52Setting the User BitThe user bit display can be selected from the date or the time of recording, or an identification codeconsisting of 8 characters in the hexadecimal system that is useful for labeling tapes. There are sixteenpossible characters: the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.If user bit information is being received along with an external time code, you can also recordthe external user bit on the tape.1. Open the menu and select [RECORDING SETUP]. Select [UB SELECT], select asetting option and press the SET button.If you selected [00 00 00 00], the user bit set/reset options appear; continue with the procedure below.Otherwise, close the menu.If you selected [00 00 00 00]:2. Select [SET].The first character of the user bit flashes.3. Turn the SELECT dial to select a number or letter and press the SET button.The next character of the user bit starts flashing. Set the rest of the user bit in the same way.4. Close the menu. To reset the user bit to [00 00 00 00], select [CLEAR] in step 2. The user bit can be recorded when recording with the camcorder or from analog devices. The userbit set in the camcorder cannot be recorded when recording from digital devices (HDV or DV).Displaying the User BitOpen the menu and select [DISPLAY SETUP/ ]. Select [UB DISPLAY], set it to [ON] andclose the menu.Recording an External User BitOpen the menu and select [RECORDING SETUP]. Select [UB REC], select [EXT.USR-BIT]and close the menu.MENU( 31) RECORDING SETUP UB SELECT•••00 00 00 00MENU( 31) DISPLAY SETUP/ UB DISPLAY•OFFMENU( 31) RECORDING SETUP UB REC•••INT.USR-BIT
