Sony 1500A User Manual

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Setting the Time Data
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Press the F button to select “TC INSERT.”
5
Press the G button.
The following message appears.
Note
If the recording format is not DVCAM, a different 
message appears. 
See “When recording format is not DVCAM” (page 
54
).
6
Insert the cassette.
A message to confirm the TC insert operation appears.
To cancel the TC insert operation
Press the MENU button.
7
Press the SET (YES) button.
Time code recording starts from the current tape 
position.
Note
If the recording format of the tape is not DVCAM, a 
different message appears. 
See “When the recording format of the tape is not 
DVCAM” (page 54
).
When the recording ends, the message “TC INSERT 
COMPLETED. PUSH THE YES BUTTON.” appears 
on the monitor screen and “Completed” appears in the 
time counter display.
8
Press the SET (YES) button to exit the menu.
When recording format is not DVCAM
When you carry out step 5 of the foregoing procedure, the 
following message appears.
Press the SET (YES) button to end the operation and do it 
over again after setting the REC FORMAT menu item (see 
page 65)
 to DVCAM. You can use the TC insert function 
in DVCAM format only.
When the recording format of the tape is not 
DVCAM
When you carry out step 7 of the foregoing procedure, the 
following message appears.
TC insert
AUTO FUNCTION MENU
SDTI DUBBING
i.LINK DUBBING
TC INSERT
Monitor screen
Time counter display
Set tape!
TC INSERT
INSERT THE TAPE IN
THIS VTR.
ABORT:MENU KEY
Monitor screen
Time counter display
TC insert?
TC INSERT
START TC INSERT?
START:YES  KEY
ABORT:MENU KEY
Monitor screen
Time counter display
Executing
TC INSERT
EXECUTING.
TCR 00:00:00:00
UBR 00:00:00:00
ABORT:MENU KEY
Monitor screen
Time counter display
Not DVCAM!
TC INSERT
NO TC INSERT FUNCTION
AVAILABLE, DV RECORDING
FORMAT SELECTED.
SELECT DVCAM RECORDING
FORMAT.
PUSH THE YES BUTTON.
Monitor screen
Time counter display