Synchronizing Internal And External Time Codes - Sony DSR-DR1000 Operating Instructions Manual

2
Set the TIME CODE menu items (see page 70) as
shown below.
Menu item
TC MODE
RUN MODE
DF MODE
(for DSR-DR1000
only)
3
Display the TC PRESET menu.
The current setting is shown on the monitor screen
and in the time counter display on the front panel. The
leftmost digit keeps flashing.
One of the following menu screens is displayed on the
monitor depending on the setting made in step 1
TC PRESET MODE
TCG 00:00:00:00
INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY
SHIFT : ( )( )KEY
CLEAR : RESET KEY
DATA SAVE : SET KEY
ABORT : TC PRESET KEY
Initial time code value setting
screen
Note
If you display the TC PRESET menu while CNT
value is being displayed, the message "COUNTER
MODE IS SELECTED." will appear on the monitor
screen and "CNT mode!" will appear in the time
counter display on the front panel. If this happens,
press the COUNTER SELECT button to light the
time data type indicator "TC" or "U-BIT."
4
Use the K (IN) and k (OUT) buttons to move the
flashing digit to the value to be changed.
5
Use the J (CUE) and j buttons to change the value
of the flashing digit.
Enter hexadecimal values (0 to 9, A to F) when setting
user bit data.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have set the desired
values for all digits.
To set a value of 00:00:00:00, simply press the
RESET button.
7
Press the SET button.
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Setting the Time Data
Setting
"INT PRESET"
"FREE RUN" or "REC RUN"
Normally "ON (DF)"
.
UB PRESET MODE
UBG 00:00:00:00
INC/DEC : ( )( )KEY
SHIFT : ( )( )KEY
CLEAR : RESET KEY
DATA SAVE : SET KEY
ABORT : TC PRESET KEY
User bit setting screen
The message "NOW SAVING..." appears on the
monitor screen, "Saving..." appears in the time
counter display, and the new settings are stored in
memory.
After this saving operation is completed, the monitor
screen and the time counter display return to their
usual status.
Note
The set data may be lost if you power off the unit
while the above saving operation is in progress. Wait
until the saving operation is completed before
powering off.
Advancement of internal time code
generator
The internal time code generator can advance in either of
two modes, which can be set with the RUN MODE menu
item (see page 70).
FREE RUN: Advancement starts when the data saving
operation is completed.
REC RUN: Advancement starts when recording starts and
stops when recording stops.
To set the current time as the initial time
code value
In step 2 above, set the RUN MODE menu item to FREE
RUN, then set the current time (format: HH:MM:SS:FF =
hours: minutes:seconds:frame number) in step 3 and
subsequent steps.
Synchronizing Internal and External
Time Codes
The internal time code generator can be synchronized with
an external time code (LTC) input to this unit.
To synchronize the internal time code to
external time code
Input an external time code (LTC) signal to the TIME
CODE IN connector, then set the TC MODE menu item
(see page 70) to EXT REGEN.
The internal time code generator locks onto the external
time code and starts advancing. Once the internal time
code generator has been synchronized in this way, you can
disconnect the external time code input and this unit will
maintain the synchronized time code.
Note
When the selected input mode is "i.LINK" (the i.LINK
indicator is lit in the INPUT signal display section), setting
the TC MODE menu item to EXT REGEN causes the
internal time code generator to automatically synchronize