86 Editing: Preparing for Playlist CreationPreparing for Playlist CreationThis chapter will describe the setup required prior to creatingplaylists.Use setup menu No. 25 (SYSTEM FREQ) to adjust the systemfrequency. Setting the system frequency determines whatplaylist formats are available.A playlist format is the format that a playlist can handle and isdetermined using a combination of the setup menus givenbelow.For details on each menu, refer to “Setup” (page 155).The playlist format is set when a new playlist is created. Thusa new playlist must be created when a change in playlistformat is made.During playlist playback, you can select whether the timecode should be replaced and output as a continuous value orthe separate time code of each clip should be retained.You can set the time code start value when it is replaced atoutput.1 Press the PLAY LIST button to open the playlistscreen.2 Press the MENU button.3 Use the cursor buttons to choose [SETTING] –[REPLACE TC] – [REPLACE] and press the SETbutton.4 Select [ON] and press the SET button.This setting replaces the time code during playback.◆ NOTE:• When set to [OFF], the time code is not replaced, instead thetime code of each clip is output. Then the drop-frame flag of theclip referenced by the first event is used by all drop-frame flagsin the playlist.• During playback or Edit Copy on the recorder, the time code ofthe video track clips is output intact and this may result in non-continuous time code. [ON] is therefore the normalrecommended setting.• When set to [OFF], go to step 7 and end setup.5 Use the cursor buttons to choose [SETTING] –[REPLACE TC] – [START TC] and press the SETbutton to enter the start value of the time code.The initial value is 00:00:00:00.6 Use the cursor buttons to choose [SETTING] –[REPLACE TC] – [DROP FRAME]. Then press theSET button and select [DF] (drop frame) or [NDF](non drop frame).◆ NOTE:• A [DF] setting cannot be made for a playlist in the 24PN format.• [DROP FRAME] does not appear when 50, 25 or 60-25 isselected in setup menu No.25 (SYSTEM FREQ).• When an event is imported from a VTR or other external deviceduring control via the REMOTE connector, a clip is created(recorded) from the external device when a playlist isregistered. Events in a playlist follow the [REPLACE TC] setting,but the clip that is the source of the event retains its original timecode.7 Press the MENU button to end setup.Set the preroll time for preview or voice-over recording.1 Press the MENU button, use the cursor buttons tochoose [SETTING] – [PREROLL TIME] and pressthe SET button.Setting System FrequencySetting Playlist FormatNo.020 SYS FORMATNo.024/025 REC FMT(SD)/REC FMT(HD)No.026 PLY LST FMTSetting the Playback Time Code(TC)Other SettingsSetting preroll time
