Removing An Sxs Memory Card; Switching Between Sxs Memory Cards; Formatting An Sxs Memory Card; Checking The Remaining Time Available For Recording - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

2
Insert the SxS memory card into the slot
with the SxS label facing to the right.
The ACCESS lamp (page 12) lights in red
then changes to green once the memory card
is ready for use.
3
Close the cover.
Status indications by the ACCESS lamps
Card slots A and B are accompanied by the
respective ACCESS lamps to indicate their status.
Lamp Slot statuses
Lights in Accessing the SxS memory card
red (writing/reading data)
Lights in Standby (ready for recording or
green playback using the SxS memory card)
Off • No SxS memory card is loaded.
• The loaded card is invalid.
• An SxS memory card is loaded, but
another slot is active.

Removing an SxS memory card

1
Open the cover of the card slot block,
press the EJECT button (page 12), then
pull the button out.
2
Press the EJECT button again to
remove the card.
Note
Data integrity is not guaranteed if the power is turned off
or a memory card is removed while it is being accessed.
Data on the card may be destroyed. Be sure that its
ACCESS lamp is lit in green or off when you turn off the
power or remove a memory card.
Switching Between SxS Memory
Cards
When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card
slots A and B, press the SLOT SELECT button
(page 12) to select the card you wish to use.
If a card becomes full, recording continues after
automatically switching to the second card.
Note
The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while recording/
playback is in progress. Switching is not executed even
if you press the button. The button is enabled while the
thumbnail screen is displayed (page 38).

Formatting an SxS Memory Card

If an SxS memory card is not formatted, or was
formatted with another system, the message
"Media Needs to be Formatted" is displayed on
the LCD monitor/viewfinder screen.
Format the card as instructed follows.
Using "Format Media" (page 60) in the
Media menu, specify "Media(A)" (slot A) or
"Media(B)" (slot B) then select "Execute."
On a confirmation message, select
"Execute" again.
The in-progress message and status bar are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in red.
When formatting is complete, a completion
message is displayed. Press the MENU dial to
hide the message.
Recording/playback during formatting
You can perform recording or playback using the
SxS memory card in the other card slot while
formatting is in progress.
If formatting fails
A write-protected SxS memory card or memory
card that cannot be used with this camcorder will
not be formatted.
As a warning message is displayed, replace the
card with an appropriate SxS memory card,
according to the instructions in the message.
Note
All the data, including recorded pictures and setup files,
are erased when a memory card is formatted.
Checking the Remaining Time
Available for Recording
While recording (or standing by to record), you
can check the remaining space for the SxS
memory cards loaded in the card slots on the A/B
slot media status/remaining space indication of
the sub display (page 15) or LCD monitor/view
finder screen (page 17).
The available time for recording with the current
video format (recording bit rate) is calculated
according to the remaining space of each card and
displayed in time units of minutes.
Note
A icon appears if the memory card is write-
protected.
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