Setting Time Data; Setting The Timecode - Sony PXW-X500 Manual

Setting Knob
Front+Side4 LEVEL (CH4) knob and
MIC LEVEL knob (linked
operation)
You can now adjust the levels of audio
channels 3 and 4 with the knobs selected
here.

Setting Time Data

Setting the Timecode

The timecode setting range is from 00:00:00:00 to
23:59:59:29 (hours:minutes:seconds:frames).
1
Press the DISP SEL/EXPAND button to
switch the display in the LCD monitor
to status display.
2
Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
3
Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK
switch to PRESET.
4
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to
SET.
The first (leftmost) digit of the timecode
flashes.
5
Use the up and down arrow buttons to
change values, and use the left and right
arrow buttons to move the flashing
digit. Repeat until all digits are set.
To reset the timecode value to 00:00:00:00
Press the RESET/RETURN button.
6
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to
F-RUN or R-RUN.
F-RUN: Free run. The timecode generator
keeps running.
R-RUN: Recording run. The timecode
generator runs only while recording.
Note
When picture cache mode is active, time data cannot be
set by switching the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.
To set time data, turn picture cache mode off.
To set the drop frame mode/non-drop frame
mode
You can select the drop frame (DF) mode or non-
drop frame (NDF) mode using Maintenance
>Timecode >DF/NDF in the setup menu.
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