Canon cinema EOS C100 Mark II User Manual

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Setting the Time Code
Setting the Time Code
The camcorder generates a time code signal and embeds it in your recordings. You can output the time code 
signal from the HDMI OUT terminal (A170).
Selecting the Running Mode
You can select the running mode of the camcorder’s time code.
1 Open the time code [Mode] submenu.
[¤TC/UB Setup] > [Time Code] > [Mode]
2 Select the desired option and then press the joystick.
• If you selected [Regen.], you do not need to perform the rest of this 
procedure. If you...

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3 Push the joystick up/down to set the hours and then press the joystick to move to the minutes.
4 Change the rest of the fields (minutes, seconds, frame) in the same way.
• Press the CANCEL button to close the screen without setting the time code.
5 Select [Set] and then press the joystick to close the screen.
• If the running mode is set to [Free Run], the time code will start running from the selected time code the 
moment you press the joystick.
Selecting Drop or Non-Drop...

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NOTES
• When the frame rate is set to 23.98P, the frames value in the time code runs from 0 to 23. When the frame rate 
is set to 50.00i, PF25.00 or 25.00P, it runs from 0 to 24. With other frame rates, it runs from 0 to 29.
• When you are using slow & fast motion recording mode, you cannot select the [Free Run] running mode. 
Conversely, when you are using pre-recording mode, [Free Run] is set automatically and cannot be changed.
• When you mix drop frame and non-drop frame time...

Setting the User Bit
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Setting the User Bit
The user bit display can be selected from the date or the time of 
recording, or an identification code consisting of 8 characters in the 
hexadecimal system. There are sixteen possible characters: the numbers 
0 to 9 and the letters A to F. The camcorder can embed the user bit in 
your AVCHD clips and output it from the HDMI OUT terminal.
* The user bit cannot be embedded in MP4 clips.
1 Open the user bit [Type] submenu.
[¤TC/UB Setup] > [User Bit] > [Type]
2...

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Recording Audio
Recording Audio
You can record audio using the monaural microphone (above the lens mount), built-in stereo microphone (on the 
handle unit)*, commercially available microphones (XLR terminal*, MIC terminal) or line input (XLR terminal*). 
Using the XLR terminals, you can select the audio input independently for channel 1 and channel 2.
When the bit rate for an AVCHD clip is set to [28 Mbps LPCM] or [24 Mbps LPCM], you can enjoy two-channel 
linear PCM audio recording with a sampling...

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3 Plug the microphone cable into the desired XLR terminal () or the MIC terminal ().
Switching to the Built-in Microphone or External 
Microphone (MIC Terminal)
To use the built-in microphone, make sure to attach the handle unit in 
advance.
Set the CH1/CH2 AUDIO IN switch to INT.
• Audio can be recorded using the built-in microphone or a 
microphone connected to the MIC terminal.
• If you connect a microphone to the MIC terminal while the AUDIO IN 
switch is set to INT, the...

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Recording Audio
When the Handle Unit is Attached
With the handle unit attached, the audio level adjustment is done using 
the audio controls on the handle unit.
1 Select the audio level adjustment mode with the CH1 audio level 
switch.
•Automatic audio level adjustment: Set the CH1 audio level switch 
to A. You do not need to perform the rest of the procedure.
Manual audio level adjustment: Set the CH1 audio level switch to 
M. Continue the procedure to set the microphone's audio recording...

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Configuring the Low-Cut Filter
Perform the procedure below to activate the low-cut filter for the built-in 
microphone or external microphone connected to the MIC terminal.
1 Open the [Int. Mic Low Cut] or [MIC Low Cut] submenu.
[¡Audio Setup] > [Audio Input] > [Int. Mic Low Cut] or [MIC Low 
Cut]
2 Select the desired option and then press the joystick.
Options
* Only for [Int. Mic Low Cut].
** Only for [MIC Low Cut].
Selecting the Built-in Microphone’s Sensitivity
1 Open the [Int. Mic...

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Using Audio Input from the XLR Terminals
Using the XLR terminals CH1 and CH2, you can record audio independently to the two audio channels from a 
microphone or analog audio input source.
Switching Between Microphone and Line Input
1 Set the AUDIO IN switch of the desired channel to EXT.
2 Set the XLR terminal switch of the desired channel to LINE or 
MIC.
• To supply a microphone with phantom power, set the 
switch to MIC+48V instead. Make sure to connect the 
microphone first, before...

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Adjusting the Audio Level for the XLR Terminals
You can set the audio recording level for audio input from the XLR terminals to automatic or manual 
independently for each channel.
Automatic Audio Level Adjustment
Set the audio level switch of the desired channel to A (automatic) to let 
the camcorder automatically adjust that channel’s audio level.
NOTES
• When both CH1 and CH2 are set to the same audio input (external 
microphone or external line input), if the audio level is set to...