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Recording – Basic Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
To synchronize the timecode
1
Set the PRESET/REGEN/CLOCK switch to PRESET.
2
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN.
3
Press the DISPLAY/EXPAND button of the LCD
monitor to display TCG on the time counter display
section.
4
Depending on the frame frequency setting of this unit,
supply the reference timecode and reference video
signal shown in the following table to the TC IN
connector
1)
and GENLOCK IN connector,
respectively. The input reference timecode and
reference video signal must meet the phase
relationship requirements of the the SMPTE timecode
standard. (Excluding the case where the frame
frequency is 23.98P.)
1) Input to the TC connector, and set the IN/OUT selector switch to IN.
a) More precisely 59.94i
b) More precisely 29.97P
c) External synchronization is not available for 23.97PsF.
This operation synchronizes the internal timecode
generator with the external timecode. After about 10
seconds, you can disconnect the external timecode
without losing the synchronization. However, there
will be noise on the recorded image if you connect or
disconnect the timecode signal during recording.
• When the frame frequency of this unit is 23.98P, a
discrepancy of ±1 frame with the externally locked
timecode may arise.
• When you finish the above procedure, the internal
timecode is immediately synchronized with the external
timecode and the time counter display will show the
value of the external timecode. However, wait for a few
seconds until the sync generator stabilizes before
recording.
• If this unit cannot be genlocked to the reference video
signal, the internal timecode is not correctly
synchronized with the external timecode.
Until this unit is genlocked to the input reference video
signal, the output video signal from this unit may break
up.
• When the internal timecode generator is set to F-RUN
mode, the precision of the synchronization may be
reduced if you turn the POWER switch off and on or
keep the camcorder turned off for a long time.
About user bits settings during timecode
synchronization
When the timecode is synchronized, only the time data is
synchronized with the external timecode value. Therefore,
the user bits can have their own settings for each
camcorder.
To release the timecode synchronization
First disconnect the external timecode, then set the F-
RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN.
To change the power supply from the battery
pack to an external power supply during
timecode synchronization
To maintain a continuous power supply, connect the
external power supply to the DC IN connector before
removing the battery pack. You may lose timecode
synchronization if you remove the battery pack first.
Camera synchronization during timecode
synchronization
During timecode synchronization, the camera is genlocked
to the reference video signal input from the GENLOCK IN
connector.
Setting for Special Shooting Cases
Depending on the shooting conditions, set the camcorder
appropriately referring to the following table.
Frame
frequency of
this unit
Acceptable reference
video signal frame
frequency (HD or SD)
Acceptable
timecode
60i
a)
, 30P
b)
59.94i 30 frames
50i, 25P 50i 25 frames
23.98P
59.94i
c)
24 frames
PRESET F-RUN
REGEN
SET
CLOCK R-RUN
SUB CLIP
CLIP MENU
SEL/SET
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2
3
4
Notes