Setting System Frequency; Setting Timecode - Sony PDW-HR1 Operation Manual

Setting System
Frequency
This unit can record and play back video at the system
frequencies of 59.94i, 50i, 29.97P, 25P, and 23.98P (1080)
or 59.94P and 50P (720).
To select the system frequency
1
Set setup menu item 013 SYSTEM FREQUENCY
SELECT MENU to "on" and press the PUSH SET
knob.
The system frequency selection screen appears.
2
Turn the PUSH SET knob to select the system
frequency to be used.
3
Press the PUSH SET knob, the SAVE function button
(F5), or the save button.
The message "Turn off/on POWER!!" appears.
4
Move the on/standby ("/1) switch to the 1 position to
power the unit off, and then power it on again.

Setting Timecode

There are the following four ways of recording timecode:
Internal Preset mode: This records the output of the
internal timecode generator, set beforehand to an
initial value. The following run modes can be
selected.
• Free Run: Timecode advances continually.
• Rec Run: Timecode advances only during
recording.
Internal Regen mode: This records the output of the
internal timecode generator, initialized to timecode
following continuously upon the timecode of the last
frame of the last clip on the disc.
External Regen mode: This records the output of the
internal timecode generator, synchronized to an
external timecode generator. As the external input, the
timecode input to any of the following connectors can
be selected.
• TIME CODE IN connector: LTC
• SD/HDSDI INPUT connector: SDI VITC, LTC,
and DVB-ASI TC
• COMPOSITE IN connector: VITC
• (i.LINK) HDV TS connector: TC
External Preset mode: This directly records the input of
an external timecode generator. As the external input,
the timecode input to any of the following connectors
can be selected.
• TIME CODE IN connector: LTC
• SD/HDSDI INPUT connector: SDI, LTC, and
DVB-ASI TC
• COMPOSITE IN connector: VITC
• (i.LINK) HDV TS connector: TC
To record timecode after setting an initial
value (Internal Preset)
Proceed as follows with the function menu. To set the
timecode, set the INT/EXT/SDI switch to INT and the
PRESET/REGEN switch to PRESET.
Function buttons (F1 to F6)
Function menu
Time data display area
Setting System Frequency / Setting Timecode
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