Canon FS-4 User Guide - Page 44

EXT (GROUP) Selections consist of the following: EXT CTL OFF (default). EXT CTL PLAY, EXT CTL SNAP, and EXT CTL FILE. • EXT CTL OFF allows you to connect a 3.5mm-to-DB9 cable to the GPI port and control the FS-4 using an RS232C cable from an external device. You can also use the FS-4 with the optional wired remote control unit. The remaining three selections allow functions to occur from a simple contact closure. • EXT CTL PLAY allows control of pause and unpause during a record or playback session. • EXT CTL FILE allows a new file to be created during a record session without losing any frames. • EXT CTL SNAP allows a single frame of video to be recorded to a file. Each sequential use in this mode adds another frame to the same file until stopped. TIME CODE (GROUP) Selections consist of the following: TC EXT (Group Default), TC RECRUN, TC FREE RUN (FS-4Pro ONLY), TC REGEN (FS-4Pro only),. In TC EXT mode (FS-4Pro only), the incoming timecode source is recorded. If the TC is not running, and the FS-4 is recording, the same TC number will be in each recorded frame. Choose TC EXT mode to clear any stored number. In TC REC RUN mode. the FS-4 does the following: • The last timecode number recorded + 1 is used as the timecode number for the first frame of the next recording. • The number entered by a setting in the TC PRESET menu is used for the first frame of the next recording. • The last number used is stored in the memory, so this mode persists across recording sessions. When you enable FREE INT mode, the FS-4 begins counting from the value stored. When you use the TC PRESET function, when the number is entered and the TC PRESET menu is exited, the FS-4 begins counting. 40