•Depending on the character type, the length of name (“C*” part) may be limited to 14 characters. (The limit for ASCII characters is 56 characters.)

•All file name extensions are converted automatically to uppercase.

•Titles are used as user-defined clip names on this unit. Therefore, the available characters are limited to those supported by the title function.

•Files generated along with clips and clip lists are assigned the same names (the “C*” or “E*” part of the following file names).

-Clips: Metadata files (C*M01.XML), user metadata file (C*M02.KLV), proxy AV data files (C*S01.MXF)

-Clip lists: Metadata files (E*M01.XML)

•The following names cannot be assigned.

-Clips: C0000.MXF

-Clip lists: E0000E01.SMI, E0100E01.SMI to E9999E01.SMI, E0000.SMI, E0100.SMI to E9999.SMI

•The following names should be avoided.

-Clips: C5000.MXF to C9999.MXF

-Clip lists: E0001.SMI to E0099.SMI

To assign clip names on this unit

The title assigned to a clip is also used as the name of that clip (or the file name).

C0001.MXF

TITLE00001

When sub item “AUTO NAMING” is set to “C****”

TITLE00001.MXF

TITLE00001

When sub item “AUTO NAMING” is set to “TITLE”

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.)

1 Before starting, set TITLE on the CLIP TITLE page of the OPERATION menu to ENABL and set a title (see page 88).

For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 163.

2 Display the FILE NAMING page of the OPERATION menu.

3 Select NAMING FORM and then press the MENU knob.

4 Turn the MENU knob to display “FREE” and then press the MENU knob.

You can now enter a user-defined name.

028

FILE NAMING

TOP

NAMING FORM:

FREE

AUTO

NAMING:

C****

5 Turn the MENU knob to select “AUTO NAMING” and then press the MENU knob.

6 Turn the MENU knob to display “TITLE” and then press the MENU knob.

The same name will now be given to newly recorded clips.

Notes

•An FTP client software that supports UTF-8 is required to use Unicode characters other than ASCII characters. Command prompt FTP commands do not support UTF-8.

•When the first letter of the title setting on the CLIP AUTO TITLING menu is a space or period (.), the clip name is the title string minus the first letter.

To use clip names and clip list names by FAM and FTP

Carry out steps 2 to 4 of “To assign clip names on this unit” (page 91).

It is now possible to write, transfer, and rename clips and clip lists with user-defined names over

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