Setting the User Bit
The user bit display works on the hexadecimal system that consists of a mixture of eight numbers or letters. There are sixteen possible characters, numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to F.
This is useful for labeling tapes.

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Press the <MENU> button to open the menu and select [RECORDING SETUP] and [USR BIT DATA].
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]:
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Select [SET].
The first part of the display flashes.
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Turn the <SET> dial to select the number/alphabet and press the <SET> dial.
- The next part of the display starts flashing.
- Set the rest of the display in the same way.
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Close the menu.
- To reset the user bit to [00 00 00 00], select [CLEAR] in step 2.
- User bit can be recorded when recording with the camcorder or from analog devices. The user bit of your camcorder cannot be recorded when recording from digital devices.
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Displaying the User Bit

Press the menu button to Open the menu and select [DISPLAY SETUP/
]. Select [USR BIT DISP], set it to [ON] and close the menu.
User bit cannot be displayed during special playback. |