Superimposing A Title - Sony Handycam DCR-PC115 Service Manual

Audio dubbing
If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to
lock
You cannot record on a tape. Slide the write-
protect tab to release the write protection.
To add new sound more precisely
Press ZERO SET MEMORY on the Remote
Commander at the point where you want to stop
recording later in the playback mode.
Carry out from steps 3 to 5. Recording
automatically stops at the point where ZERO SET
MEMORY was pressed.
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Superimposing a title

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If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to
lock
You cannot superimpose or erase the title. Slide
the write-protect tab to release the write
protection.
To use the custom title
If you want to use the custom title, select in
step 2.
If the tape has a blank portion
You cannot superimpose a title on the portion.
If the tape has a blank portion in the middle
of the recorded parts
The title may not be displayed correctly.
The titles superimposed with your camcorder
•They are displayed by only the DV format
video equipment with index titler function.
•The point you superimposed the title may be
detected as an index signal when searching a
recording with other video equipment.
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DCR-PC115/PC115E/PC120BT/PC120E
Superimposing a title
If you use a tape with cassette memory,
you can superimpose the title. When you
play back the tape, the title is displayed
for five seconds from the point where you
superimposed it.
You can select one of eight preset titles and two
custom titles (p. 127). You can also select the
colour, size and position of titles.
(1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or VCR.
Press MENU, then select and decide upon
TITLE in with the control button (p. 132).
(2) Select and decide upon with the control
button.
(3) Select and decide upon the desired title with
the control button. The title flashes.
(4) Change the colour, size, or position, if
necessary.
1 Select and decide upon the COLOUR, SIZE
or POSITION with the control button. The
item appears.
2 Select and decide upon the desired item
with the control button.
3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the title is laid
out as desired.
(5) Press z on the control button again to
complete the setting.
In the recording, playback or playback pause
mode:
The TITLE SAVE indicator appears on the
screen for five seconds and the title is set.
In the standby mode:
The TITLE indicator appears. And when you
press START/STOP to start recording, TITLE
SAVE appears on the screen for five seconds
and the title is set.
Superimposing a title
If the tape has too many index signals
You may not be able to superimpose a title
because the memory is full. In this case, delete
data you do not need.
Not to display titles
Set TITLE DSPL to OFF in the menu settings
(p. 132).
Title setting
•The title colour changes as follows:
WHITE y YELLOW y VIOLET y RED y
CYAN y GREEN y BLUE
•The title size changes as follows:
SMALL y LARGE
You cannot input 13 characters or more in
LARGE size. If you input more than 12
characters, the title size returns to SMALL even
you select LARGE.
•If you select SMALL, you have nine choices for
the title position.
If you select LARGE, you have eight choices for
the title position.
One cassette can have up to about 20 titles, if
one title consists of five characters
However, if the cassette memory is full with date,
photo and cassette label data, one cassette can
have only up to about 11 titles with five
characters each.
Cassette memory capacity is as follows:
– 6 date data
– 12 photo data
– 1 cassette label
If the " FULL" mark appears
The cassette memory is full. Erase the title you do
not need.
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