Operating Clips With A Computer; Using The Expresscard Slot Of A Computer; Usb Connection With A Computer - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual

Operating Clips with a
Computer
The clips recorded on S×S memory cards with
this camcorder can be controlled on a computer or
edited using the optional nonlinear editing
software.
For these purposes, the clips on an S×S memory
card can be operated by directly loading the card
in a computer or by connecting the camcorder or
the optional SBAC-US10 S×S Memory Card
USB Reader/Writer to the computer, using an
USB cable as shown below.
Using the ExpressCard Slot of a
Computer
If the computer is equipped with an ExpressCard/
34 or ExpressCard/54 slot, you can directly insert
the S×S memory card containing clips recorded
with this camcorder and access to the files.
For the operating requirements for the computer, see
"Using the Software" (page 11).
Note
The S×S Device Driver Software and S×S UDF driver
software on the CD-ROM supplied with the camcorder
must be installed on your computer. Before installation,
be sure to read the enclosed S×S Device Driver Software
End-User License Agreement.
For information on installation of the driver
software, refer to the ReadMe on the supplied CD-
ROM.
For support information for the driver software, visit
the following URL:
http://www.sony.net/S×S-Support/
To the ExpressCard slot
S×S memory card
With a Windows computer
Check that a Removable Disk appears in My
Computer. This indicates normal status.
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Operating Clips with a Computer

Computer with S×S
Device Driver
Software installed
With a Macintosh computer
An icon is displayed on the menu bar.

USB Connection with a Computer

Preparations
When you connect the camcorder to a computer
using a USB cable (not supplied), the memory
card in the slot is acknowledged as an extended
drive by the computer.
When two memory cards are mounted in this
camcorder, they are acknowledged as two
independent extended drives by the computer.
USB cable
(not supplied)
Notes
• When connecting the USB cable to the computer, be
careful to check the form and direction of the USB
connector.
• The camcorder does not work on the bus power from
the computer.
To start USB connection
Note
When a computer is connected to the PC connector of the
camcorder and at the same time an optional PHU-60K/
120K/120R Professional Harddisk Unit (powered from a
battery) is connected to the computer, battery exhaustion
on the PHU-60K/120K/120R (indicated by a Battery
End warning) disables the following.
• To guard the PHU-60K/120K/120R against access
from the computer
• To disconnect the PHU-60K/120K/120R's cable from
the memory card slot or plug again the cable into the
slot