Card continuity provided by the user's bit
4-5Setting Time Data
If the menu option UB MODE is set to REGEN, the AJ-
4-5-1Setting the User Bits
SPX800P reads the user bits in the last frame of the last clip
recorded on a P2 card (clip with the most recent recording date
The user bits allow information, including memos that use up to
and time), and records that bit onto the next card. Note that
eight-digit base 16 numbers (date and time), to be recorded in
settings for the user bits are not recorded.
the secondary code area.
The menu option UB MODE can be found in the <TC/UB>
screen, which is accessible from the MAIN OPERATION page.
HOLD switch
<Note>
DISPLAY switch
The AJ-SPX800P also records the time code and user bits in the
VIDEO AUX area. The value for the time code (VITC) is the
same as that of the time code (LTC) in the secondary code area.
The user bits (of VITC) also records special information,
including the shoting frame rate.
Display
window
User bits of VITC
__:0F:30:8_
Card management data
Fixed value
z Frame update flag
Verification z Recording start/stop mark
information on
TCG switchCamera shooting mode
the right-hand 60i: 600
CURSOR and SET buttons
six digits 30P: 308
1Position the DISPLAY switch at [UB].
2Position the TCG switch at [SET].
When the left digit starts blinking you can change the value.
3Use CURSOR buttons to set the user bits.
button: Shifts the target (blinking) digit to the right.
button: Shifts the target (blinking) digit to the left.
button: Advances the blinking number by one digit.
button: Winds back the blinking number by one digit.
4Position the TCG at [F-RUN] or [R-RUN].
5Go to the <TC/UB> screen from the MAIN OPERATION
page, and set the menu option UB MODE to USERŽ.
<Note>
When the TCG switch is positioned at [SET], thumbnails
cannot be manipulated.
Retaining the user bits
The data set for the user bits are automatically saved and
retained even if the video camera-recorder is turned off.
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