Replacing timecode

If your tape does not contain continuous timecode, you can create a copy, or dub, of the tape and record new timecode onto it. To record new continuous timecode onto the tape, copy the tape without the original timecode. You can then capture video (and the new timecode) from the copy.

To replace the timecode on a tape:

1 Load the tape you have shot into a DV camcorder or deck, and make sure that it is fully rewound.

2 Set the camcorder to VTR mode.

3 Load a new tape into a second camcorder or deck, which you will use to record the copy.

4 If the second device includes an option to record video with the timecode from your original tape, be sure that this option is disabled. See the operating instructions for the device for information on this option.

5 Connect the two devices using an IEEE 1394 cable.

6 Begin recording the new tape and then start your original tape playing. Let the camcorders or decks run until the entire original tape has been copied.

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