To return to the previous screen Press the THUMBNAIL button, turning the THUMBNAIL indicator off. At any point in the procedure you can return to the previous screen with this operation.

Note

The factory default setting is to use the first frame of a clip as its thumbnail image. At recording time, you can change this to another frame within 10 frames of the start of the clip (page 66). You can also change it to any frame at playback time (page 79). However, the thumbnail search function always cues up the first frame in a clip, even if the thumbnail image has been changed.

Switching the Information Displayed in the Thumbnail Screen

You can switch the clip information displayed at the bottom of thumbnails. You can also switch the display of thumbnail sequence numbers.

Note

The factory default setting is “TIME CODE”.

Proceed as follows.

1 With the thumbnail screen displayed, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET button to the bottom side (the CLIP MENU side).

The CLIP menu appears.

See page 96 for more information about the CLIP menu.

3 Use the SEL/SET button or the MENU knob to select the information to display from among the following, and then press the button or knob.

•DATE: Date of recording

•TIME CODE: Start timecode

•DURATION: Whole length of clip

•SEQUENCE NUMBER: Thumbnail sequence number

The information displayed on the lower side of thumbnails changes according to the item selected.

Example: When “SEQUENCE NUMBER” is selected

Thumbnail sequence number

Note

Some characters in clip names, clip list names, and titles may be converted to “s” characters for display in the thumbnail screen and CLIP menu. For details, see page 74.

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2 Use the SEL/SET button or MENU knob to select “CLIP INFORMATION”, and then press the button or knob.

A sub menu appears.

Changing the Thumbnail Image (Index Frame) of a Clip

In the thumbnail screen, normally the first frame of a clip is displayed as the index frame.

To change this to show a different frame, proceed as follows.

Note

You can also select (at 1-second intervals) a frame within 10 seconds of the first frame as the thumbnail image of the clip at the time when you record a clip with this unit. For details, see page 66.

1 With the thumbnail screen displayed, hold down the SHIFT button and press the SEL/SET button to the bottom side (the CLIP MENU side).

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