Canon Setting the Time Code

Setting the Time Code

Setting the Time Code

The camcorder generates a time code signal and embeds it in your recordings. You can output the time code along with video output from the HDMI OUT terminal (A140). For 59.94 Hz recordings, you can also select

70between a drop frame and non-drop frame time code. Operating modes:

Selecting the Running Mode

You can select the running mode of the camcorder’s time code.		[¤TC/UB Setup]
1	Open the time code [Mode] submenu.	[Time Code]
	[¤TC/UB Setup] >[Time Code] >[Mode]	[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	[Preset]
	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.
		[¤TC/UB Setup]
3	After you select [Preset], open the time code [Run] submenu.
	[¤TC/UB Setup] >[Time Code] >[Run]	[Time Code]
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.

[Run]

[Rec Run]

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]

[¤TC/UB Setup]

[Time Code]

[Setting]