Selecting Take number, Renaming the scene name

FR-2Field Memory Recorder (Chapter 6: MENU mode/Setup menu)

• Selecting Take number

1)Select "Take No." and press the [ENTER] key.

The current Take number starts flashing (by default, "001" flashes).

2)Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired Take number and press the [ENTER] key.

You can select a Take number between 001 and 999.

Pressing the [ENTER] key fixes the selection and the display returns to the previous screen.

• Renaming the scene name

1)Select "Rename" and press the [ENTER] key.

The display now shows the screen on which you can edit the selected scene name (Scene01).

The cursor in [ ] is called "scene name cursor", while the cursor in the character options is called "character selection cursor".

You can move the character selection cursor by using the [MENU] dial.

2)Enter the desired scene name.

See the table below for details about how to enter a name. Up to 15 characters can be entered.

	To edit a character	Use the [MENU] dial to select a desired character from among the character options,
	highlighted (on the	and press the [ENTER] key. The selection is fixed and the scene name cursor moves
	cursor position)	right.

	To move the scene	Use [I<<] or [>>I] key. Or use the [MENU] dial to select "<-" or "->" in the character
	name cursor position	options, and press the [ENTER] key.

		After moving the scene name cursor to the desired position, move the character
	Inserts a front space	selection cursor to "INS" at the bottom, and press the [ENTER] key.(The FR-2 is put
	at the scene name	into the INSERT mode and the scene name cursor condition changes to be lit solid.)
	cursor position	After that, select the character that you would like to insert by the character selection
	cursor position	cursor and press the [ENTER] key again. In order to cancel the INSERT mode,

		select the "INS" and then the [ENTER] key. (The scene name cursor condition
		changes to be flashing.)

	To delete a character	After moving the scene name cursor to the desired position, move the character
	on the scene name
	on the scene name	selection cursor to "DEL" at the bottom, and press the [ENTER] key.
	cursor position
	cursor position

3)Move the character selection cursor to "OK" and press the [ENTER] key.

After the FR-2 stores the entered name immediately, "Completed!" is shown on the screen and the display returns to show the scene name list screen.

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