Sony DCR-TRV17 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 95

Labeling a cassette
To erase a character
In step 6 turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select [C], then press the dial. The last
character is erased.
To change the label you have made
Insert the cassette to change the label, and operate in the same way to make a new label.
If you set the write-protect tab of the tape to lock
You cannot label the tape. Slide the write-protect tab to release the write protection.
If the mark appears in step 5
The cassette memory is full. If you erase the title in the cassette, you can label it.
If you have superimposed titles in the cassette
When the label is displayed, up to four titles also appear.
When the "-----" indicator has fewer than 10 spaces
The cassette memory is full.
The "-----" indicates the number of characters you can select for the label.
To enter a space
Select [Z& ?!], then select the blank part.
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