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Time code recording
The unit can be referenced to SMPTE/EBU time code. SMPTE time code is applied to countries
adopting the NTSC television system, while EBU time code is applied to countries adopting the
PAL/SECAM system.
Two methods are available for recording time code.
• Recording time code together with audio simultaneously
When recording audio and time code while creating a new file:
Use the [NEW FILE] mode.
When recording new time code to an existing file:
Use the [INSERT] mode to record both audio and time code simultaneously.
Selecting the recording mode
Two time code sources to be recorded are available.
• Time code generated by the internal time code generator.
• External time code received from the [TIME CODE INPUT] connector.
Selecting source time code
<Note>
Actually, the DV40 records only the starting time of time code in the dedicated area and does not
stripe it throughout a track. Therefore, recording time code does not consume the recording
space of a disk.
<Notes about recordable time code value>
Normally you can stripe any time code values in 24 hours to a file.
However, with a high-sampling “SDII” file, the recordable time code values are limited.
