Specifications

8. Timecode Sensitivity Table
Arriflex 535B Quick Guide, 4/99, Page 14
Notes
This table is in effect as of January 1998. The latest information can be found in the ARRI Technical Note
P-1002 on the ARRI website at http://www.arri.com.
All the new generation Arriflex cameras are able to record SMPTE Timecode as a barcode on film. In order
to ensure the proper exposure of this barcode, the assistant has to set a "Timecode Sensitivity" (TCS) number.
The TCS number indicates the sensitivity of a given film stock to the wavelength of light produced by the LED
that exposes the film. The TCS number is set either on the magazine (535A, 535B, 16SR 3) or on the
camera directly (435, 435ES).
Timecode recording is possible at the standard speeds of 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps. Some 535s
cannot record Timecode at 23.976, but can be modified to do so by any authorized Arri service facility.
No Timecode will be recorded if TCS is set to “0”.
35 mm Fuji Film Stocks
Emulsion Type TCS
8510 Color Negative 7
8514 Color Negative 5
8520 Color Negative 5
8521 Color Negative 7
8530 Color Negative 6
8531 Color Negative 7
8550 Color Negative 4
8551 Color Negative 6
8560 Color Negative 6
8561 Color Negative 5
8570 Color Negative 6
8571 Color Negative 5
35 mm Agfa Film Stocks
Emulsion Type TCS
PAN 250 B/W Negative 7
XT 100 Color Negative 6
XTR 250 Color Negative 5
XTS 400 Color Negative 5
35 mm Kodak Film Stocks
Emulsion Type TCS
5222 B/W Negative 8
5224 B/W Reversal 8
5231 B/W Negative 8
5239 Color Reversal 6
5240 Color Reversal 5
5245 Color Negative 7
5246 Color Negative 6
5248 Color Negative 7
5274 Color Negative 6
5277 Color Negative 5
5279 Color Negative 5
5287 Color Negative 6
5293 Color Negative 6
5294 Color Negative 5
5295 Color Negative 4
5296 Color Negative 5
5297 Color Negative 5
5298 Color Negative 5
5620 Color Negative 5