Chapter 4 Recording/Playback
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4-1 Recording
4-1-2 Recording Time Code and User Bit Values
There are the following four ways of recording time code:
• Internal Preset mode, which records the output of the
internal time code generator, set beforehand to an initial
value. The following run modes can be selected.
- Free Run: Time code advances continually.
- Rec Run: Time code advances only during recording.
• Internal Regen mode, which records the output of the
internal time code generator, initialized to time code
following continuously upon the time code of the last
frame of the last clip on the disc.
• External Regen mode, which records the output of the
internal time code generator, synchronized to an external
time code generator. As the external input, the time code
input to any of the following connectors can be selected.
- TIME CODE IN connector: LTC
- VIDEO IN connector: VITC
- S400 (i.LINK) connector: TC or VITC
- SDI IN connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC
• External Preset mode, which directly records the input of
an external time code generator. As the external input,
the time code input to any of the following connectors
can be selected.
- TIME CODE IN connector: TC
- S400 (i.LINK) connector: TC
- SDI IN connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC
As shown in the following table, you can switch between
different time code recording modes by combining switch
settings in the time data settings section with the selection
of a video input signal and settings of extended menu item
629.
To record time code after setting an initial
value
Set the following switches beforehand.
• INT/EXT/RP188 switch: INT
• PRESET/REGEN switch: PRESET
• F-RUN/R-RUN switch: F-RUN or R-RUN
See 7-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 108) for
more information about how to make extended menu
settings.
Then set an initial value as described below, and carry out
recording (see page 48).
To set an initial value
Proceed as follows.
Time code recording mode Time data settings section switch VIDEO INPUT
SEL button
Item
629
Reference
INT/EXT/
RP188
PRESET/
REGEN
F-RUN/
R-RUN
Internal Preset Free Run INT PRESET F-RUN – –
“To record time code
after setting an initial
value” (page 44)
Internal Preset Rec Run R-RUN – –
Internal Regen INT REGEN – – –
“To record time code
that follows sequentially
upon the last recorded
time code” (page 46)
External Regen (TC IN connector:
LTC)
EXT REGEN – SDI/
COMPOSITE/
SG
tc
“To record with the
internal time code
generator synchronized
to external time code”
(page 46)
External Regen (VIDEO IN
connector: VITC)
vitc
External Regen (i.LINK connector:
TC)
i.LINK tc
External Regen (i.LINK connector:
VITC)
vitc
External Regen (SDI IN
connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC)
RP188 REGEN – SDI –
External Preset (TC IN connector:
TC)
EXT PRESET – SDI/
COMPOSITE/
SG
–
“To record external time
code directly” (page 47)
External Preset (i.LINK connector:
TC)
i.LINK –
External Preset (SDI IN
connector: SMPTE RP188 LTC)
RP188 PRESET – SDI –
