Sony 1080i Operating Instructions Manual page 41

To cancel the time code setting
Select [CANCEL] in step 7, then press the EXEC
button.
To reset the time code
Select [RESET] in step 4, then press the EXEC button.
To set the value of the user bits
You can set the user bits as eight-digit hexadecimal
values (base 16) to have the date, time, scene number,
and other information inserted into the time code track.
1
Press the MENU button to display the menu.
AUDIO SET
AUDIO MONI
AUDIO MIX
AUDIO MODE
AUDIO LOCK
AUDIO LIMIT
MENU : END
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2
Press the f/F buttons to select [TC/UB SET], then
press the EXEC button.
TC / UB SET
RETURN
TC PRESET 00:00:00:00
UB PRESET
TC FORMAT
TC RUN
TC MAKE
UB TIME REC
[ MENU ] : END
3
Press the f/F buttons to select [UB PRESET],
then press the EXEC button.
UB PRESET
RETURN
PRESET 00 00 00 00
RESET
[ MENU ] : CANCEL
4
Press the f/F buttons to select [PRESET], then
press the EXEC button.
UB PRESET
RETURN
PRESET 00 00 00 00
RESET
MENU : CANCEL
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5
Set the first two digits. Press the f/F buttons to
select the number, then press the EXEC button.
6
Repeat step 5 to set the other digits.
7
Press the f/F buttons to select [OK], then press
the EXEC button.
The user bits are set.
8
Press the f/F buttons to select [OK], then press
the EXEC button.
The menu display returns to that of step 2.
To cancel the user bits setting
Select [CANCEL] in step 7, then press the EXEC
button.
To reset the user bits
Select [RESET] in step 4, then press the EXEC button.
To set the user bit to the real time clock
Select the [TC/UB SET] menu, [UB TIME REC], then
[ON].
Note
The user bit time display is recorded at three-frame
intervals for a tape recorded in the HDV1080i format.
To set the time code when the recording
starts
Set [TC MAKE] on the [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] on the [TC/UB SET] menu.
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