Erasing And Editing; Before Editing; Erasing And Editing A Title - Sony RMT-D217P Service Manual

Erasing and Editing

Before Editing

This recorder offers various edit options for
various disc types. Before you edit, check the disc
type in the front panel display, and select the
option available for your disc (page 8).
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Notes
• You may lose the edited contents if you remove the disc
or a timer recording starts while editing.
• DVD discs created by DVD video cameras cannot be
edited on this recorder.
Edit options for the HDD and DVD-
RWs (VR mode)
HDD - RW
VR
You can enjoy advanced edit functions. First you
have two options for the HDD and DVD-RWs
(VR mode): editing either the original recording
(called the "original"), or the playback
information created from the original (called a
"Playlist"). Since each is different in nature and
offers different merits, read the following and
select the one that better suits your needs.
To edit original titles
Edits made to the original titles are final. If you
plan to retain an unaltered original recording,
create and edit a Playlist (see below). The edit
functions available for original titles are:
– Labelling a title (page 65).
– Setting protection against erasure (page 65).
– Erasing a title (page 65).
– Erasing multiple titles (page 67).
– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 66).
– Erasing all titles on the disc (page 68).
– Erasing a chapter (page 66).
– Dividing one title into two titles (HDD only)
(page 67).
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"A-B Erase": Erases a section of the title
(page 66).
"Delete Chapter": Erases chapter units of the
title while viewing thumbnails (see below).
"Divide": Divides a title into two titles
(page 67).
z Hints
• You can erase multiple titles at one time (page 67), or
erase all of the titles on the disc at once (page 68).
• You can automatically erase titles that have already
played.
• You can label or re-label DVDs (page 38).
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Note
DVD-RW (VR mode) playlist titles cannot be protected.
Erasing a chapter (Delete Chapter)
- RW
HDD
VR
Thumbnails are displayed for each chapter. You
can easily select and erase a section in a title.
Note that erasing a chapter cannot be undone.
1
After step 2 of "Erasing and Editing a
Title," select "Delete Chapter," and press
ENTER.
2
Select a thumbnail of the chapter using
</,, and press ENTER.
Delete Selected Chapters 9 World Sports
Chapter 4(30)
0:12:45
OK Cancel Reset All
• To cancel the selection, press ENTER again.
• To erase multiple chapters, repeat step 2.
• To reset all selections, select "Reset All."
3
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
4
Select "Yes," and press ENTER.
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To create and edit Playlist titles
A Playlist is a group of Playlist titles created from
the original title for editing purposes. When you
create a Playlist, only the control information
necessary for playback, such as the playback
order, is stored on the disc. Since the original titles
are left unaltered, Playlist titles can be re-edited.
Example: You have recorded the final few
matches of a football tournament on a DVD-RW
(VR mode). You want to create a digest with the
goal scenes and other highlights, but you also want
to keep the original recording.
Original
Playlist
In this case, you can compile highlight scenes as a
Playlist title. You can even rearrange the scene
order within the Playlist title ("Creating and
Editing a Playlist" on page 69).
The advanced edit functions available for Playlist
titles are:
– Setting protection against erasure (HDD only)
(page 65).
– Labelling a title (page 65).
– Erasing a title (page 65).
– Erasing multiple titles (page 67).
– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase) (page 66).
– Rearranging the title order (DVD-RWs (VR
mode) only) (page 70).
– Dividing a title into multiple titles (page 67).
– Combining multiple titles into one title
(page 70).
– Erasing a chapter (page 66).
z Hint
You can display the disc's Playlist titles in the Title List
(Playlist), or the original titles in the Title List (Original).
To switch the two Title Lists, press TOOLS while a Title
List is displayed, and select "Original" or "Playlist."
Erasing a section of a title
(A-B Erase)
+ RW - RW
HDD
VR
You can select a section (scene) in a title and erase
it. Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be
undone.
1
After step 2 of "Erasing and Editing a
Title," select "A-B Erase" and press
ENTER.
The display for setting point A appears.
• To return to the beginning of the title, press
and then press ..
X
A–B Erase (Set point A) 5 Weather
Playback point
2
Select point A by pressing m / M , and
press ENTER.
The display for setting point B appears.
3
Select point B by pressing m / M , and
press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
• To reset either point A or B, select "Change
A" or "Change B," and go to step 2 or 3.
• To preview the title without scenes to be
erased, select "Preview" (except for
DVD+RWs).
4
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The scene is erased, and the display asks
whether to erase another scene.
• To continue, select "Yes," and repeat from
step 2.
• To finish, select "No."
z Hint
A chapter mark is inserted after the scene was erased. The
chapter mark divides the title into separate chapters on
either side of the mark.
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Notes
• The Playlist title calls up data from the original titles for
playback. When an original title is used for a Playlist
title, the original title cannot be erased.
• If a message appears and indicates that the disc's
control information is full, erase or edit unnecessary
titles.
• Playlist titles containing titles recorded with the "Copy-
Once" copy protection signal cannot be dubbed or
moved (page 72).
Edit options for DVD+RWs/DVD-
RWs (Video mode)/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs
+ RW - RW + R - R
Video
You can perform simple edits. Since Video mode
titles are actual recordings on the disc, you cannot
undo any edits you make. The edit functions
available for Video mode titles are:
– Setting protection against erasure (page 65).
– Labelling a title (page 65).
– Erasing a title (page 65).
– Erasing multiple titles (page 67).
– Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase)
(DVD+RWs only) (page 66).
– Erasing all titles on the disc (page 68).
– Erasing titles to open up disc space (Disc Map)
(DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs (Video mode)
only) (page 68).
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Notes
• When editing a DVD+R or DVD-R, finish all editing
before finalizing the disc. You cannot edit a finalized
disc.
• The available disc space does not increase even when
you are erase titles for DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs.
• If a message appears and indicates that the disc's
control information is full, erase or edit unnecessary
titles.
b
Notes
• Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the
point where you erase a section of a title.
• Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased.
• For DVD+RWs, the erased section may be slightly
different from the points you selected.
Erasing multiple titles (Erase
Titles)
HDD + RW - RW - RW + R
VR
Video
You can select and erase more than one title at one
time using the TOOLS menu.
1
Press TITLE LIST.
2
Press TOOLS to select "Erase Titles," and
press ENTER.
The display for selecting titles to be erased
appears.
3
Select a title, and press ENTER.
A check mark appears in the check box next to
the selected title.
• To clear the check mark, press ENTER
again.
• To clear all of check marks, select "Reset
All."
Erase Titles
Select the titles to erase. OK
12 Tennis 28.10
Cancel
11 Travel 26.10
10 Mystry 25.10
9 World Sports 19.10
Reset All
8 Family 17.10
4
Repeat step 3 to select all of the titles you
want to erase.
5
When you finish selecting titles, select
"OK," and press ENTER.
The list of the titles to be erased appears for
confirmation.
• To change the selection, select "Change,"
and repeat from step 3.
6
Select "OK" and press ENTER.
The titles are erased.
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Erasing and Editing a Title

HDD + RW - RW - RW + R
VR
Video
This section explains the basic edit functions. Note
that editing is irreversible. To edit the HDD or
DVD-RWs (VR mode) without changing the
original recordings, create a Playlist title
(page 69).
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4 5 6
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TITLE LIST
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ENTER
TOOLS
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m M
X
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
MARK ERASE
MARK
1
Press TITLE LIST.
For HDD titles or DVD-RWs in VR mode,
press TOOLS and select "Original" or
"Playlist" from the TOOLS menu to switch
the Title Lists, if necessary.
2
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
3
Select an option, and press ENTER.
You can make the following edits to the title.
"Erase": Erases the selected title. Select "OK"
when asked for confirmation.
"Protect": Protects the title. Select "On" when
the Protection display appears. " " appears
next to the protected title. To cancel the
protection, select "Off."
"Title Name": Allows you to enter or re-enter
a title name (page 36).
"Set Thumbnail": Changes the title's
thumbnail picture that appears in the Title List
(page 34).
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Dividing a title (Divide)
*
HDD - RW
VR
If you want to dub a long title to a disc but do not
want to reduce the picture quality, divide the title
into two shorter titles. Note that dividing a title
cannot be undone.
* Only playlist titles can be divided for DVD-RW (VR
mode).
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1
Press TITLE LIST.
Press TOOLS and select "Original" or
"Playlist" from the TOOLS menu to switch
the Title Lists, if necessary.
2
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
3
Select "Divide," and press ENTER.
The display for setting the dividing point
appears. The title starts to play in the
background.
• To return to the beginning of the title, press
and then press ..
X
Divide 1 Vacation
4
Select the dividing point by pressing m/
M, and press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
• To change the dividing point, select
"Change."
5
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The display for entering the title name
appears.
• To use the same title name as before, select
"No."
6
Select "Yes," and press ENTER to enter a
new name.
Follow the explanations on page 36. After you
enter a new name, the title is divided in two.
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- R
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