Entering the user bits

The user bits allow information, including memos that use up to eight-digit hexadecimal numbers (date and time), to be recorded in the Subcode area.

RESET button

COUNTER button

MENU button

Operation lever

1 Open the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen and set the menu option UB MODE to USER.

•For details on menu operation, refer to “Using the setup menus” (Page 28 of Vol. 1).

•You can also use the corresponding buttons on the remote control. For details, see “Description of parts” (Remote control). (Page 19 of Vol. 1)

2 Select CHANGE for UB PRESET on the setting menu RECORDING SETUP screen and press SET on the Operation lever to open the User’s Bit setting screen.

3 Use Operation lever to set the user bits.

UB PRESET

 

 

Shooting

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0

0

0

0

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+/- : PUSH

 

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SEL : PUSH

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PRESET : PUSH SET

PUSH MENU TO RETURN

►direction: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to the right.

◄direction: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to the left.

▲direction: Increases the highlighted number by one.

▼direction: Decreases the highlighted

number by one.

SET:

Confirms the set user bits.

•Pressing the RESET button while setting the user bits will reset any user bit setting to 0.

4 Press SET on the Operation lever and confirm the user’s bit setting value and you leave the user’s bit setting screen.

If you leave the user’s bit setting screen without pressing SET on the Operation lever, the set value is not retained.

5 Use the COUNTER button to display the UB and confirm that the value set is displayed.

Retaining the user bits

The data set for the user bits are automatically saved and retained even if the video camera- recorder is turned off.

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