DCR-PC101, DCR-PC101E (serv.man2) - Sony Movie Service Manual (repair manual). Page 115

If you set the write-protect tab to lock
You cannot superimpose or erase the title. Slide the write-protect tab to release the write
protection.

To use the custom title
If you want to use the custom title, select 

 in step 3.

On a blank portion of the tape
You cannot superimpose a title on the tape.

If the tape has a blank portion in the middle of the recorded parts
The title may not be displayed correctly.

The titles superimposed with your camcorder
•They are displayed only by DV 

 format video equipment with index titler

function.

•The point you superimposed the title may be detected as an index signal when

searching a recording with other video equipment.

If the tape has too many index signals
You may not be able to superimpose a title because the memory is full. In this case,
delete data you do not need.

Not to display title
Set TITLE DSPL to OFF in the menu settings (p. 190).

Title setting
•The title color changes as follows:

     WHITE 

t YELLOW t VIOLET t RED t CYAN t GREEN t BLUE

•The title size changes as follows:

SMALL 

y LARGE

You cannot input 13 characters or more in LARGE size.

•If you select the title size SMALL, you have nine choices for the title position.

If you select the title size LARGE, you have eight choices for the title position.

One cassette can have up to about 20 titles, if one title consists of five characters
However, if the cassette memory is full with date, photo, and cassette label data, one
cassette can have only up to about 11 titles with five characters each.
Cassette memory capacity is as follows:
– Six date data (maximum)
– 12 photo data (maximum)
– One cassette label (maximum)

The cassette memory is full. Erase any titles you do not need.