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this setting, as it is easy for any crew member to know the correct timecode just by looking at
their watch!
FREE RUN means that once you manually enter a starting timecode, the generator will
continuously run.
FREE ONCE is similar to what Denecke would call a one-time jam sync. The generator will lock
onto an incoming timecode signal, sync to it once, and then continue to run on its own after the
external or master timecode has been disconnected. (default factory setting)
Note that the HS-P82 will subsequently ignore external timecode, unless you switch
modes to something else and back again. This is the main difference to JAM SYNC.
Kind of what happens when you jam sync the timecode slate to a recorder, but in this
instance the recorder jam syncs to an external master source.
JAM SYNC is similar to FREE ONCE, except that the internal timecode generator will continue to
read and synchronize to the incoming signal. If the external timecode becomes disconnected,
then the Tascam will enter a free run mode.
Although Free Once is the factory default, JAM SYNC is the preferred mode to use by
most Sound Mixers, since it allows the Tascam to continually update to the latest
external (jam sync) code coming in.
REGEN is what we would commonly refer to as external timecode mode. The Tascam reads the
incoming timecode, and regenerates it as a clean signal.
REC RUN is when the timecode generator only runs during the RECORD mode. If the Tascam is in
stop or pause, so is the generator. This will give all of your recorded files a continuous timecode
without gaps. However, cameras and timecode slates will be difficult to maintain sync with,
unless you physically cable or transmit to them at all times. Once they are disconnected from
the recorder, other devices will have no way of knowing when the Tascam is recording or
stopped.
Power Off gen: the factory default setting is OFF. When the TC generator is set to TIME OF DAY, REGEN,
or REC RUN – this setting has no effect.
The power-off timecode generation requires a battery to be installed in the rear NP slot (the
HS-P82 doesn't have a secondary battery just for this purpose).
The I/O tab allows you to assign the BNC OUT 1 connector as timecode output or AES output; and BNC
OUT2 can be WORD sync output or WORD sync throughput. Usually just leave it as timecode out and
word out, unless you are doing something advanced (in which case you would know).
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