8SHIFT button

For setting the time code, user bits, or real time, this button selects the digit to be changed. The selected digit flashes.

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9PRESET/REGEN (preset/regeneration) switch

This switch selects whether to set a new time code or to match the existing time code that had been recorded.

PRESET: Starts recording time code values on the tape from the newly set value.

REGEN: Reads the existing time code on the tape and sets the time code starting value accordingly. Thus, even when there is an indefinite break in recording, this setting ensures that time codes on the tape will be continuous. Regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/R- RUN switch, the camcorder operates in R-RUN mode.

For more information, see “Make the time code continuous” on page 4-20.

0F-RUN/SET/R-RUN (free run/set/recording run) switch This switch selects the operating mode for the internal time code generator.

F-RUN:The time code generator keeps running, regardless of the operation state of the VTR. Use this position when matching the time code to real time or for synchronizing the time code with an external time code.

SET: Set the switch to this position to set the time code or user bits.

R-RUN:The time code generator runs only while recording. This produces a tape with consecutive time code value, even when shot intermittently.

For more information, see Section 4-4-1 “Setting the User Bits” (page 4-17) and

Section 4-4-2 “Setting the Time Code” (page 4-19).

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