Sony PDW-F70 Operating Instructions Manual page 44

To record timecode after setting an initial
value (Internal Preset)
To set an initial value
1
ACCESS
NETWORK
LOCAL
REMOTE
LEVEL
CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4
PHONES
1
Make the following settings in the function menu.
• Set CNTR SEL on page P1 to "TC".
• Set TCG on page P2 to "INT".
• Set TC MODE on page P2 to "PRESET".
2
Press the DISPLAY button to maximize the monitor
video section.
3
Press the MENU button.
The system menu appears on the display.
4
Select "TC PRESET" using the M/MARK1 button or
m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.
The TC PRESET MODE screen appears.
TCG 00:00:00:00
5
Use the arrow buttons and the RESET button to set the
initial timecode value.
</IN button or ,/OUT button: Select the digit to
change (it flashes).
M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button: Change
the value of the selected digit.
RESET button: Reset all digits to 0.
To cancel the timecode setting
Press the MENU button.
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Recording
2 3,5 5 4,5
F1
F2
F3
VAR
MARK1
MENU
F4
CHAPTER
IN OUT
SUB THUMB
F5 EXPAND
SET RESET
CLIP NAIL JOG
PAGE DISPLAY
CLIP ESSENCE
MENU MARK MARK2
PREV PLAY NEXT STOP REC
SHUTTLE
KEY INHI
VARIABLE
REC
PRESET
PB
SHIFT
TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY
6
TC PRESET MODE
INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY
SHIFT : ( )( )KEY
CLEAR : RESET KEY
DATA SAVE : SET KEY
ABORT : MENU KEY
6
Press the SET button.
The message "NOW SAVING..." appears, and the
timecode set in step 5 is displayed.
If RUN MODE on page P2 of the function menu is set
to "FREE RUN", timecode begins to advance from the
initial value you just set.
To set timecode to the current time
EJECT
1
Set RUN MODE on page P2 of the function menu to
"FREE RUN", and set DF/NDF to "DF".
2
Carry out steps 1 to 5 of the previous section "To
record timecode after setting an initial value (Internal
Preset)" to set the timecode to a time slightly ahead of
the current time.
3
Press the SET button at the instant when the current
time matches the displayed timecode.
To set user bits
You can record up to eight hexadecimal digits of
information (date, time, clip number, etc.) in the timecode
track.
1
Set CNTR SEL on page P1 of the function menu to
"UB".
2
Carry out steps 2 to 4 of the previous section "To
record timecode after setting an initial value (Internal
Preset)" (see page 44).
The UB PRESET MODE screen appears.
3
Use the arrow buttons and the RESET button to set the
user bits.
</IN button or ,/OUT button: Select the digit to
change (it flashes).
M/MARK1 button or m/MARK2 button: Change
the value of the selected digit.
RESET button: Reset all digits to 0.
Settings are made in hexadecimal (0, 1, 2,... 8, 9, A,
B,... E, F).
UB PRESET MODE
UBG 00:00:00:00
INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY
SHIFT : ( )( )KEY
CLEAR : RESET KEY
DATA SAVE : SET KEY
ABORT : MENU KEY