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#:# Segs field
It displays the current segment # and the total number of segments in the current folder. If the current segment #
is larger than the total, the data will be applied to the next take, when recording starts.
This is reinforced with the Segment button containing NEXT.
Scene button
Pressing it displays the Keyboard page {p.135} for Enter Scene. You can enter up to 12 characters.
Scene button Shortcuts
See: Keyboard page {p.135}, with the following exception(s):
TAB key – jumps to the Take button for data entry.
Inc Scene button
Pressing it increments the Scene number by one. It will even increment a letter (upper or lower case) to the next
letter in the same case.
Take button
Pressing it displays the Keyboard page {p.135} for Enter Take. You can enter up to 6 characters.
Take button Shortcuts
See: Keyboard page {p.135}, with the following exception(s):
TAB key – jumps to the Note button for data entry.
Reset Take button
Pressing it resets the Take # to 1.
Note button
Pressing it displays the Keyboard page {p.135} for Enter Note. You can enter up to 20 characters.
Note button Shortcuts
See: Keyboard page {p.135}, with the following exception(s):
TAB key – jumps to the Scene button for data entry.
Store Note button
It allows you to store custom notes. To store a note do the following:
1. Press the Note button to open the Keyboard page {p.135} for Enter Note.
2. Press the Store Note button.
3. Press one of the Stored Note buttons where you want to store the note.
Stored notes can be used in any segment and folder.
Clear Note button
Pressing it allows you to clear any custom notes. You cannot clear any of the default notes stored in Note 1 –
Note 8.
Segment button
Pressing it allows you to select any existing segment to update the metadata. This data can be edited at any time.
In order to update the metadata after the fact it must be stored on re-writeable media, i.e. DVD-RAM, HDD, etc.
If segment NEXT is selected, the data will be applied to the next take, when recording starts.
Segment button Shortcuts
See: Common Data Entry Field Shortcuts List {p.159}
Left Arrow button
Press it to navigate to the previous segment.
Right Arrow button
Press it to navigate to the next available segment.
Stored Note buttons
Pressing one of these, places the note into the segment’s Note button. There are 20 Stored Note buttons to hold
the most common notes, instead of manually retyping them each time.










