Setting the User Bit
The user bit display can be selected from the date or the time of recording, or an identification code consisting of 8 characters in the hexadecimal system that is useful for labeling tapes. There are sixteen possible characters: the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.
If a user bit is being received along with an external time code, you can also choose to record the external user bit on tape.
MENU | RECORDING SETUP |
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1. Open the menu and select [RECORDING SETUP]. Select [UB SELECT], select a setting option and press the SET button.
If you selected [00 00 00 00], the user bit set/reset options appear; continue with the procedure below. Otherwise, close the menu.
If you selected [00 00 00 00]:
2. Select [SET].
The first part of the display flashes.
3.Turn the SELECT dial to select a number or letter and press the SET button.
•The next character of the user bit starts flashing.
•Set the rest of the user bit in the same way.
4.Close the menu.
To reset the user bit to [00 00 00 00], select [CLEAR] in step 2.
The user bit can be recorded when recording with the camcorder or from analog devices. The user bit set in the camcorder cannot be recorded when recording from digital devices (DV or HDV).
Displaying the User Bit
MENU | DISPLAY SETUP/ | UB DISPLAY•OFF |
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Open the menu and select [DISPLAY SETUP/ 
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Recording an External User Bit
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Open the menu and select [RECORDING SETUP]. Select [UB REC], select
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