Sony HDCAM HDW-730 Operation Manual page 334

(7) Checking the functions of the user bits and time
code
1
Set the user bits as required.
For more information see "4-5-3 Setting the User Bits"on page 4-38.
2
Set the time code.
For more information, see "4-5-1 Setting the Time Code" on page 4-35.
3
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to R-RUN.
4
Press the VTR START button, and check that the tape starts and
that the counter indication changes.
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5
Press the VTR START button again, and check that the tape stops
and that the counter indication also stops changing.
6
Set the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch to F-RUN, and check that the
counter indication changes regardless of whether the tape is
running.
7
Set the DISPLAY switch to DATA and the DATA DISPLAY
switch to U-BIT, and check that the user bit value that was set is
displayed.
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