Sony PDW-530 Operation Manual page 39

d DISPLAY switch
This cycles the data displayed in the counter display
through the sequence TC, U-BIT, and COUNTER.
TC: The playback time code read by the internal time code
reader, or the time code generated by the internal time
code generator.
U-BIT: The user bits inserted in the playback time code,
or user bits generated by the internal time code
generator
COUNTER: The elapsed recording/playback time (hours,
minutes, seconds, frames).
For details, see "Time code display" on page 45.
e RESET button
Pressing this button resets the time data displayed on the
counter display section to "00:00:00:00" or the user bit
data to "00000000."
f HOLD (display hold) button
Pressing this button instantly freezes the time data
displayed in the counter display section. (The time code
generator continues running.) Pressing this button again
releases the hold. You can use this button, for example, to
determine the exact time of a particular shot.
When the HOLD button is activated, the time data is
displayed in the following format:
For details of the counter display, see 2-9 "Warnings and
Indications on the LCDs" on page 43.
4 DISPLAY switch
5 RESET button
6 HOLD button
7 SEL/SET dial
8 PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch
9 F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch
Time code functions (2)
THUMBNAIL
SEL/SET
ESSENCE MARK
S.SEL
SUB CLIP
CLIP MENU SHIFT
PRESET
F-RUN
REGEN SET
CLOCK R-RUN
g SEL/SET (select/set) dial
To set a timecode, user bit value, or real time, press this
dial so that the digit you want to change flashes.
Turning the dial upward increases the value of the flashing
digit, and turning it downward decreases the value.
h PRESET/REGEN (regeneration)/CLOCK switch
This switch selects whether to set a new time code or to
follow the already recorded time code.
PRESET: Records a time code with a preset initial value.
REGEN: Records a time code to be continuous with the
existing time code recorded on the disc. Regardless of
the setting of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch, the
camcorder operates in R-RUN mode.
CLOCK: Records a time code synchronized to the
internal clock. Regardless of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN
switch setting, the camcorder always operates in F-
RUN mode.
i F-RUN/SET/R-RUN (free run/set/recording run)
switch
This switch selects the operating mode for the internal time
code generator.
F-RUN: The time code value keeps advancing, regardless
of the operating state of the VDR. Use this setting
when aligning the time code with real time or for
synchronizing the time code with an external time
code.
SET: Set the switch to this position to set the time code or
user bits.
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