Sony PDWF75 User Manual (PDW-F75 Professional Disc Recorder Operating Manual f - Page 49

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback To record external timecode directly (External Preset) When you use this method, the internal timecode generator advances without being affected by the external timecode. To directly record timecode input to the TIME CODE IN connector Connect the timecode output of an external device to the TIME CODE IN connector, and make the following settings on page P2 of the function menu. • Set TCG to "EXT". • Set TC MODE to "PRESET". • Set TC/VITC to "TC". Carrying Out Recording One recording segment (from the start to the end of recording 1)) is called a "clip". 1) In recording with the Clip Continuous Rec function (see page 50) enabled, a clip is the segment recorded from the start of recording until the function is stopped or turned off. See Chapter 4 "Scene Selection" for more information about clips. 1 • The maximum number of clips that can be recorded is 300. If the loaded disc already contains 300 clips, recording with the REC button is not possible. (The message "Max # Clips" appears in the time data display section.) • During recording, do not turn off the POWER switch on the rear panel or disconnect the power cord. This could cause the clip being recorded to be lost. For details, see "Handling of Discs When Recording Does Not End Normally (Salvage Functions)" on page 45. To specify the frame to use as the thumbnail image You can display a list of thumbnails of all clips on a disc, and use it to check the recorded content (see page 53). When the unit is shipped from the factory, it is set up to display the first frame of each clip as the thumbnail. As required, you can select another frame to display as the thumbnail. For example, if there are several seconds of color bars recorded at the start of the clip, selecting a frame after the end of the recording of color bars can make it easier to identify the clip. You can use META DATA >INDEX POSITION in the setup menu to select the position of the thumbnail image by specifying a number of seconds after the first frame. The selection range is 0 seconds (0 SEC) to 10 seconds (10 SEC). ACCESS NETWORK LOCAL REMOTE LEVEL PHONES CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 F1 F2 CH 4 F3 F4 CHAPTER MENU MARK1 F5 EXPAND PAGE DISPLAY SUB THUMB IN CLIP NAIL SET RESET VARIABLE REC PRESET PB KEY INHI CLIP ESSENCE MENU MARK PREV PLAY NEXT MARK2 STOP SHIFT TOP F REV F FWD END STANDBY OUT REC VAR JOG SHUTTLE EJECT 32 1 Insert a disc. 2 Hold down the REC button, and press the PLAY button. Recording starts. 3 To stop recording, press the STOP button. If the disc becomes full Recording stops and the message "ALARM DISC END." appears on the monitor. Notes • The shortest clip that can be recorded is 2 seconds long. Even if recording start and stop operations are performed within 2 seconds, a 2-second clip is recorded. To adjust the audio recording levels When carrying out audio recording at a reference level Set the VARIABLE switch to PRESET. The audio signals will be recorded at a preset reference level. You can change the reference level and the input levels with AUDIO CONTROL >LEVEL SELECT in the setup menu. REF LEVEL: Reference level CH1 IN LEVEL: Input level of channel 1 CH2 IN LEVEL: Input level of channel 2 Manually adjusting the audio recording levels Set the VARIABLE switch to "REC" and adjust the CH 1 to CH 4 knobs so that the audio level indications on the audio level meters do not exceed 0 dB for a maximum volume. Carry out the adjustment in E-E mode. See OPERATIONAL FUNCTION >AUTO EE SELECT in the setup menu for more information about the signal output settings in E-E mode (page 94). 49 Recording