Sony DSR-DR1000A - Manual (Page 28)

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Setting the Time Data
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Advancement of internal time code
generator
The internal time code generator can advance in either of
two modes, which can be set with the RUN MODE menu
item (see page 65).
FREE RUN: Advancement starts when the data saving
operation is completed.
REC RUN: Advancement starts when recording starts and
stops when recording stops.
To set the current time as the initial time
code value
In step 2 above, set the RUN MODE menu item to FREE
RUN, then set the current time (format: HH:MM:SS:FF =
hours: minutes:seconds:frame number) in step 3 and
subsequent steps.
Synchronizing Internal and External
Time Codes
The internal time code generator can be synchronized with
an external time code (LTC) input to this unit.
To synchronize the internal time code to
external time code
Input an external time code (LTC) signal to the TIME
CODE IN connector, then set the TC MODE menu item
(see page 65) to EXT REGEN.
The internal time code generator locks onto the external
time code and starts advancing. Once the internal time
code generator has been synchronized in this way, you can
disconnect the external time code input and this unit will
maintain the synchronized time code.
Note
When the selected input mode is “i.LINK” (the i.LINK
indicator is lit in the INPUT signal display section), setting
the TC MODE menu item to EXT REGEN causes the
internal time code generator to automatically synchronize
with the external time code input to the unit via the i.LINK
interface.
When the TC SELECT menu item is set to VITC, the
internal time code generator synchronizes to the time code
(VITC) of video input signals.
Once an external time code signal has been input, the
internal time code advancement mode and frame count
mode are automatically set as follows:
Advancement mode: FREE RUN
Frame count mode: Same as external time code (drop
frame or non-drop frame)
To confirm external synchronization
Press the STOP button to put the unit into stop mode, then
press the REC button.
Look at the time counter display and check that the time
code value displayed there matches the external time code
value.