Handling Usb Flash Drives; Formatting (Initializing) Usb Flash Drives - Sony PMW-400K Operating Instructions Manual

Formatting
When you use an SDHC card with this
camcorder, formatting is required.
An SDHC card to be used with this camcorder
must be formatted using the format function of
this camcorder.
It is also necessary to format an SDHC card for
use if a caution message is displayed when you
mount the SDHC card.
For an SDHC card that was formatted with
another system unsupported by this camcorder,
the message "Unsupported File System" is
displayed on the LCD monitor/EVF screen.
Format the SDHC card as instructed below.
To execute formatting
Select "Media(A)" (slot A) or "Media(B)" (slot
B) on "OPERATION" > "Format Media" in the
setup menu, and select "Execute."
An in-progress message and status bar (%) are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in
orange. When formatting is completed, a
completion message is displayed for three
seconds.
Note
In formatting, all data in an SDHC card, including
protected images, are erased and cannot be restored.
Connection between the camcorder and a
computer
To use an SDHC card in which data have been
recorded with an XDCAM EX-series product,
establish USB connection between the computer
and this camcorder and insert it into the slot of the
camcorder, or use a specified USB card reader
SBAC-US20.
To use a media formatted with this camcorder in
the slots of other devices
Make a backup of the media, then format it using
the other device.
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Handling USB Flash Drives

Handling USB Flash
Drives
In UDF/exFAT mode, you can connect a USB
flash drive connected to the external device to
record, save and load the following data.
• Planning metadata (see page 93)
• Setting data (see page 163)
Notes
• Use USB flash drives with capacity of 4 GB or greater.
• USB flash drives other than the recommended flash
drives listed above may not be recognized when
connected to the USB connector.
Formatting (Initializing) USB
Flash Drives
USB flash drives must be formatted with the
FAT32 file system.
Note
Before using a drive, format it on this camcorder or a PC.
If a drive formatted on a PC cannot be used, format it on
the camcorder.
1
Connect a USB flash drive to the
external device connector.
When the drive is unformatted or has been
formatted to other specifications, a message
to confirm if formatting is to be executed
appears on the viewfinder screen.
2
Turn the MENU knob to select
"Execute" and press the knob.
When formatting is completed, the message
"Format USB Memory Done" is displayed.
The \MSSONY\PRO\XDCAM\MEMDISC
folder and the \General\Sony\Planning folder
are automatically created in the drive.
If the format operation fails
A format operation may fail because the USB
flash drive is write protected, or because it is not
the type of drive specified for use with this
camcorder.
In this case, an error message appears. Following
the instructions in the error message and