Time Code

Indicating Time Code or User Bits

•Using the MODE key switch to Mode 4 (time code time) or Mode 5 (time code user bits).

The time code time indicator will indicate hours:minutes in the upper line and seconds:frame rate in the lower line. In the case of frame rate, only positions before the comma will be shown:

2424,000 fps

2525,000 fps

2929,970 fps

3030,000 fps

2323,976 fps

At speeds 29,970 fps and 23,976 fps the frame rate in the „Nondrop-Frame“ mode counts in accordance with SMPTE RP136-1990, 5.2.1, to correspond to NTSC video with 59,940 Hz. The „Nondrop-Frame“ mode results in a time difference to real time of exactly 0,1%.

Setting TC Sensitivity

The intensity of the TC recording must be adjusted to the sensitivity of the film material. The knob for setting the TCS level (time code sensitivity) is on the take-up side on the magazine. The knob can be turned by hand if the magazine cover is open or with a small screwdriver if the magazine cover is closed.

„0“ means no recording, „1“-“9" stand for the various intensity levels. The higher the TCS level, the higher the intensity of the recording. The difference in intensity of the successive TCS levels corresponds to one aperture stop. The set level can also be seen in Mode 6 on the display.

The TCS levels of the most frequently used film types:

84