Setting User Bits; Setting The User Bits - Panasonic AG-HPX500P Operating Instructions Manual

Setting user bits

Use the setting menu UB MODE to select the user bits
to record in the subcode area.
• USER
Records internal user values.
To set user values, set the TCG switch to SET to
open the setting menu TC PRESET screen.
Set values are retained after the power is turned off.
For details, see [Entering UB user values].
• TIME
Records the time calculated by the internal clock.
• DATE
Records the year, month and day time digits from the
internal clock.
• TGG
Records the time code value.
• FRM. RATE
Records the frame rate information of camera
capture.
A natively recorded clip is output at the same
frame rate as the user bit in the VIDEO AUX area
regardless of recorded values. Use this setting when
a PC or other editing device is to use the user bit
frame rate.
For details, see [Frame Rate Information Recorded
in User Bits].
• To slave lock to user bit input to the TC IN connector,
set the setting menu TC IN UB REGEN to ON.
• To slave lock to user bit input to the 1394 connector
during recording of input from the 1394 connector in
MCR MODE, set the setting menu 1394 UB REGEN
to ON.
• In slave mode, the UB indicator is highlighted. In this
status, the UB MODE setting is disabled.
• A slave relationship, once started, continues even
after input from the TC IN or 1394 connector ends.
However, the following events release a user bit slave
status.
• When the setting menu TC IN UB REGEN or 1394
UB REGEN is set to OFF.
• UB PRESET is performed
• CAMERA/MCR mode switching
• The power is turned off
The internal user value retains the slave values even
after slave release.

Setting the User Bits

The user bits allow information, including memos that
use up to eight-digit hexadecimal numbers (date and
time), to be recorded in the Subcode area.
1 2
3
4
HOLD button
1
COUNTER button
2
TCG switch
3
CURSOR and SET buttons
4
1
Set the COUNTER button to UB.
2
Position the TCG switch at [SET].
• When the left digit starts blinking you can
change the value.
3
Use CURSOR buttons to set the user
bits.
UB PRESET
+/- : PUSH
SEL : PUSH < / >
SET(ll) : PRESET OK
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
button: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to
the right.
button: Shifts the target (highlighted) digit to
the left.
button: Increases the highlighted number by
one.
button: Decreases the highlighted number
by one.
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Setting Time Data