Repeat step 5 to set the rest of the digits.

4 Press J/j buttons to select [PRESET], then press EXEC button.

The following menus are displayed.

UB PRESET

 

 

OK

 

 

PRESET

00

00 00 00

RESET

 

 

[ MENU ] : END

5 Set the first two digits. Press J/j buttons to select the number, then press EXEC button.

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7 Press J/j buttons to select [OK], then press EXEC button.

The user bit value is set. The menu display returns to that of step 2.

8 Press J/j buttons to select [OK], then press EXEC button.

The menu display returns to that of step 1.

To cancel the user bits setting

Select [CANCEL] in step 7, then press EXEC button.

To reset the user bits

Select [RESET] in step 4, then press EXEC button.

Note

The user bit is recorded at three-frame intervals for a tape recorded in HDV1080i format.

To select the time code when you record a signal input to HDV/DV format

Set [HDV/DV IN TC] in [TC/UB SET] menu to select whether to record the internal time code or an external one.

INTERNAL: Records the time code internally generated.

EXTERNAL: Records the time code with video and audio signals input via HDV/DV jack.

Notes

• When this item is set to [EXTERNAL], the time code input via HDV/DV jack and the user bits set in [UB PRESET] are recorded.

• When HDV signals are input from HDV/DV jack the user bit value is also recorded, regardless of [HDV/DV IN TC] setting.

•When this item is set to [EXTERNAL], INPUT SELECT switch on the front panel is set to HDV/DV,

and no signal is input via HDV/DV jack, or the

 

software of the editing controller does not output a

 

time code. If you start recording, bars (– –:– –:– –:– –)

 

are recorded as the time code. When time code

 

signals are input, the bars disappear to record the time

 

code signals.

 

• When this item is set to [EXTERNAL], if you input

 

time code to HDV/DV jack that is not continuous or

 

does not advance correctly, the value of the recorded

 

 

 

 

or displayed time code may not be equal to the actual

 

 

 

 

 

value of the input one. If you use a tape with this

 

 

 

 

 

problem, you may not perform search or edit,

 

 

 

 

depending on the devices you use.

 

 

 

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To set the time code when the recording

starts

Dubbing/Editing

Set [TC MAKE] in [TC/UB SET] menu to select the

 

time code to be recorded when recording starts.

 

REGENERATE: The time code value is set to

 

continue the time code from the time code already

 

recorded on the tape. If you start recording from a

 

blank portion of the tape, the time code starts from

 

“00:00:00:00”.

 

PRESET: The time code starts from the value set in

 

[TC PRESET] in [TC/UB SET] menu.

 

 

 

 

To set the advancement mode

 

Set [TC RUN] in [TC/UB SET] menu to switch the

 

advancement mode (counting up).

 

REC RUN: Time code advances only while

 

recording.

 

FREE RUN: Time code advances even when the

 

unit is not recording and the time indicator is

 

paused. Use this setting to adjust the default time

 

code to the current time and so on.

 

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