Sony MVS-8000X User Manual page 28

Notes
• Files cannot be sorted by the file update date and
time when using the video disk communications
protocol or Odetics protocol.
• For Extended VTR, it is not possible to sort files.
This sorts the files in the selected order.
Recalling a file
To recall a file from the file list, use the following
procedure.
Notes
Files cannot be recalled when the disk recorder is set to
Recorder.
1
In the Device menu, press VF3 'DDR/VTR' and HF3
'File List.'
The Device >DDR/VTR >File List menu appears.
2
Select the device from which you want to recall a file,
using the knob.
Knob Parameter Setting
1 Dev
3
Using any of the following methods, select the file you
want to recall.
• Press directly on the lower list in the status area.
• Press the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video
cursor.
• Turn the knob.
Knob Parameter Setting
2 No
a) For disk recorders. The range of setting values depends on the total
number of files.
b) For Extended VTRs. The range of setting values depends on the total
number of files.
4
Press [Load].
This recalls the selected file, and the file name appears
at the top of the status area.
Creating new files
A file name must be specified to record to a new file on a
disk recorder.
Notes
• New files cannot be created when the disk recorder is set
to Player or Recorder/Player.
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Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders
Setting values
Device number 1 to 12
Setting values
a)
File selection 1 to 5000
b)
0 to 99
• For Extended VTR or when using the Odetics protocol,
new files cannot be created.
1
In the Device menu, press VF3 'DDR/VTR' and HF3
'File List.'
The Device >DDR/VTR >File List menu appears.
2
Press [New File].
The keyboard window appears.
3
Enter a file name and press [Enter].
When using the Sony disk recorder 9-pin protocol:
Up to 23 characters.
When using the video disk communications
protocol: Up to 8 characters (in Fixed 8 Character
mode) or 23 characters (in Variable Length mode)
For details of how to select the file name character
count mode in the video disk communications
protocol, see "Making Detailed Settings on the
External Device Connected to the Serial Port" (page
241).
The name appears as the current file name at the top of
the status area.
When the loaded file is not a target for recording
When a file that is not a target for recording is loaded in the
disk recorder, proceed as follows.
1
In the Device menu, press VF3 'DDR/VTR' and HF3
'File List.'
The Device >DDR/VTR >File List menu appears.
2
Press [Unload].
The current file name at the top of the status area is
cleared.