Atomos Samurai User Manual

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7. Timecode
Using Timecode
The Samurai has comprehensive file-based timecode support, and can
be triggered from HD-SDI timecode.
Touching the timecode display on the Samurai’s home screen, just below
the four main coloured controls, will take you to the timecode setup
screen. (This is also accessible by touching Menu and then Timecode)
Occupying the lower-centre part of the screen is the timecode display
with controls to set the start-time of the timecode.
The four timecode modes supported are:
• HD-SDI
• Time of Day
• Record Run
• Auto Restart
Cycle through these modes by touching the timecode
Source Selector.
HD-SDI
With this setting, the SDI input will set the timecode (as long as the
input device supports this). The controls to adjust the timecode value is
disabled in this setting because the input decides the value. If you want
to adjust this please refer to your input device’s manual.
Trigger from HD-SDI time code
If HD-SDI time code is selected and the camera is in Record run mode,
the user has the choice to start and stop recording remotely form the
HD-SDI time code start and stop. To enable this simply arm the TC to
Record button. When enabled the camera and the Samurai will start and
stop record similtaneously.
OFF DISABLED ENABLED
When using Free Run time code, depending on the camera trigger
record on both camera and Samurai may or may not be supported.
Currently Sony and Canon cameras are supported.
Time of Day
With this selected, each new clip that is created will contain embedded
timecode accurately showing the time of day that it was recorded,
according to the inbuilt. This can be set in Menu > Date & Time
If recording is stopped and then restarted while in this mode, there will be
a time gap between the last clip and the next one equal to the length of
time the Samurai has been out of record. The start time code of each clip
will be the exact time of day when it started to be recorded.
Time of Day timecode is useful as a reminder of the date and time
that clips were recorded. It can also help with syncing-up of multiple
cameras, but remember that the accuracy of the correlation of Time
of Day timecode between Samurais will depend on how closely their
internal clocks are synchronised.
In Time Of Day mode, the controls on the Timecode Setup Screen for
adjusting the start-point of the Samurai timecode are not available, as
the timecode is set by the Samurai’s internal clock.
Record Run
With this setting you set the start timecode of the first clip, the next clip
will start at the frame after the previous one ended, this will continue on
the for the clips that follow. Often this is referred to continuous timecode
Auto Restart
With this setting, the timecode will be reset to the timecode you define
here whenever you press record. All your clips will start at this timecode.
To adjust the timecode use the “+” and “-” above and below the
hour:minute:seconds sections

Atomos Samurai Specifications

General

Brand	Atomos
Model	Samurai
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English