Setting The Time Data; Setting The Time Code; Saving The Actual Time In The Time Code - Sony DVW-970/970P Operation Manual

4-5 Setting the Time Data

4-5-1 Setting the Time Code

The time code setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23
: 59 : 59 : 29 (hours : minutes : seconds : frames) for the
DVW-970, and from 00 : 00 : 00 : 00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 24 for
the DVW-970P.
To set the time code, proceed as follows:
HOLD button
RESET button
1
4
2
3,5
Setting the time code
1
Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
2
Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET.
3
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET.
The first (leftmost) digit of time code flashes.
4
Using the SHIFT and ADVANCE buttons, set the time
code.
SHIFT: Selects a digit to set. Each time you press the
button, the flashing digit moves one column to the
right.
Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD
button moves the flashing digit one to the left.
ADVANCE: Increments the value of the flashing
digit.
Pressing this button while holding down the HOLD
button decrements the flashing digit.
64
Setting the Time Data
CUE IN
CH-1
MIX
CH-2
To reset the time code value to 00:00:00:00
Press the RESET button.
5
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN or R-
RUN.
F-RUN: Free run. The time code generator keeps
running.
R-RUN: Recording run. The time code generator runs
only while recording.
To set the drop frame mode/non-drop frame mode
(only for the DVW-970)
You can select the drop frame (DF) mode or non-drop
frame (NDF) mode on the FUNCTION 1 page of the
USER menu or OPERATION menu or on the TIMECODE
page of the MAINTENANCE menu.
To make the time code consecutive
When the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to R-RUN,
recording a number of scenes on the tape normally
produces consecutive time code. However, once you
remove the tape and record on another tape, the time code
will no longer be contiguous when you use again the
original tape for recording. In this case, to make the time
code consecutive, proceed as follows:
1
Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to REGEN.
2
Use the PLAY buttons to play back.
3
Watching the playback, find the point of the previous
recording on the tape from which you wish to continue
recording, and press the STOP button.
4
Press the RET button on the lens.
This reads the previous recording and synchronizes the
internal time code generator, thus allowing the new
time code recorded to follow on consecutively.
4-5-2 Saving the Actual Time in the
Time Code
Setting the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to CLOCK
saves the actual time in the time code.
When it is necessary to set the actual time, use the TIME/
DATE page of the DIAGNOSIS menu.
For details, see "5-3-6 Setting the Date/Time of the
Internal Clock" on page 89.