Sony XDCAM PDW-510, Operation Manual

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3-2 Recording
However, to choose from a prefix list, you must create the
list beforehand on a computer and transfer it to the unit’s
internal memory with a “Memory Stick”.
Setting the initial value of the serial number
The initial value of the serial number can be set to 00001
(the default) or to any other number. The number is
automatically incremented by 1 each time you record a
clip. When it reaches 99999, it returns to 00001 for the
next clip.
Note
Duplicate clip titles can be generated depending on the
serial number setting, for example if you reset the serial
number to the original value after recording several clips.
Care should be taken when setting the serial number.
To assign user-defined titles automatically
when clips are recorded
Proceed as follows.
1
Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/
OFF switch to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to
“OPERATION”, and then press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been
displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION
menu appears.
If the menu has been used before, the last accessed
page appears.
3
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
knob to move the
b mark to “CLIP TITLE ”, and then
press the MENU knob.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the CLIP TITLE page appears, and then press the
MENU knob.
The CLIP TITLE page appears.
4
Select “TITLE”, and then press the MENU knob.
The
z
mark beside DSABL changes to a ? mark.
5
Turn the MENU knob to display “ENABL”, and then
press the MENU knob.
The following items appear.
Clip titles will be generated automatically if you
record in this state.
The title of the next clip to be recorded will be a
combination of the prefix in the PREFIX field and the
serial number in the NUMERIC field.
To create a list of title prefix strings
Prepare the data beforehand according to the following
rules.
File name
Assign the name “TITLES.TXT” to the file.
Input format
Enter title prefixes one at time, separated by newline
(CRLF) characters.
Prefixes can be up to 10 characters long. A prefix file can
contain up to 20 prefixes.
Allowable characters
• Digits: 0 to 9
• Alphabetic characters: a to z, A to Z
• The following symbols:! , #, $, %, &, ’, ( , ) , ~, =, -, ^,
@, [, ], {, }, +, ; (semicolon), , (comma), . (period), _
(underscore)
• Space
Title prefix list example
Tennis<CRLF>
Basketball<CRLF>
Skiing_1<CRLF>
Skiing_2<CRLF>
TITLE : DSABL
23 CLIP TITLE TOP
TITLE : ENABL
SELECT PREFIX : EXEC
CLEAR NUMERIC : EXEC
LOAD PREFIX DATA: EXEC
PREFIX : TITLE
NUMERIC : 00001
23 CLIP TITLE TOP