Grass Valley PDR v.2.2 - Manual (Page 216)

Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor
198 Profile Family
2. Choose a timecode codec. By default, a channel is allocated one logical
codec (Any Codec). If you have selected the Any Codec option, this means
that the first codec available is chosen from among the physical timecode
codecs. You can also choose a specific, physical codec (Codec 1–8) or no
codec at all (None).
3. If you select internal generator, click the More button see the generator
settings. The More button is dimmed unless you select internal generator.
4. When using an internal timecode generator, you can start timecode using the
NT clock or with a fixed time. Click Time of Day to use the NT clock, or,
click Fixed Time . With fixed time, you can use the default of 00:00:00:00
(Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames) or set a new fixed starting time. This
setting takes effect when the
Record button is pushed.
5. To choose drop frame, click on the Drop Frame button while configuring
timecode. To compensate for the 29.97 frame rate in NTSC, drop-frame
timecode synchronizes the rate with elapsed time. Drop-frame timecode
drops two frames per minute, except on the tenth minute. PAL has a constant
rate of 25 frames per second and never requires drop-frame timecode.
6. The system default automatically provides you with one timecode input
(Internal Generator), a codec (Any Codec), and no timecode output (None).
To preserve a different configuration, use the
Save Default button to save
your current channel configuration as the default. Different defaults can be
saved for each machine in your network.