Panasonic AG-DP800HP - Manual (Page 51)

REFERENCE
•The drop frame or non-drop frame mode can be selected for the time code by the menu item. For further details, refer to "How
to set the menu items" (page 52).
•REC RUN and FREE RUN positions of REC/FREE selector switch
REC RUN: The time code is counted only when the VTR is in the recording mode. The count commences at the same time as
the recording starts, and it stops at the same time as the recording ends. The time code is continuous for automatic
editing (pre-edit shooting) if LTC is ON (refer to the section on the menu items).
FREE RUN: The time code is counted continuously all the time regardless of the VTR’s operation mode.
When the generator is synchronized with a standard clock (refer to the section on the menu items), the recording
time can be recorded onto the tape.
•Drop frame (DF) and non-drop frame (NDF) modes
Drop frame: In order to compensate for the discrepancy occurring between the color synchronization and actual time over a
long time duration, two frames (00 and 01) are skipped from the start of each full minute except at the 0-, 10-, 20-,
30-, 40- and 50-minute mark.
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