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(TC/UB SET) menu
(TC PRESET/UB PRESET/TC LINK, etc.)
The default settings are marked with
B
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 54 for details on selecting
menu items.
x
PRESET
You can preset the time code.
1
Select [TC PRESET] with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
2
Select [PRESET] with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
3
Select the first 2 digits with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
You can set the time code between
00:00:00:00 and 23:59:59:24.
4
Set other digits by repeating step
3
.
5
Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial.
x
RESET
You can reset the time code (00:00:00:00).
Select [RESET] in step
1
of the
[PRESET].
x
PRESET
You can preset the user bit.
1
Select [UB PRESET] with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
2
Select [PRESET] with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
3
Select the first 2 digits with the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial.
4
Set other digits by repeating step
3
.
5
Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial.
Press the MENU button
t
select
(TC/UB SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial.
TC PRESET
UB PRESET
x
RESET
You can reset the user bit (00 00 00 00).
Select [RESET] in step
1
of the
[PRESET].
You can select how the time code advances.
B
REC RUN
Advances the time code only during
recording.
Select this setting to record the time code
continuously from the last time code of the
previous recording.
FREE RUN
Advances the time code regardless of
operation of your camcorder.
Select this setting to save the actual time in
the time code.
B
REGENERATE
Reads the last time code of the previous
recording from the tape and records the
new time code consecutively from the last
time code during the backspace editing.
The time code runs in [REC RUN] mode
regardless of the setting of [TC RUN].
PRESET
Records the newly set time code on the
tape.
You can synchronize the time codes of
multiple camcorders.
This function is useful for editing movies
recorded by multiple camcorders.
1
Insert a tape into the main camcorder from
which you want to generate the time code.
2
Set the POWER switches of the main and
sub camcorders to CAMERA.
3
Connect the sub camcorder to the main
camcorder with an i.LINK cable.
4
Set the main and sub camcorder as follows:
TC RUN
TC MAKE
TC LINK
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