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Setting user bits

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Using time data (continued) ■ Date (real time) • The built-in clock calculates the year, month, day and time from the internal clock to display on video in the LCD, viewfinder and VIDEO OUT and other video output. • The internal clock is not only used to calculate the free run time code when the power is off and to set the user bit year, date and time, but also to set file creation dates when clips are recorded that determine the order of thumbnails and playback order. • It is also used for generating clip metadata and UMID (Unique Material Identifier). ·· "Setting the calendar" (Page 26 of Vol. 1) Setting user bits Use the setting menu UB MODE on the RECORDING SETUP screen to select the user bits to record in the subcode area. (Page 142) USER: Records internal user values. To set user values, set the menu UB PRESET screen. Set values are retained after the power is turned off. • "Entering the user bits" (Page 63) TIME: Records the time calculated by the internal clock. DATE: Records the year, month and day time digits from the internal clock. EXT: Records the user bits input to the TC IN/OUT connector. Recording of 1394 input also records user bits input to the DVCPRO/DV connector. TCG: Records the time code value. FRM. RATE: Records the frame rate information of camera capture. A native recorded clip is played back at the same frame rate as the VITC UB regardless of recorded values. Use this setting when a PC or other editing device is to use the user bit frame rate. • "Frame rate information recorded in user bits" (Page 64) • To slave lock to the user bits input to the TC IN/ OUT connector, set to EXT. • In slave mode, the UB indicator is highlighted. • A slave relationship, once started, continues even after input from the TC IN/OUT or DVCPRO/DV connector ends. Note that the following events release user bit slave status. ·· When a UB MODE option is set to something other than EXT. ·· When UB PRESET is performed ·· When switching to 1394 in the menu option REC SIGNAL in the SYSTEM SETUP screen. ·· Turning the power off. • The internal user value retains the slave values even after slave release. To input an external time code from the TC IN/OUT terminal, it is necessary to set TC IN/ OUT SEL on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL screen to TC IN. 62

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Using time data (continued)
■
Date (real time)
• The built-in clock calculates the year, month, day
and time from the internal clock to display on
video in the LCD, viewfinder and VIDEO OUT
and other video output.
• The internal clock is not only used to calculate
the free run time code when the power is off and
to set the user bit year, date and time, but also
to set file creation dates when clips are recorded
that determine the order of thumbnails and
playback order.
• It is also used for generating clip metadata and
UMID (Unique Material Identifier).
·
“Setting the calendar” (Page 26 of Vol. 1)
Setting user bits
Use the setting menu UB MODE on the
RECORDING SETUP screen to select the user bits
to record in the subcode area. (Page 142)
USER:
Records internal user values. To set user values,
set the menu UB PRESET screen. Set values are
retained after the power is turned off.
• “Entering the user bits” (Page 63)
TIME:
Records the time calculated by the internal clock.
DATE:
Records the year, month and day time digits from
the internal clock.
EXT:
Records the user bits input to the TC IN/OUT
connector.
Recording of 1394 input also records user bits
input to the DVCPRO/DV connector.
TCG:
Records the time code value.
FRM. RATE:
Records the frame rate information of camera
capture.
A native recorded clip is played back at the
same frame rate as the VITC UB regardless of
recorded values. Use this setting when a PC or
other editing device is to use the user bit frame
rate.
• “Frame rate information recorded in user bits”
(Page 64)
• To slave lock to the user bits input to the TC IN/
OUT connector, set to EXT.
• In slave mode, the UB indicator is highlighted.
• A slave relationship, once started, continues even
after input from the TC IN/OUT or DVCPRO/DV
connector ends. Note that the following events
release user bit slave status.
·
When a UB MODE option is set to something
other than EXT.
·
When UB PRESET is performed
·
When switching to 1394 in the menu option
REC SIGNAL in the SYSTEM SETUP screen.
·
Turning the power off.
• The internal user value retains the slave values
even after slave release.
To input an external time code from the TC
IN/OUT terminal, it is necessary to set TC IN/
OUT SEL on the setting menu OUTPUT SEL
screen to TC IN.