Fostex PD606 User Manual

Location Recorder  Model PD606

Chapter 5: Recording/Playback

You can select the time code source ("Repro" or "Gen") fed from the [TIME CODE OUT]
connector via the "Sel TC Out" item in the "TC SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page
189).

Outputs time code recorded on a disk (or partition).

Outputs the internal generator time code.

 By setting the "Sel TC out" item to "Gen", the [TIME CODE OUT] connector can

output the internal generator time code when the generator mode is set to "FREE RUN",
or when the generator mode is set to "REC RUN" or "24H RUN" and the unit is in
recording mode.

 See "TC SETUP menu" on page 180 for details about the LTC start time, TC user

bit editing, internal TC generator start time setting, the generator user bit setting, etc.

The PD606 provides the function which automatically starts recording when the unit re-
ceives external time code.
You can make this function active or inactive via the "RecIn via ExtTc" item in the "TC
SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (the default is "Off"). See page 194 for details.

The unit does not automatically start recording when the unit receives external
time code. You must start recording manually.

The unit automatically starts recording when the unit receives external time code.

 If the unit receives external time code whose frame rate does not match the

frame rate setting of the unit when the "RecIn via ExtTc" item is set to "On", the unit
does not start recording. Make sure that the frame rate setting matches the frame rate
of external time code.

 

To activate this function, you must set the TC generate mode to "EXT RUN".