Canon XL1 need to remove timecode

[Todd Terry]

It’s been a while since I’ve had the XL1’s out, but if I recall, you CANNOT turn any of the on-screen display off from the video-out feed by using any of the camera controls or settings (you will make yourself crazy trying to figure out how).

If I’m remembering right, you can ONLY turn off the on-screen display using the camera’s remote control. I don’t remember exactly where the button on the remote is or what it’s called (sorry, our XL1 is packed away in storage, or I would check), but I imagine it is called either “DISPLAY” or “ON SCREEN.” Just use that button to toggle the display on and off.

T2

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Todd Terry
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Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
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[Rich Daniels]

Thanks Todd,
I have never used the remote for this so I had to find it first. But it worked like a charm.
Have A blessed day.

Thanks,
Dreamer

[Delano Bryant]

on top of the camera is a button that is called “display” hit it several times and the display goes away.

[Alex Huber]

Ummmm…no.

There is no such “display” button on top of the XL1.

The only way to turn off the on-screen display on the XL1 is with the remote.

I think you must be thinking of one of the newers cameras such as the XL-H1, which DOES have such a button.

A.

[Adam Reinking]

Can you tell me what button on the remote you used to get rid of the display? I can’t figure it out.

[Rich Daniels]

I haven’t used the XL1 in so long I forgot what the button was called so I did a little research and found this from the DVInfo site.
https://www.dvinfo.net/canon/tips.php

The Watchdog notes:

If you’re recording time code during your shoot, you’ll always see the time code numbers running in the viewfinder, they can’t be switched off. However, you may not want the number display to go out over your cables (to a remote recording deck during a multiple-camera shoot, for instance), which they will unless you’ve remembered to bring along your XL1’s wireless remote control. Aim it at the back of the camera and press the “on screen” button. This will toggle off (or on) the display information going through the video outputs.

Rich

[Steve Franklin]

Yes, I learned that you need the remote to switch of the on screen jargon. But after purchasing an XL1 remote to do the job, I had two little canon remotes from consumer mini DV camcorders that had ‘on screen’ buttons. I tried both and they worked a treat! The remotes are the Canon WL-84 and the WL-61. You may find that any canon remote with the on screen button will work. Hope this helps someone!:-)

[adam chasen]

any chance someone still has one of these remotes and can capture and post the IR codes with something like the receive demo at https://github.com/Arduino-IRremote/Arduino-IRremote?tab=readme-ov-file#examples-for-this-library or a pronto code?