8. Timecode Sensitivity Table
Notes
This table is in effect as of January 1998. The latest information can be found in the ARRI Technical Note
P-1002 on the ARRI website at http://www.arri.com.
All the new generation Arri�ex cameras are able to record SMPTE Timecode as a barcode on Ţlm. In order
to ensure the proper exposure of this barcode, the assistant has to set a "Timecode Sensitivity" (TCS) number.
The TCS number indicates the sensitivity of a given Ţlm stock to the wavelength of light produced by the LED
that exposes the Ţlm. The TCS number is set either on the magazine (535A, 535B, 16SR 3) or on the
camera directly (435, 435ES).
Timecode recording is possible at the standard speeds of 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps. Some 535s
cannot record Timecode at 23.976, but can be modiŢed to do so by any authorized Arri service facility.
No Timecode will be recorded if TCS is set to O0�.
35 mm Kodak Film Stocks35 mm Fuji Film Stocks
Emulsion TypeTCSEmulsion TypeTCS
5222B/W Negative88510Color Negative7
5224B/W Reversal88514Color Negative5
5231B/W Negative88520Color Negative5
5239Color Reversal68521Color Negative7
5240Color Reversal58530Color Negative6
5245Color Negative78531Color Negative7
5246Color Negative68550Color Negative4
5248Color Negative78551Color Negative6
5274Color Negative68560Color Negative6
5277Color Negative58561Color Negative5
5279Color Negative58570Color Negative6
5287Color Negative68571Color Negative5
5293Color Negative6
35 mm Agfa Film Stocks5294Color Negative5
5295Color Negative4
5296Color Negative5Emulsion TypeTCS
5297Color Negative5PAN 250 B/W Negative7
5298Color Negative5XT 100Color Negative6
5620Color Negative5XTR 250 Color Negative5
XTS 400 Color Negative5
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