Formatting The Phu-60K; Checking The Remaining Time Available For Recording - Sony PMW-EX3 Operating Instructions Manual

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Pass the cable through the cable guide
slot above the card slot B and close the
cover.
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Pass through the cable guide slot.
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Secure the cable at the cable clamp.
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Turn on the PHU-60K.
The POWER indicator of the PHU-60K
lights in green.
Subsequently, the ACCESS lamp of the
camcorder lights in red then changes to green
once the unit is ready for use.
Disconnecting the PHU connection cable
Operate in the same manner as when you remove
an SxS memory card from the slot.

Formatting the PHU-60K

For a PHU-60K that is not formatted or that was
formatted with another system, a message to
confirm if formatting is to be executed is
displayed in the viewfinder.
48 Using the PHU-60K
Cable clamp
Any PHU-60K formatted with a device other than
this camcorder cannot be used with the
camcorder.
To execute formatting
If the message for formatting is displayed,
turn the jog dial or tilt the joystick to select
"Execute" then press the dial or joystick.
Formatting begins.
An in-progress message and status bar (%) are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in red.
When formatting is completed, a completion
message is displayed for three seconds.
To format by menu operation
When no formatting message is displayed in the
viewfinder, you can execute formatting using
"Format Media" (page 130) of the OTHERS
menu in the same manner.
Notes
• Formatting for the PHU-60K on this camcorder
is "Quick Format" with which only the
managerial data are erased. To erase the
recording data completely, connect the unit to a
PC and perform "Full Format."
• The PHU-60K to be used with this camcorder
must be formatted using the format function of
this camcorder. Any PHU-60K formatted with
another device must be formatted again with
this camcorder.
Checking the Remaining Time
Available for Recording
In Camera mode, the remaining capacity (in
minutes) of the PHU-60K connected via a card
slot is displayed in the viewfinder.
120min STBY
A: min
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B: 185min
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The available time for recording with the current
video format (recording bit rate) is calculated
according to the remaining space of the hard disk
and displayed in time units of minutes.
The remaining capacity can also be checked in a
meter format on the BATTERY/MEDIA status
screen (page 111).
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