HD Memory Card Camera Recorder Instruction Manual
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Shooting
Time code and user’s bit data are recorded with the video in 
this camera recorder.
The time code and user’s bit are displayed on the viewfinder 
and LCD screens during playback or recording. (Status 
screen)
Displaying Time Code and User’s Bit
The time code and user’s bit are displayed on the viewfinder 
and LCD screens during playback or recording.
The display differs according to the menu settings.
1 Set [Main Menu]B[LCD/VF]B[Status Display...]B[TC/
UB] to AOnB. (A Page 85)
Time code or user’s bit data is displayed on the status 
screen.
2 Select the display with the [TC DISPLAY] switch on 
the LCD monitor.
Select time code display (TC) or user’s bit display (UB).
Memo :      
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The built-in time code generator number is displayed.
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Time code display for [IEEE1394] input is not supported.
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Values recorded on the SDHC card is displayed in Media 
mode.
Time Code Operation Mode
Three types of time code operation can be selected with the 
[TC GENE.] switch. They are AFREEB, ARECB, and 
AREGENB.
* When [Rec Mode] in the [Record Set] menu is set to 
AVariable FrameB, time code operation enters RecRun 
mode.
Setting Time Code and 
User’s Bit
00:00:00:00
MAX 123%
MIN 45%
SKIN AREA
S.DTL
B -3 
 ND1/16 A<3200K>
STBY
100min
100min
1280x720
24p HQ
B
A
282min
30/24 fps
Time Code or User’s Bit
STATUS 1 Screen
[TC DISPLAY] 
Setting Switch
[TC GENE.] Setting Switch
Setting Display LCD/VF Display
VIDEO Output 
Display
TC
Time 
Code
When [Main Menu]
B
[LCD/
VF]
B
[Status Display...]
B
[TC/
UB] is set to 
A
On
B
, time code 
or user’s bit is displayed 
during the following status 
display and information 
display mode of the LCD 
screen.
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STATUS 1 Screen in 
Camera mode
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STATUS 1, STATUS 2 
Screens in Media mode (SD)
When [Analog Out 
Char.] or [SDI Out 
Char.] in the [A/V 
Out] menu is set to 
A
On
B
, time code or 
user’s bit is 
displayed in the 
respective video 
output images 
during the LCD/VF 
display setting on 
the left.
UB
User’s Bit
Setting Mode Description
FREE FreeRun 
mode
The time code operates in the run mode at 
all times regardless of the recording status.
It continues to run even when the power of 
the camera recorder is turned off. *
REC RecRun 
mode
The time code operates in the run mode 
during recording. It continues to run in the 
order of the recorded clips as long as the 
SDHC card is not replaced. If the SDHC 
card is removed and recording is made on 
another card, time code will be recorded on 
the new card from where it was left off in the 
previous card.
REGEN Regen 
mode
The time code operates in the run mode 
during recording. When the SDHC card is 
replaced, the last time code recorded on the 
card is read and recorded on a new card so 
that the time code continues in running 
order. (A Page 49)










