.
Selects the type of timecode
display in the time data display
section (TC or VITC).
Use this item to select drop-
frame mode (DF) or non-drop-
frame mode (NDF).
System Menu
Use the system menu to set up the unit for specific
purposes and conditions. Menu settings are stored in
nonvolatile memory and are preserved even after the unit
is powered off.
The system menu is made up of the following five menus.
• Setup menu (SETUP MENU)
• TC preset menu (TC PRESET)
• Disc menu (DISC MENU)
• Date and time preset menu (DATE/TIME PRESET)
• Digital time display menu (HOURS METER)
• History of most recent alarms (LAST ALARM)
This section explains the setup menu and the disc menu.
See page 31 "Setting the Date and Time" in Chapter 2 for
more information about the date and time preset menu.
See page 87 "Periodic Maintenance" in the appendixes
for more information about the digital time display menu.
See page 88 "Alarms" in the appendixes for the meaning
of alarm messages and the actions to take when an alarm
appears.
Displaying the Setup and Disc
Menus
Menus appear in the monitor video section and in the time
data display section. If you have connected an external
monitor, they are also superimposed over the picture
shown on that monitor.
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Press the MENU button.
The system menu appears.
SYSTEM MENU
SETUP MENU
TC PRESET
DISC MENU
DATE/TIME PRESET
HOURS METER
LAST ALARM
The entire system menu appears in the monitor video
section and on the external monitor.
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