Formatting An Sxs Memory Card; Checking The Remaining Time Available For Recording - Sony PMW-EX30 Operating Instructions Manual

• The SLOT SELECT button is disabled
for a few seconds after it is pressed to
switch to other media (optional SxS
memory card, PHU-120R Professional
Harddisk Unit, or MEAD-MS01/SD01
Media Adaptor). To switch the media
again, wait for a few seconds and then
press the SLOT SELECT button again.
Formatting an SxS memory
card
Formatting may be required before using an
SxS memory card with this unit. For an SxS
memory card that is not formatted or that
was formatted with another system, a
message to confirm if formatting is to be
executed is displayed on the LCD display.
Note on formatting
Any SxS memory card formatted with a
device other than this unit cannot be used
with the unit.
To execute formatting
If the message for formatting is displayed,
press the M or m button to select "Execute"
then press the SET button.
Formatting begins, the in-progress message
and status bar (%) are displayed, and the
ACCESS lamp lights in red.
When formatting is completed, the
completion message is displayed for three
seconds.
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
unit will not be formatted.
40 Handling SxS Memory Cards
As a warning message is displayed, replace
the card with an appropriate SxS memory
card, as per the instructions in the message.
To format by menu operation
When no formatting message is displayed
on the LCD display, you can execute
formatting using "Format Media" (see page
96) of the OTHERS menu in the same
manner.
Notes
• All the data, including recorded pictures
and setup files, are erased when a
memory card is formatted.
• SxS memory cards to be used with this
unit must be formatted using the format
function of this unit. Any card formatted
with other device must be formatted
again with this unit.
Checking the remaining
time available for recording
In recording or E-E mode, you can check
the time remaining for the SxS memory
cards loaded in the card slots on the LCD
display.
DC IN 12.0V
A: 25min
B: 50min
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.
The remaining can also be checked in a
meter format on the remote/media status
screen (see page 83).
Note
A icon appears if the memory card is
write-protected.
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