Sony PMW-F3K - Manual (Page 55)

Setting the Time Data 55
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for 1920/23.98P in, there may be a field that has dual
timecodes on the display.
3) With DF, the frame digits can be set as desired in the
range of 00 to 29.
With NDF, the frame at the beginning of recording is
limited to 00, 05, 10, 15, 20, or 25.
You can add a hexadecimal number of 8 digits for
pictures as the user bits.
The user bits can also be set to the current date.
Use “Users Bit” of the TC/UB SET menu.
Setting eight digits as desired
1
Set “Mode” of “ Users Bit ” to “ Fix .”
2
Specify the values on the Setting line
and select “SET.”
You can set hexadecimal digits A to F with
the corresponding alphabetics.
Recording the current date as the user
bits
Set “Mode” of “ Users Bit ” to “ Date .”
The current date is displayed on the Setting line.
In E-E Display/Recording mode, pressing the
DISPLAY/BATT INFO button displays the time
data on the screen.
The indication is switched among the timecode,
user bits, and recording duration each time you
press the TC/U-BIT/DURATION button.
Setting the User Bits
Displaying the Time Data
00:00
Timecode
Users B i t
TC Format : DF
TC/UB SET
Mode : Fix
Set t i ng : 2 0 0 7 1 2 0 8
B
B
TCG 00:00:00:00
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Display Contents
TCG **:**:**:** Tmecode
CLK **:**:**:** Timecode (Clock mode)
UBG ** ** ** ** User bits
DUR **:**:** Duration from the beginning of
recording