Sony HVRM35U Product Manual (HVR-M35U Operating Manuals) - Page 82

Operating Menus Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus Icon/Menu Submenu Setting TC/UB SET HDV/DV IN TC Selects whether to record internal time code or external time code while the unit records (page 53) signals input from the HDV/DV jack. BINTERNAL : Records the time code generated by the internal time code generator. (If [TC MAKE] is set to [REGENERATE] and no time code is recorded on the tape, the unit records time code from 00:00:00:00. If there is time code already recorded on the tape, the unit records continuous time code from this point.) EXTERNAL : Records the time code with video and audio signals input from the HDV/ DV jack. Notes • Bars are recorded as the time code if you start recording when this item is set to [EXTERNAL], the INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel is set to HDV/DV, and no signal is input via the HDV/DV jack. When any signals are input, the time code of the signals is recorded. • If you set this item to [EXTERNAL] and the external time code input is discontinuous or does not advance correctly, recording or displaying of the time code on the unit may not be done correctly. If there is a discontinuous time code on your recorded tape, you may not be able to edit or search correctly, depending on the device used to edit. TC RUN (page 55) Selects the advancement mode (counting up). BREC RUN : Time code value advances only while recording. FREE RUN : Time code value advances even when the unit is not recording. (Use this setting to adjust the initial value of the time code to the present time.) TC MAKE (page 55) TC FORMAT (page 56) Notes • If you set the advancement mode to [FREE RUN], the time code will be updated by the internal clock when the power is off. Therefore, when you turn on the unit again, the time code may be somewhat off. • If the internal backup battery is exhausted, the time code of the [FREE RUN] setting is initialized. Selects the time code when you start recording. BREGENERATE :The time code value is set to continuous time code from the one already recorded on the tape. If no time code is recorded on the tape, it starts from 00:00:00:00. PRESET : The time code starts from the value set in [TC PRESET] in the [TC/UB SET] menu. Selects the recording mode of the time code when 60i format is used. BAUTO : Automatically sets the mode in accordance with the mode already set on a cassette tape. (If nothing is recorded on the tape, the non-drop frame mode is set. If the unit cannot correctly read the frame mode on the tape, it will use the frame mode that was set in the last position on the tape that the unit can read correctly. If you remove the cassette, the mode of the last position that the unit was able to read correctly is cleared and the non-drop frame mode is set when recording is restarted from the same position. If [TC MAKE] is set to [PRESET], the non-drop frame mode is set.) DF : Selects the drop frame mode. NDF : Selects the non-drop frame mode. Note When [60i/50i SEL] is set to [50i], the unit operates as a 50i specification model. Therefore, the time code is set to the non-drop frame mode. Even if 60i signals are input via an i.LINK connection when [60i/50i SEL] is set to [50i], the time code generated by the unit is in the non-drop frame mode regardless of the [TC FORMAT] setting. To set the time code to the drop frame mode, set [60i/50i SEL] to [60i]. As a result, [TC FORMAT] setting will return to the status before the [60i/50i SEL] menu was set to [50i]. JOG TC OUT Sets the time code output from the TC OUT jack ON/OFF when the tape is played at a speed other than normal. BOFF : Does not output the time code. ON : Outputs the time code. 82 Chapter 5 Adjusting and Setting Through Menus