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Entering Timecode Values
Most functions of the system can be accomplished without typing timecodes, simply by capturing current posi-
tions. But it is often useful to issue commands with specific timecodes.
The Numeric Register
The Numeric Register is located in the top half of the LCD, beneath the Master Timecode Display. It is used to store
and edit timecode numbers prior to making use of them.
Timecodes may be typed into the Numeric Display using the Numeric Keypad, copied into it using the down arrow
key and some soft keys, trimmed using the + and - keys or the Jogger Wheel, and finally entered into a parameter
with the ENTER key. Details below.
Time
Many menus have a TIME option. When this is selected the system is ready to accept a timecode into the active
parameter. This is always copied from the Numeric Display by pressing ENTER.
Copy, Add or Subtract Master Time
The Master Timecode can always be copied (captured) into the Numeric Display by pressing the down arrow key
(to the right of the LCD screen). Pressing Blue-Plus or Blue-Minus will add or subtract the current Master time from
the Numeric Display.
Copy Last Value
In some menus there is a LAST option on the Soft Keys. This will copy the last Timecode used for the parameter to
the Numeric Display, and you can enter or trim it there as described below.
Entering a Value
The ENTER key is used to copy a Timecode from the Numeric Display to the parameter you are setting. The TIME
option on the Soft Keys must be selected (it usually is automatically).
Trimming Numbers
After a number has been copied to or from the Numeric Display, the first number you type on the Numeric Keypad
will clear the Numeric Display, and successive numbers will roll on to the Display from the right. If you press the +
or - key, the number you have typed will be added or subtracted from the number that was cleared just before.
(Pressing + or - before typing any numbers increases or decreases the current value by one frame [or by one
subframe if subframes are selected for display]).
The + and - keys are always available for trimming timecode numbers, except when you have selected a menu
parameter which has a numerical value or a series of choices. Then they will cycle you through values and/or
choices. For example, when selecting Machine type on the Setup menu there is a list of choices. The + and - keys
advance you one at a time through this list.
The Jogger Wheel duplicates the action of the + and - keys when turned, but only when it is available for this
purpose, i.e. when Jog is not selected. See Jogger Wheel Priority for details.
Displaying Subframes
Timecodes in Prodigy are all accurate to the subframe (one-eightieth of a frame). But when you type timecodes you
may choose to have them rounded to the nearest frame. The subframe key is the same as the Clear key in the
Numeric Keypad, but you hold down the Blue key at the same time as pressing it. When you do this the display in
the LCD toggles from having subframes in it or not. When subframes are not displayed, the system assumes that
their value is zero for all typed numbers.
When you edit without typing numbers, by moving the transport to the edit point, the number is always accurate to
the subframe value displayed at the top of the video screen.
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