Sony RDR-VX500 Service Manual page 30

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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 46).
"A-B Erase": Erases a section of the title (see
below).
z Hint
You can label or re-label DVDs (page 43).
Note
You cannot protect Playlist titles.
Erasing a section of a title
(A-B Erase)
- 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
Press DVD to control the DVD recorder.
2
Press TITLE LIST.
Press ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST to switch the
"Title List(Original)," if necessary.
3
Select a title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
4
Select "A-B Erase," and press ENTER.
The display for setting points A and B
appears.
"Start" is selected.
A-B Erase 10:10 AM
Title No.01
Start
End
Start 00:00:00
Erase
00:00:07
T
CH 6
Finish
End 00:00:00
Nov/16/2004 08:00 PM
3
Select "Edit," and press ENTER.
Edit 10:10 AM
Title List
Create Playlist
Edit Playlist
Timer
DV Edit
Edit Dubbing
Disc Setting
Setup
4
Select "Create Playlist," and press ENTER.
"Start" is selected.
Create Playlist 10:10 AM
Scene No.01
Start
End
Start 00:00:00
Make
00:00:07
T
Playlist No. 01
Finish
End 00:00:00
---/--/---- --:--
5
Press ENTER at the starting point.
You can use H PLAY,
,
./>, x STOP and X PAUSE to find
the point.
"End" is selected.
Create Playlist 10:10 AM
Scene No.01
Start
End
Start 00:00:10
Make
00:00:10
T
Playlist No. 01
Finish
End 00:00:00
---/--/---- --:--
6
Press ENTER at the ending point.
"Make" is selected.
To reset the start or end point, select "Start" or
"End" and repeat step 5 or 6.
7
Press ENTER.
The selected section is captured as a scene. To
continue, repeat the steps above.
8
When you finish capturing scenes, select
"Finish" and press ENTER.
5
Press ENTER at the starting point of the
portion to be erased (point A).
You can use H PLAY,
,
./>, x STOP and X PAUSE to find
the point of the portion to be erased.
"End" is selected.
A-B Erase 10:10 AM
Title No.01
Start
End
Start 00:00:10
Erase
00:00:10
T
CH 6
Finish
End 00:00:00
Nov/16/2004 08:00 PM
6
Press ENTER at the ending point of the
portion to be erased (point B).
"Erase" is selected.
7
Select "Erase," and press ENTER.
The display asks for confirmation.
8
Select "OK," and press ENTER.
The scene is erased. To continue, repeat from
step 5. To finish, select "Finish."
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.
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.
• The start and end points of a title may be different from
what you have set.
• The total playing time of the title does not change even
if a scene was erased.
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To play the Playlist title
1
Press TITLE LIST.
2
Press ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST to switch to the
"Playlist."
3
Select a Playlist title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
4
Select "Play," and press ENTER.
z Hint
When a Playlist title is created, the start and end points
will become chapter marks, and each scene will become
a chapter.
Notes
• The picture may pause when the edited scene is played.
• The start and end points of a title may be different from
what you have set.
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Creating chapters manually
+ - RW
RW VR
You can manually insert a chapter mark at any
point you like during playback.
Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you
want to divide the title into chapters.
Each time you press the button, "Marking mark..."
appears on the screen and the scenes before and
after of the mark become separate chapters.
VR Making mark...
To erase chapter marks
You can combine two chapters by erasing the
chapter mark during playback.
During playback, press MARK ERASE.
The current chapter combines with the previous
chapter.
Note
If a message appears and indicates that no more chapter
marks can be added, you may not be able to record or edit.
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Editing a Playlist
- RW
VR
You can edit a scene of the Playlist titles.
DVD
SYSTEM
M/m/</,,
MENU
ENTER
O RETURN
./>
x STOP
H PLAY
X PAUSE
1
Press DVD to control the DVD recorder.
2
Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is
stopped.
Title List(Original) 10:10 AM
Title List
Press ENTER :
Timer
Title Menu for DVD Title List.
Edit
Disc Setting
Setup
3
Select "Edit," and press ENTER.
Edit 10:10 AM
Title List Create Playlist
Edit Playlist
Timer
DV Edit
Edit Dubbing
Disc Setting
Setup
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1-20
Creating a Playlist
- RW
VR
You can add a section of the title to the Playlist
title as one scene without changing the actual
recordings. A Playlist title can contain up to 99
scenes.
For details, see "Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR
mode)" on page 81.
Note
If you erase an original title used in a Playlist, that Playlist
is also erased.
DVD
TITLE LIST
SYSTEM
M/m,
MENU
ENTER
ORIGINAL/
PLAYLIST
./>
x STOP
H PLAY
X PAUSE
1
Press DVD to control the DVD recorder.
2
Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is
stopped.
Title List(Original) 10:10 AM
Title List
Press ENTER :
Timer
Title Menu for DVD Title List.
Edit
Disc Setting
Setup
4
Select "Edit Playlist," and press ENTER.
The display for selecting Playlist titles
appears.
Playlist 10:10 AM
No. Title Length Edit
01 CH 32 00:05:04 >
02 CH 96 00:00:51 >
T
CH 32
Nov/27/2004
03:25 PM
5
Select a Playlist title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
6
Select an option, and press ENTER.
You can make the following edits to the title.
"Erase": Erases the selected Playlist title.
Select "OK" when asked for confirmation.
"Title Name": Allows you to enter or re-enter
a Playlist title name (page 46).
"Edit Scene": Allows you to re-edit without
changing the actual recordings (see below).
"Title List": Switches to the "Title
List(Original)."
7
Select "Edit Scene," and press ENTER.
Edit Scene
10:10 AM
Scene No.1 / 1 Playlist No.01
Play
Modify
01 00:00:34 02 00:00:10 03 00:04:20
Move
Add
Erase
The Scene List menu appears with all of the
selected scenes.
"Modify": Allows you to change the start and
end point of the selected scene. See
"Modifying a scene (Modify)" on page 87.
"Move": Changes the scene order. See
"Moving a scene (Move)" on page 87.
"Add": Allows you to add more scenes before
the selected scene. See "Adding a scene
(Add)" on page 88.
"Erase": Erases the scene. The selection is
canceled. See "Erasing a scene (Erase)" on
page 88.