Inserting Vitc Input Source (Vitc); Selecting Ctl Display Mode (Tape Timer); Presetting Pull Down Time Code (Pdpset Menu); (When Hkdv-507 Is Installed) - Sony HDW-F500 Operation Manual

4-3 TC Menu
4-3-6 Inserting VITC input source
(VITC)
Press the [F10] (VITC) button to select the VITC
source to be written in the video signal AUX data area.
TCG: Inserts values generated by the internal time
code generator into the VITC.
V IN: Inserts the VITC from the video input signal
directly.
4-3-7 Selecting CTL Display
Mode (TAPE TIMER)
Press the ALT button, then the [F1] (TAPE TIMER)
button to select a 12-hour or 24-hour clock for the
CTL display.
+/–12H: 12-hour clock
24H: 24-hour clock
4-3-8 Presetting Pull Down Time
Code (PDPSET MENU)

(when HKDV-507 is installed)

To preset the pull down time code, follow the steps
below.
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Press the TC button, then press the ALT button.
The ALT+TC menu appears.
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Press the [F2] (PDPSET MENU) key.
The PDPSET menu appears.
3
Press the [F1] (PRESET MODE) key to select 24F
or 30F time code to be preset. The selected time
code is framed with the thick line.
24F: Presets the 24 frames time code. The A
frame of the pull down sequence is preset.
30F: Presets the 30 frames time code. The A
frame of the pull down sequence is preset.
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•When 30F is selected in the step 3,
Press the [F6] (PDTC DF/NDF) key to select DF
or NDF.
This selection is effective only for 30F time code.
DF: Drop frame mode
NDF: Non-drop frame mode
auto: The unit switches the running mode (DF/
NDF) automatically according to the frame
frequency of the unit. When the frame
frequency is 23.976 Hz, the unit switches to the
drop frame mode and switches to the non-drop
frame mode when it is 24 Hz.
•When 24F is selected in the step 3,
Skip this step.
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Enter the time code data in the data entry window
with numeric keys.
Data entry
window