Chapter 4 : Shooting; Handling Sxs Memory Cards; About Sxs Memory Cards; Loading And Ejecting Sxs Memory Cards - Sony PMW-400K Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter
Handling SxS Memory
Cards
This camcorder records video and audio on SxS
memory cards (not supplied) loaded into one or
both of its memory card slots.
You can use the camcorder with the following
devices to make recording.
• MEAD-SD02 Media Adaptor (when the
recording mode is FAT), or QDA-EX1 XQD
ExpressCard Adapter (when the recording
mode is UDF/exFAT/FAT)

About SxS Memory Cards

SxS memory cards that can be used with
this camcorder
Use the following Sony SxS memory cards (SxS
PRO or SxS-1) with this camcorder.
SxS PRO+ series
SxS PRO series
SxS-1 series
The memory cards listed above comply with the
ExpressCard memory card standard.
• SxS, SxS PRO and SxS-1 are trademarks of
Sony Corporation.
• The ExpressCard label and logo are property of
the Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association (PCMCIA) and are
licensed to Sony Corporation. Other trademarks
and trade names are the property of their
respective owners.
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Handling SxS Memory Cards

Shooting
Loading and Ejecting SxS Memory
Cards
To load SxS memory cards
1
Slide the cover to the left to open.
2
Insert an SxS memory card into a card
slot.
3
Close the cover.
ACCESS lamp status indications
Card slots A and B each have an ACCESS lamp
to indicate the slot status.
Lamp Slot status
Lights in orange Accessing the SxS memory card
(lights during data reading and
writing)
Lights in green Standby (the loaded SxS
memory card is ready for
recording or playback)
Not lit • No SxS memory card is loaded.
• An unusable card is loaded.
• An SxS memory card is loaded,
but the other slot is selected.
To eject SxS memory cards
1
Open the cover, and then press the
EJECT button to release the lock and
pull the button out.
2
Press the EJECT button again to eject
the card.
Note
Data integrity cannot be guaranteed if you power the
camcorder off or remove a memory card while the card
is being accessed. Doing so may corrupt all data recorded
on the card. Always make sure that the ACCESS lamp is
lit green or not lit before you power the camcorder off or
remove a memory card.