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Prepare tapes BEFORE the day of shooting, by creating a timecode on every blank tape.

All new tapes are supplied without a timecode. A tape with many sections starting at zero will totally confuse a computer, and waste hours in post-production. Professionals prepare tapes with a timecode, this is some times called "Blacking-Out", "Blanking" or "Stripeing".

To mark a timecode onto a new blank tape, put it in the camera and then Put the lens cap ON
Connect a microphone that is switched OFF
Select camera mode, and press RECORD The camera will then record "Black" silence overall the tape, whilst marking a continuous timecode throughout the tape. Rewind the tape, fix a label on the tape and mark it with a small "B" or some way that everyone knows that this tape has a timecode and is ready for use.
The tape is now ready for the "Shoot" on another day. Always "Black" more tapes than are needed, just to cover any extra shoots.