Recording/Playback 4 Chapter

4-2-6 Locking and Deleting Clips

In the thumbnail screen, you can delete selected clips or lock them so that they cannot be deleted. 1)

1) This is supported from firmware version 1.5.

Locking clips

Locking prevents the following operations on clips.

Deletion

Renaming by FAM or FTP

Notes

Locked clips are erased along with other clips when you format a disc.

Clips cannot be locked or unlocked when the Write Inhibit tab of the disc is set to the recording disabled position, or when extended menu item 310 “REC INHIBIT” is set to “on.”

1 With the SUBCLIP button off, press the

THUMBNAIL button, turning it on.

The thumbnails of the clips on the disc appear.

2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select the clip to lock.

You can select clips with the following operations. Press the PREV or NEXT button: Move to the

previous or next clip.

Press the PREV or NEXT button with the SHIFT button held down: Move to the first or last clip.

Press the F/f button with the SHIFT button held down: Switch to the previous or next page.

3 With the SHIFT button held down, press the SUBCLIP button. Or press the MENU button.

The THUMBNAIL MENU appears.

To escape from the THUMBNAIL MENU to the previous screen

Press the RESET button.

4 With LOCK/UNLOCK CLIP selected, press the SET button.

You return to the thumbnail screen, and a lock icon appears on the thumbnail of the selected clip to show that it is locked.

Lock icon

Locked clips cannot be deleted or renamed. Unlock the clip if you want to perform any of these operations.

To lock clips without displaying the THUMBNAIL MENU

After carrying out step 2 in the procedure, press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down (shortcut operation).

To unlock clips

Carry out step 2 of “Locking clips” to select a locked clip (one with the lock icon displayed on its thumbnail). Then do one of the following.

Carry out steps 3 and 4 of “Locking clips.”

Press the STOP button with the SHIFT button held down (shortcut operation).

To lock all clips

1 Carry out steps 1 and 3 of “Locking clips” to display the THUMBNAIL MENU.

2 Use the arrow buttons or the jog dial to select LOCK ALL CLIPS, and then press the SET button.

A confirmation screen appears.

To cancel the lock operation and return to the thumbnail screen

Do one of the following.

Use the G or g button to select “CANCEL,” and then press the SET button.

Press the RESET button.

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