ARRI ARRIFLEX 435 ES, Instruction Manual

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The TIMECODE Menu
In the TIMECODE menu the current values are displayed:
the time code time and user bits last entered on the CCU
as well as the time code time and user bits of the camera.
Changing Time Code Time
• Depress key “5” to change to the time code menu.
• Depress key “1” - “TIMECODE” is displayed against a
dark background.
• Depress the “ENTER”-key - the camera control unit is
ready for input of the new TC-time.
• Enter a TC-time value within the acceptable range of
00:00:00 to 23:59:59 - the new TC-time is displayed.
Confirm the input by depressing the “ENTER”-key; all
unfilled digits will default to zero.
• Transfer the new TC-time to the camera with the “SEND”-
key.
Changing Time Code User Bits
• Depress key “2” - “USERBITS” is displayed against a
dark background.
• Depress the “ENTER”-key - the camera control unit is
ready for input of the new user bits.
• Enter up to 8 user bits with figures 0-9 or letters A-F -
the new user bits are displayed. Confirm the input by
depressing the “ENTER”-key; all unfilled digits will
default to zero.
• Transfer the new user bits to the camera with the
“SEND”-key.
Note: On productions lasting several days we recom-
mend that the date and the camera number be
entered as user bits (e.g. 280895C1) in order
to ensure clear identification of the film stock.