User Manual

72 Home screen and camera menu
Setting timecode run mode
1. Choose HOME SCREEN > TC > Options > Run mode.
You have the following options:
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Rec run
Timecode increases during recording only. The timecode value increases with
every frame generated by the sensor while recording.
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Free run
Timecode increases with every new frame generated by the sensor,
independently from recording.
Note: Free run is only possible if the sensor fps equals the project fps (i.e. shooting
sync speed). Otherwise, the camera temporarily switches to rec run. The free run
timecode continues to count in the background.
When you set the sensor frame rate back to equal the project frame rate, the timecode
will synchronize itself to the free run timecode again.
If you synchronized your camera to an external signal while it was in free run, you can
shoot offspeed shots in rec run timecode and return to sync speed afterwards. The
camera will return to free run timecode and seamlessly reconnect to the previously
synchronized timecode.
Setting timecode mode
► Choose HOME > TC > Options > Mode.
You have the following options:
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Regen
Depending on the timecode run mode, regen behaves differently:
Run mode rec run: The camera determines the timecode of the last frame of
the last recorded clip and increments it by one for the next clip. This ensures
consecutive timecodes for a sequence of clips.
Run mode free run: The timecode source should be connected to the camera
permanently. The camera continuously reads the timecode signal at the
timecode connector as long as it is present. Upon disconnection or loss of
signal, the camera continues counting on its own, but will indicate the missing
signal through an orange exclamation mark on the TC button on the home
screen. When the external signal is reconnected, the camera uses the value
of the external signal again. Regen mode will disable manual editing of the
timecode.
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Preset
The camera uses its internal counter.
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Jam sync
The camera samples the timecode value and simultaneously tunes its
internal timecode clock to match the clock of the timecode source. During this
procedure, the timecode display on the home screen, on the timecode menu
screen as well as on the status overlays is flashing. Jamming has finished
when the timecode display stops flashing, then the timecode source can be
disconnected. The camera continues counting based on its own high-precision
crystal clock now. This mode ensures stable timecode with a drift of less than
one frame over eight hours, after which the camera has to be re-jammed.
Note: Due to the tuning mechanism, jamming the camera might take up to
30 seconds and a timeout is issued if tuning could not be completed after 60
seconds.
Note: You can edit timecode in preset mode only.