Presetting the time code to external

The internal time code generator of the camera can be slave locked in a simplified manner to an external generator.

Connection example of the camera and an external generator

Connect the reference time come to the <TC IN/OUT> terminal.

External lock

Externally lock the time code.

Connect the camera to an external generator in advance.

Select the [RECORDING] menu → [TC/UB] → [FREE/REC RUN] → [FREE RUN].

Select the [RECORDING] menu → [TC/UB] → [TC IN/OUT SEL] → [TC IN].

Enter the external time code to the <TC IN/OUT> terminal.

[TCG] in the camera image screen will be displayed in black and white inversion.

Enter the time code matching the setting in the [SYSTEM] menu → [REC FORMAT] as the reference time code.

Enter the time code of the non-drop frame as well for 23.98p, 25.00p, 50.00p, and 50.00i.

NOTE

Do not slave lock to the externally input time code but automatically advance with internal reference during recording or rec remote controlling of the external recording device.
The time code value may overlap or drop out after recording or ending rec remote due to performing slave lock to the time code input from external.
Since this camera does not have a genlock system, the time code may shift one frame.
Once the slave lock is performed, it will maintain the slave lock status even when the input from the <TC IN/OUT> terminal is gone. However, the slave lock status will be cleared in following cases.
- When the time code is set in [TC PRESET]
- When the power is turned off
- When switched [DF]/[NDF]
- When set to [REC RUN]
- When the variable frame rate recording function or super slow recording function is enabled
The pre-recording will be discarded once when the slave lock is performed during pre-recording.
The number of frames for the record start time code may not be a multiple of four when the recording frame frequency of [REC FORMAT] is set to 23.98p.
External locks by user bits are not supported.

Cautions when switching the power supply from the battery to the AC adaptor while an external lock is active

To maintain the continuity of the time code generator power, remove the battery only after the power status display in the camera image screen has changed to imageicon_ac_adaptor after connecting the AC adaptor to the <DC IN 12V> terminal. The continuity of the external lock of the time code is not guaranteed when the battery is removed first.

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