Sony DVCAM DSR-PDX10 Service Manual page 338

Marking an Index
If you mark an index at the scene you want to search for, you can easily search for the
scene later (p. 87).
(1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA.
(2) Press INDEX.
To cancel index marking
Press INDEX so that the "INDEX STBY" indicator disappears from the screen while
your camcorder is in the standby.
Notes
•Index marks are recorded during recording, you cannot mark an index after recording.
•Index signals will be recorded both on the tape and on cassette memory. If you use
cassettes without cassette memory or the cassette memory is full, the signals will be
recorded only on the tape. An index signal is recorded about 0.3 second after you start
the recording. It is recorded on the 11th frame from the recording start point on
cassette memory, and for about five seconds from the 11th frame on a tape.
When you record over the recorded tape and mark an index on the tape
We recommend that you clear all data in the cassette memory before marking an index.
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In recording mode [a]:
The "INDEX MARK" indicator appears for seven seconds and the index is marked
after the indicator disappears.
In standby mode [b]:
The "INDEX STBY" indicator appears. And when you press START/STOP to start
recording, the "INDEX STBY" indicator changes to "INDEX MARK" and after the
indicator disappears, the index marking is complete.
[a]
INDEX
[b]
REC
I NDEX
MARK
STBY
I NDEX
STBY
REC
I NDEX
MARK