User guide

664 User Guide and Technical Information

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The top take in the Take List is displayed with orange text. This is a special entry that represents the

next take to be recorded. Editing the metadata of this entry will aﬀ ect all subsequent recordings.

Take Number

A take is a single recording that may represented by a ﬁ le on each media. Takes are labeled numeri-

cally and begin at the number 1. Each new recording creates a new take. The take number will incre-

ment by one until it is reset. Take numbers will be two digits to 99 (01-99) and digits will be added

accordingly from 100 and up. By default, take numbers will reset when a new Scene is selected

or when a new Daily folder is created. This behavior can be changed with the Setup Menu option

FILE STORAGE > Take Reset Mode. The take number is wri en in the ﬁ le name (preceded by the

le er “T”) and stored in the metadata of each recorded ﬁ le. see File Structure. The take number

To manually set the take number:

1. Enter the Take List (Menu bu on + Headphone Encoder push or

FILE STORAGE > Take List)

2. Highlight the next take (indicated by orange text and the phrase “[next]”) and slide the RTN

Switch.

3. Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select Take.

4. Using the Headphone Encoder in the numeric entry dialog, enter a new take number. The

next take will use this take numbers and subsequent takes will increment from this number

until the take number is reset.

To change set the take number of an already recorded take:

1. Enter the Take List (Menu bu on + Headphone Encoder push or

FILE STORAGE > Take List)

2. Highlight the take to be edited and slide the RTN Switch.

3. Rotate the Headphone Encoder to select Take. The take number will be changed in the met-

data of all ﬁ les for this take, and all ﬁ les for this take will be renamed to reﬂ ect the new take

number.

False Take

To mark a take as a false take and decrement the Take number, press and hold the Headphone Encod-

er, then slide the Transport Control left (Rewind). A dialog will appear to conﬁ rm the false take action.

When a take is conﬁ rmed as a false take, it will be moved to the FALSETAKES folder on each media

and the take number will be decremented by 1. Files will remain in the FALSETAKES folder until they

are deleted or the card is forma ed.