Sony 3-280-847-11(1) - Manual (Page 87)

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2 Select [PRESET] with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
3 Select the first 2 digits with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
4 Set other digits by repeating step 3.
5 Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial.
x RESET
You can reset the user bit (00 00 00 00).
Select [RESET] in step 1 of the
[PRESET].
You can select the frame mode.
B AUTO
Sets the frame mode automatically in
accordance with the inserted cassette.
DF
Sets the frame mode to the drop frame
mode.
NDF
Sets the frame mode to the non-drop frame
mode.
What is drop frame?
Although 30 frames are considered as 1
second in time code processing, the actual
frame frequency of an NTSC image signal
is 29.97 frames/sec. As a result, the time
code gradually lags behind real time as the
recording gets longer. The drop frame
function adjusts the time code to real time.
In the drop frame process, the first 2 frames
of each second are not recorded except in
every tenth minute. Recording without the
drop frame process is called non-drop
frame recording.
You can select how the time code advances.
B REC RUN
Advances the time code only during
recording.
Select this setting to record the time code
continuous from the last time code of the
previous recording.
FREE RUN
Advances the time code regardless of
operation of your camcorder.
Select this setting to save the actual time in
the time code.
B REGENERATE
Reads the last time code of the previous
recording from the tape and records the
new time code consecutively from the last
time code during the backspace editing.
The time code runs in [REC RUN] mode
regardless of the setting of [TC RUN].
PRESET
Records the newly set time code on the
tape.
You can synchronize the time codes of
multiple camcorders.
This function is useful for editing movies
recorded by multiple camcorders.
1 Insert a tape to the main camcorder from
which you want to generate the time code.
2 Set the POWER switches of the main and
sub camcorders to CAMERA.
3 Connect the sub camcorder to the main
camcorder with an i.LINK cable.
4 Set the main and sub camcorder as follows:
• Set [TC RUN] to [FREE RUN] (p. 87).
• Set [TC MAKE] to [PRESET] (p. 87).
• Set [TC FORMAT] of the main and sub
camcorders to the same settings (p. 87).
Set the sub camcorders as follows:
5 Select [TC/UB SET] t [TC LINK] with
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
The message [Synchronize TC with
connected device?] appears.
6 Select [YES] to synchronize the time code
of the sub camcorder with that of the main
camcorder. Disconnect the i.LINK cable
TC FORMAT
TC RUN
TC MAKE
TC LINK
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