Setting The Time Data; Setting The Timecode; Setting The User Bits - Sony PDW-680 Operation Manual

Setting the Time Data

Setting the timecode

The timecode setting range is from 00 : 00 : 00 :
00 to 23 : 59 : 59 : 29 (hours : minutes : seconds :
frames).
1
RESET/RETURN
button
DISP SEL HOLD RESET
3,5
EXPAND CHAPTER
THUMBNAIL
ESSENCE
SET
4
MARK
S.SEL
SUB CLIP
2
1
Set the DISPLAY switch to TC.
2
Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK
switch to PRESET.
3
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to
SET.
The first (leftmost) digit of timecode flashes.
4
Use the up and down arrow buttons to
change values, and use the left and right
arrow buttons to move the flashing
digit. Repeat until all digits are set.
To reset the timecode value to 00 00 00 00
Press the RESET/RETURN button.
5
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to
F-RUN or R-RUN.
DISPLAY BRIGHT
LEVE
COUNTER RC U-BIT
CLIP MENU
0 10
F-RUN
AUTO
SET
R-RUN
MANUAL
AUDIO SELE
CH-1
PRESET AUDIO IN
FRONT
REGEN
REAR
SHIFT
CLOCK
WIRELESS
F-RUN: Free run. The timecode generator
keeps running.
R-RUN: Recording run. The timecode
generator runs only while recording.
To set the drop frame mode/non-drop frame
mode
You can select the drop frame (DF) mode or non-
drop frame (NDF) mode on the TIMECODE page
of the MAINTENANCE menu.
To make the timecode consecutive
When the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to
R-RUN, recording a number of scenes on the disc
normally produces consecutive timecode.
However, once you remove the disc and record on
another disc, the timecode will no longer be
consecutive when you use the original disc again
for recording. In this case, to make the timecode
consecutive, set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK
switch to REGEN.
Saving the real Time in the Timecode
Setting the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to
CLOCK saves the real time in the timecode.
When it is necessary to set the actual time, use the
TIME/DATE page of the DIAGNOSIS menu.
For details, see "Setting the Date/Time of the
Internal Clock" on page 39.

Setting the user bits

By setting the user bits (up to 8 hexadecimal
digits), you can record user information such as
the date, time, or scene number on the timecode
track.
Setting the Time Data 67