Setting the Time Code
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Selecting Drop or Non-Drop Frame
When the frame rate is set to 59.94P, 59.94i or 29.97P, you can select between a drop frame (DF) or non-drop
frame (NDF) time code, depending on how you plan to use your recordings.
With all other frame rates, the time code is set to non-drop frame (NDF) and cannot be changed.
Select > [
B
System Setup] > [Time Code DF/NDF] > Desired option.
• The time code display will change depending on the setting. When you select [DF], the time code will appear
as [00:00:00.00]; when you select [NDF], it will appear as [00:00:00:00].
About the time code display
A letter may appear next to the time code depending on the setting/status. Refer to the following table.
Setting the User Bit
You can set a user bit composed of the date or the time of recording or an identification code consisting of
8 characters in the hexadecimal system. There are sixteen possible characters: the numbers 0 to 9 and the
letters A to F.
The user bit is recorded with clips and can be output from the TIME CODE terminal/SDI OUT terminal/HDMI
OUT terminal. It can be used freely to categorize and manage recordings or to keep additional information about
them.
1 Select > [
B
System Setup] > [User Bit Type] > [S etting], [Date] or [Time].
• If you select [Time] or [Date] the rest of the procedure is not necessary.
2 Select [Change].
• To reset the user bit to [00 00 00 00], select [Reset] instead.
3 Enter the user bit using the data entry screen (A 27).
• The frames value of the time code runs from 0 to 23 (frame rate set to 23.98P or 24.00P), from 0 to 24 (frame
rate set to 25.00P, 50.00i or 50.00P), or from 0 to 29 (all other frame rates). However, if the frame rate is
23.98P/24.00P and > [B System Setup] > [SDI Output Signal] is set to [1920x1080i(PsF)] or
[1280x720P], or if [HDMI Output Signal] is set to [1920x1080i] or [1280x720], the frame count of the time code
output to the SDI OUT/HDMI OUT terminal runs from 0 to 29.
• When slow & fast motion recording / frame recording / interval recording is activated, you cannot select the
[Free Run] running mode. Conversely, when pre-recording is activated, [Free Run] is set automatically and
cannot be changed.
• When slow & fast motion recording / frame recording / interval recording is activated, the time code signal and
user bit will not be output from any of the terminals.
• When you mix drop frame and non-drop frame time codes, there might be a discontinuity in the time code at
the point where the recording starts.
• When you are using the [Free Run] running mode, the time code will continue running as long as the built-in
backup battery has some charge left, even if you disconnect all other power sources.
Letter Description
R The time code mode is set to [Regen.].
P The time code mode is set to [Preset] and the running mode is set to [Rec Run].
F The time code mode is set to [Preset] and the running mode is set to [Free Run].
E The time code signal is coming from an external source.
No letter Time code during clip playback.
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