Restoring An Sxs Memory Card - Sony PMW-EX30 Operating Instructions Manual

Replacing an SxS memory
card
• If the available time on two cards in total
becomes less than 5 minutes, a message
"Media Near Full" is displayed, and a
beep sound warns you. Replace the cards
with those with sufficient space.
• If you continue recording until the total
remaining time reaches zero, the message
changes to "Media Full", and recording
stops.
Note
Approximately 600 clips can be recorded
on one SxS memory card at maximum.
If the number of recorded clips reaches the
limit, the remaining time indication
becomes "0", and the message "Media
Full" is displayed.
Restoring an SxS memory
card
If an error occurs with data in a memory
card for some reason, the card must be
restored.
If an SxS memory card that needs to be
restored is loaded, a message that prompts
you to execute a restore operation is
displayed on the LCD display.
To restore a card
Press the M or m button to select "Execute"
then press the SET button.
The restore operation begins, the in-
progress message and status bar (%) are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp is lit in
red.
When restoration is completed, the
completion message is displayed for three
seconds.
38 Handling SxS Memory Cards
If restoration fails
• A write-protected SxS memory card or
one on which an error occurred cannot be
restored. For such a card, a warning
message is displayed. Release the write
protection or replace the card, as per the
instructions in the message.
• An SxS memory card on which an error
occurred may become usable again after
reformatting.
• In some cases, only parts of clips cannot
be restored. Playback of the restored clips
becomes possible again.
Recording/playback during
restoration
You can perform recording or playback
using the SxS memory card in the other card
slot while restoration is in progress.
Note
For restoration of media recorded with this
unit, be sure to use this unit. Media recorded
with a device other than this unit or with
another unit of different version (even of
the same model) may not be restored using
this unit.