Automatic Record Start By External Time Code; Setting The Time Code Output - Fostex PD606 Owner's Manual

Chapter 5: Recording/Playback

Automatic record start by external time code

The PD606 provides the function which automatically starts recording when the unit re-
ceives external time code.
You can make this function active or inactive via the "RecIn via ExtTc" item in the "TC
SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (the default is "Off"). See page 194 for details.
Off
On The unit automatically starts recording when the unit receives external time code.
To activate this function, you must set the TC generate mode to "EXT RUN".
<Note>:
If the unit receives external time code whose frame rate does not match the
<Note>:
frame rate setting of the unit when the "RecIn via ExtTc" item is set to "On", the unit
does not start recording. Make sure that the frame rate setting matches the frame rate
of external time code.

Setting the time code output

You can select the time code source ("Repro" or "Gen") fed from the [TIME CODE OUT]
connector via the "Sel TC Out" item in the "TC SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page
189).
Repro
Gen
By setting the "Sel TC out" item to "Gen", the [TIME CODE OUT] connector can
<Note>:
output the internal generator time code when the generator mode is set to "FREE RUN",
or when the generator mode is set to "REC RUN" or "24H RUN" and the unit is in
recording mode.
See "TC SETUP menu" on page 180 for details about the LTC start time, TC user
<Note>:
bit editing, internal TC generator start time setting, the generator user bit setting, etc.
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Location Recorder Model PD606
The unit does not automatically start recording when the unit receives external
time code. You must start recording manually.
Outputs time code recorded on a disk (or partition).
Outputs the internal generator time code.