Sony HDW-790P Operation Manual page 109

When a ? appears on the left of "P00" at the top left of
the page, you can change the page. Up to 20 pages,
from P00 to P19, can be used to save user files in the
"Memory Stick." Each page can hold up to 5 files.
4
Turn the MENU knob until the page that contains the
desired file number appears, then push the MENU
knob.
5
Turn the MENU knob to move the
desired file number, then push the MENU knob.
When a file number is
shown as "NEW FILE,"
this means that the file is
empty. When data is
stored in a file number,
the file name appears.
The ACCESS indicator lights.
When the saving is completed, the message
"COMPLETE" appears and the ACCESS indicator
goes off.
If you select a file number where data has already
been saved
The message "OVER WRITE OK? YES
appears. In this case, the
"NO," which is flashing.
• To stop overwriting, push the MENU knob.
• To overwrite, move the
the MENU knob.
You can select the information displayed on each
USER SAVE or USER LOAD page by changing the
DISPLAY MODE setting.
For details, see "Selecting the display contents" on
page 110.
b
mark to the
b
NO"
b
mark appears on the left of
b
mark to YES, then push
6
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen, and
the display indicating the current status of the
camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the
screen.
USER menu settings to be saved in the "Memory
Stick"
Settings for items on all pages of the USER menu are saved
in the "Memory Stick" as a user file. However, you can
select saved data that are not to be loaded from the
"Memory Stick" by using the items LOAD CUSTOM
DATA, LOAD OUT OF USER, BEFORE FILE PAGE and
USER LOAD WHITE on the USER FILE2 page of the
FILE menu.
If data cannot be saved
If one of the following error messages appears during or
after the save operation, then the data was not saved.
Data save error messages
Error message Cause
NO MEMORY No "Memory
STICK (flashing) Stick" is inserted.
MEMORY STICK The LOCK
LOCKED switch on the
"Memory Stick"
is set to the write
protect position.
MEMORY STICK Circuit or
ERROR "Memory Stick"
(flashing) fault.
Setting the file ID
Before data is saved to a "Memory Stick," it is useful to set
a file ID for the "Memory Stick" to identify it.
When data is saved to a "Memory Stick," the file ID is
saved to the "Memory Stick" together with the data.
Note
Set the file ID before saving data in the "Memory Stick."
Otherwise, the file ID is not saved with the other data.
1
On the USER FILE page, turn the MENU knob to
b
move the mark to F. ID.
2
Push the MENU knob.
Action
Insert or reinsert the
"Memory Stick."
Set the LOCK switch
to the write enable
position.
Check the circuitry, or
replace the "Memory
Stick".
Saving and Loading User Files
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