AAton A-Minima User Manual - page 12
Programming the internal clock with a new time :
You can change the camera internal time within the timecode menu.
Access the timecode menu, then press YES. Select NEW TIME
with the DOWN key then press YES. First select the year with the
UP or DOWN key, press YES to validate, A-minima will take you
to each timecode field. After each fields are set as desired (the NO
button allows you to move backward one field at a time) and that
you have reached the minutes, press YES, then press YES again to
validate the time. A-minima displays this new time and date for few
seconds, the yellow LED will start flashing. The camera is now ini-
tialized and will keep accurate time (within half a frame) for eight
hours.
Note : If the camera has already been initialized and if you need to
change the time, simply access the timecode menu, press YES and
A-Minima will take you to each field at a time.
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Timecode
As a standard feature, the A-minima is equipped with the capability
of recording Aatoncode in camera time. Timecode information is
exposed onto the film by means of seven micro diodes located into
the gate of the camera, near the camera pulldown claw. These
diodes flash rapidly to form the code, as the film pass through the
gate between exposures.
Timecode can be quickly initialized from the camera internal clock
or can be inputted from an external device.
Initializing the camera from its internal clock :
Pressing the DOWN key four times will take you to the timecode
menu of the A-minima. Press YES to enter, CAM TIME blinks,
press YES again. The display will show you the camera internal
time and date for few seconds, the yellow LED will start flashing.
The camera is now initialized and will keep accurate time (within
half a frame) for eight hours.
Note: The Yellow blinking LED is the garanty that timecode has
been initialized and that the camera is running an accurate time. The
camera internal clock is not accurate and timecode will not be
recorded onto the film if it has not been first initialized. The camera
internal clock does not need the camera to be powered to keep the
time. The timecode generator does. Get into the habit of having a
fresh battery near by when replacing an exhausted one. An internal
camera capacitor allows a full minute for battery replacement before
timecode is lost.
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