Sony DNW-A75 BETACAM SX Operation Manual page 47

Setting an initial time code value
Use the following procedure.
Time data display area 2
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1
Set the CTL/TC/UB switch to TC.
2
Press the HOLD button.
The button lights, and in time data display area 2,
the first digit of the value (8 digits: hours, minutes,
seconds, and frames) begins to flash.
To set all digits to zero
Press the RESET button.
3
Turn the search dial to select the digit to be
changed.
Turning the search dial clockwise moves the
flashing digit position to the right, and turning the
search dial counterclockwise moves the flashing
digit position to the left.
4
Hold down the JOG button, then turn the search
dial to change the value in the flashing digit
position.
5
Until all the digits are set as required, repeat steps
3 and 4.
6
Press the SET button.
The HOLD button goes off.
When the FREE RUN/REC RUN switch is set to
FREE RUN, the time code value immediately
starts advancing.
RESET button
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Setting the time code value to the real time
With the switches in the time code setting section set
as follows, carry out the procedure under the heading
above, "To set an initial time code value". In steps 4
and 5, set the value slightly after the current time, then
carry out step 6 at the instant the real time catches up
with the setting.
INT/EXT switch: INT
PRESET/REGEN switch: PRESET
FREE RUN/REC RUN switch: FREE RUN
DF/NDF switch: DF
Setting a user bit value
The user bit values recorded on the time code track
provide for eight hexadecimal digits, which can be
used to hold the date, time, or other information.
Use the following procedure.
1
Set the CTL/TC/UB switch to UB.
2
Carry out the procedure in steps 2 to 6 under the
heading above, "Setting an initial time code
value".
You can set each digit to any hexadecimal value,
represented by 0 to 9, and A to F. Hexadecimal
digits A to F appear in the seven-segment display
as follows.
Digit A B C
A B C
Display
Note
If any of the settings (to write a recording start mark)
in item G03 of the shot mark operation menu are set to
"ON," then for 20 frames from each recording,
assemble editing, or insert editing start, the user bits
are overwritten with the shot mark data.
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback
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