About this Manual
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Setting the Time Code
The camcorder generates a times code signal and embeds it in your recordings. You can output the time code along with video output from the HDMI OUT terminal (A134). For 59.94 Hz recordings, you can also select between a drop frame and
Operating modes: 
Selecting the Running Mode
You can select the running mode of the camcorder s time code.
1 Open the time code [Mode] submenu.
[¤TC/UB Setup] >[Time Code] >[Mode]
2 Select the desired option and then press the joystick.
€If you selected [Regen.], you do not need to perform the rest of this procedure. If you selected [Preset] and would like to set the time code s initial value, see the following section Setting the Time Code s Initial Value.
3 After you select [Preset], open the time code [Run] submenu.
[¤TC/UB Setup] >[Time Code] >[Run]
4 Select the desired option and then press the joystick.
Options
[Preset]: The time code starts from an initial value you can select in advance. The default initial time code is 00:00:00.00. The time code s running mode depends on the [Run] setting.
[Rec Run]: The time code runs only while recording so clips recorded consecutively on the same SD card will have continuous time codes.
[Free Run]:The time code starts running the moment you press the joystick to select this option and keeps running regardless of the camcorder s operation.
[Regen.]: The camcorder will read the selected SD card and the time code will continue from the last recorded time code on the SD card. The time code runs only while recording so clips recorded consecutively on the same SD card will have continuous time codes.
Setting the Time Code s Initial Value
If you set the time code mode to [Preset], you can set the initial value of the time code.
1Open the time code [Setting] submenu.
[¤TC/UB Setup] >[Time Code] >[Setting]
2Select [Set] and then press the joystick.
€The time code setting screen appears with an orange selection frame indicating the hours.
[¤TC/UB Setup]
[Time Code]
[Mode]
[Preset]
[¤TC/UB Setup]
[Time Code]
[Run]
[Rec Run]
[¤TC/UB Setup]
[Time Code]
[Setting]
When a procedure requires selecting an option, the available options are listed within or after the procedure. Brackets [ ] are used to refer to menu options as they are displayed on screen.
When a function requires the use of the menu, the quick reference shows the submenus and, when applicable, the default setting for the menu item. The example illustration indicates that you can find the function by selecting the
[¤TC/UB Setup] menu and then the [Time Code] menu item.