Creating And Editing A Playlist - Sony RDR-GXD310 Service Manual

"A-B Erase": Erases a section of the title
(page 74).
"Delete Chapter": Erases chapter units of the
title while viewing thumbnails (see below).
"Divide": Divides a title into two titles
(page 75).
z Hints
• You can erase multiple titles at one time (page 75), or
erase all of the titles on the disc at once (page 76).
• You can automatically erase titles that have already
played.
• You can label or re-label DVDs (page 38).
b
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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Erasing all titles on the disc
+ - RW - RW + -
HDD RW R R
VR
Video
1
Press TOOLS to select "Disc Info," and
press ENTER.
The "Disc Information" display appears.
2
Select "Erase All," and press ENTER.
3
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
All titles on the disc are erased (except the
protected titles).
Erasing titles to open up disc
space (Disc Map)
+ - RW
RW
Video
When recording on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW
(Video mode), the recorder searches for the largest
open space and records there. Before you start,
check the disc status by using Disc Map, and erase
titles to create a space large enough for the
recording.
1
Insert a disc and press TITLE LIST.
2
Press TOOLS to select "Disc Map," and
press ENTER.
The "Disc Map" display appears.
• To check the open space, select the space by
pressing </,.
Disc Map
Empty Title 2.3 GB
HQ: 0H30M HSP: 0H45M SP : 1H00M LSP: 1H15M
LP : 1H30M EP : 2H00M SLP: 3H00M SEP: 4H00M
Erase Cancel
b B
• When or appears on either side of the
screen, you can scroll sideways by pressing
<
/,.
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Erasing a section of a title
(A-B Erase)
HDD + RW - RW
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
m M
Select point A by pressing / , 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.
3
Select a title by pressing </,, and
press ENTER.
The display for selecting titles to be erased
appears.
• To cancel the selection, press ENTER again.
• To erase more titles, repeat step 3.
Disc Map
2 Journey
Fri 17.9.2004 20:00 (1H00M) SP 0.6 GB
Erase Cancel
Selected title
4
Select "Erase," and press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
5
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The selected titles are erased, freeing up disc
space.
• To change the selection, select "Change."
Creating chapters manually
HDD - RW
VR
You can manually insert a chapter mark at any
point you like during playback or recording.
Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you
want to divide the title into chapters.
Each time you press the button, "Marking..."
appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and
right of the mark become separate chapters.
To erase chapter marks
You can combine two chapters by erasing the
chapter mark during playback.
. >
Press / to search for a chapter number, and
while displaying the chapter containing the
chapter mark you want to erase, press CHAPTER
MARK ERASE.
The current chapter combines with the previous
chapter.
b
Notes
• When dubbing, any chapter marks you enter will be
erased.
• To insert a chapter mark manually during recording, set
"Auto Chapter" in "Features" setup to "Off."
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.
Creating and Editing a
Playlist
HDD - RW
VR
Playlist edit allows you to edit or re-edit without
changing the actual recordings. You can create up
to 97 Playlist titles.
b
Note
Once you create a Playlist title from original titles, you
will be unable to erase or edit the original titles.
1
Press TITLE LIST.
2
Press TOOLS to select "Create Playlist,"
and press ENTER.
Create Playlist
Select a title to start capturing. Scene List
ORIGINAL
Cancel
12 Tennis 28.10
11 Travel 26.10
10 Mystry 25.10
9 World Sports 19.10
8 Family 17.10
7
Nature 15.10
3
Select the title you want to include in the
Playlist title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
"Capture": Adds a section of the title to the
Playlist title as one scene.
"Capture All": Adds the entire title to the
Playlist title as one scene. After capturing the
title, go to step 8.
4
Select "Capture," and press ENTER.
The display for setting the start point (IN)
appears. The title starts to play in the
background.
• To return to the beginning of the title, press
X and then press ..
Capture(Set IN point) 9 World Sports
1-18
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).
- R
1
Press TITLE LIST.
Press TOOLS and select "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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5
Select the IN point by pressing m/M,
and press ENTER.
The display for setting the end point (OUT)
appears, and the title continues to play in the
background.
6
Select the OUT point by pressing m/M,
and press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
To reset the IN or OUT point, select "Change
IN" or "Change OUT" and repeat step 5 or 6.
To view the selected scene, select "Preview."
7
Select "OK," and ENTER.
The Scene List menu appears with all of the
selected scenes.
Total duration of Total duration of
the selected scene the selected scene Total number of scenes
Scene List Total 0:13:19 Scenes 1
OK
World Sports
1 Quit
0:10:26 - 0:23:45
Add
Preview
• To add more scenes, select "Add" and go to
step 3.
• To preview all of the captured scenes in the
listed order, select "Preview."
8
Select the scene you want to re-edit, and
press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
"Move": Changes the scene order.
"Erase": Erases the scene. The selection is
cancelled.
"Preview": Displays thumbnail pictures of the
scenes.
"Change IN": Allows you to change the IN
point, and repeat from step 5.
"Change OUT": Allows you to change the
OUT point, and repeat from step 6.
9
When you finish editing the Scene List,
select "OK," and press ENTER.
The display for entering the title name
appears. To enter a new name, select "Enter"
(page 36).
10
Select "OK" to use the default name, and
press ENTER.
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