Setting Timecode - Sony BETACAM SX A220P Operation Manual

2-5 Setting Timecode

There are four ways to record
timecode.
INT/EXT PRESET/REGEN
switch switch
(1) PRESET
INT
(2) EXT REGEN
(3) INT REGEN
(4) EXT PRESET
(1) Record the output of the internal
timecode generator with setting an
initial value.
(2) Record the output of the internal
timecode generator, which has
been synchronized with an external
timecode generator.
(3) Record the output of the internal
timecode generator, which has
been synchronized with playback
timecode. (This method is always
used during editing.)
4) Record the output of an external
timecode generator without
regeneration.
For more information about timecode
generator settings, see the setup menu
"Item 600 series: timecode generator
settings" (page 6-20).
For more information about playback
timecode settings, see page 4-4.
In addition to the INT/EXT switch and
the PRESET/REGEN switch, the
following settings are made with sub
LCD menus.
• VITC ON/OFF: (home page)
• VITC/LTC/AUTO: (home page)
• DF/NDF (525 mode): (general
settings page)
For more information about sub LCD
menus, see section 2-6-1 "Displays on
the Home Page of the Sub LCD
Menu".
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