Sony M25AN Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 3

Utilizing the Time Code

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• To record the time code according to the setting of [TC 

RUN], set [TC MAKE] to [PRESET] (page 79).

• If you set the advancement mode to [FREE RUN], the 

time code will be updated by the internal clock while 
the unit’s power is off. The time code may be delayed 
or advanced when you turn on the unit power again, 
play back a tape, or set the INPUT SELECT switch to 
HDV/DV.

Set [TC FORMAT] in the [TC/UB SET] menu to switch 
the frame mode (page 79).

AUTO: Automatically sets the mode in accordance 

with the loaded tape. 
If nothing is recorded on the tape, the mode is set to 
the non-drop frame mode. If the unit cannot read 
the frame mode correctly from the tape, the unit 
will use the mode that was set in the last position it 
was able to read correctly on the tape. If you 
remove the cassette, the mode of the last position it 
was able to read correctly is cleared and the mode 
is set to the non-drop frame mode. If [TC MAKE] 
is set to [PRESET], the mode is also set to the non-
drop frame mode.

DF: Selects the drop frame mode.
NDF: Selects the non-drop frame mode.

When you set [60i/50i SEL] in the [OTHERS] menu to 
[50i], the unit applies the 50i system specification. 
Therefore, the time code generated by the unit during 
recording is that of the non-drop frame mode. Even if 
60i system signals are input to the  HDV/DV jack, 
when [60i/50i SEL] in the [OTHERS] menu is set to 
[50i], the time code generated by the unit is the non-drop 
frame mode, regardless of the [TC FORMAT] setting. 
To set the unit to generate the time code in the drop 
frame mode, set [60i/50i SEL] to [60i].