Sony HXR-MC88 Operating Instructions - Page 79

TC/UB SET Menu item TC FORMAT TC RUN TC MAKE UB TIME REC Sub-items/Settings DF, NDF REC RUN, FREE RUN PRESET, REGENERATE OFF, ON Description Switches the timecode recording method when [60i] is selected. The timecode is fixed to [NDF] when [50i] is selected. DF: Records the timecode in drop frame. NDF: Records the timecode in non-drop frame. • The timecode is also fixed to [NDF] (when [60i] is selected) when the frame rate is set to 24 in [REC FORMAT]. • Drop-frame Timecode is based on 30 frames per second; however, gaps in the actual time occur during extended periods of recording as the actual frame frequency of NTSC image signals is 29.97 frames per second. Drop frame corrects this gap to make timecode and actual time equal. In drop frame, the first 2 frame numbers are removed every minute except in every tenth minute. Timecode without this correction is called non-drop frame. Sets how the timecode advances. REC RUN: Advances the timecode only during recording. Select this setting to record the timecode sequentially from the last timecode of the previous recording. • Even if the timecode advances in [REC RUN] mode, the timecode may not be recorded sequentially in the following cases: - When the recording format is changed. - When the memory card is removed. FREE RUN: Advances the timecode regardless of operation of your camcorder. Sets how the timecode continues. PRESET: Records a preset set timecode on the memory card. REGENERATE: Reads the last recorded timecode from the memory card, and starts recording with a consecutive timecode. • The timecode advances in [REC RUN] mode, regardless of the setting of [TC RUN]. Sets whether to save the actual time in user bit code. • The last 2 digits are fixed to "00" when it is set to [ON]. Continued , 79 Using the Menu