Panasonic HPX300 Operating Instructions - Page 60
Setting the Time Code, Time code function during battery, replacement
UPC - 791871304297
View all Panasonic HPX300 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 60 highlights
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording Frame rate: 30P over 60i (2:2) Time code digit 00 01 02 Video Ao Ae Bo Be Co Ce Updated frame information 10 10 10 720P mode Frame rate: 24P over 60P (2:3) Updated frame Time code digit 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Video AABBBCCDDDAABB CDDDAABBBCCDDD Updated frame information 10 10 01 01 00 10 10 01 00 10 10 01 01 00 Frame rate: 30P over 60P (2:2) Time code digit 00 01 02 Video AABBCC Updated frame information 10 10 10 Setting the Time Code 1 Switch the menu option TC MODE on the RECORDING SETUP screen to DF or NDF using the menus. For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the menus] (page 120). • Select DF to advance time code in drop frame mode and NDF in non-drop frame mode. Note that 24P, 24PA and 24PN are always recorded in NDF mode. 2 Use the COUNTER button to switch to time code display. 3 Position the TCG switch at SET. 4 Use the CURSOR buttons to set the time code. • Range of available time code settings: 00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:29 (other than 24PN), 00:00:00:00 to 23:59:59:23 (24PN) TC PRESET REC RUN 00 h 00 m 00 s 00 h min s frm +/- : PUSH / SEL : PUSH / PRESET : PUSH SET q button: S hifts the target (highlighted) digit to the right. w button: S hifts the target (highlighted) digit to the left. e button: Increases the highlighted number by one. r button: D ecreases the highlighted number by one. SET button: U se to confirm set time code value. • Pressing the RESET button will reset any time code setting to 0. 5 Press the SET button to confirm the time code setting, and use the TCG switch to select a time code. • F-RUN steps the time code in free run mode, and R-RUN set it in recording run mode. NOTE • When 24P or 24PA is used, the time code is adjusted every 5 frames. It is adjusted to multiples of four for 24PN and to even numbers for 720/30PN. The time code cannot be set during recording. • The set value is not valid if you change the TCG switch position without pressing the SET button. Time code function during battery replacement Even during battery replacement the backup mechanism keeps the time code generator functioning. NOTE When the POWER switch has been switched ON OFF ON, the backup accuracy of the time code in free run mode is about ±2 frames. 60