Setting the time data

Setting the user’s bit

By setting the user’s bit, memos (dates, times) and other information consisting of up to 8 digits in hexadecimal notation can be recorded on the sub-code track. The user’s bit settings are automatically stored in the memory and retained even after the power has been turned off.

1 Set the camera recorder’s POWER switch to ON.

2 Select USER as the setting for the UB MODE item on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen.

OFor details on the menu operations, refer to page 37.

RECORDING SETUP

:

 

 

FIRST REC TC

H PRESET

TC PRESET

H ––––

 

UB MODE

 

H USER TIME

 

DATE

TCG FRM.RATE

UB PRESET

H ––––

;

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

3 Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4 direction and move to the UB PRESET item.

RECORDING SETUP

:

 

 

FIRST REC TC

H PRESET

TC PRESET

H ––––

UB MODE

H USER

 

 

H –––– YES

 

UB PRESET

 

;

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

4 Press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and move “1” to YES.

RECORDING SETUP

:

 

 

FIRST REC TC

H PRESET

TC PRESET

H ––––

UB MODE

H USER

 

 

–––– HYES

 

UB PRESET

 

;

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

5 The screen shown below appears. Set the user’s bit using the OPERATION lever.

Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 3 or 4 direction, select the user’s bit characters, press “;” of the OPERATION lever, and move to the next digit.

OThe numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F can be used as the user’s bit characters.

OWhen the COUNTER RESET button is pressed on the screen shown below, the user’s bit is reset to zero.

UB PRESET

00 0 0 0 0 0 0

+ :PUSH PLAY

:PUSH STOP SEL:PUSH STILL

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

6 Upon completion of the user’s bit setting, press the MENU button. The screen shown below appears. Tilt the OPERATION lever in the 4 direction, select YES, and press “;” of the OPERATION lever.

UB PRESET

PRESET OK?

NO –––. PUSH STILL

YES

7 Press the MENU button twice to release the menu mode.

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Panasonic AG-DVX100P manual Setting the time data, Setting the user’s bit

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