Handling Usb Flash Drives; Formatting (Initializing) Usb Flash Drives; Restoring Usb Flash Drives - Sony PXW-X320 Operating Instructions Manual

Handling USB Flash
Drives
In UDF/exFAT mode, you can connect a USB
flash drive connected to the external device to
record, save and load the following data.
• Planning metadata (see page 97)
• Setting data file (see page 170)
Notes
• Use USB flash drives with capacity of 4 GB to 32 GB.
The use of Sony USB flash drives is recommended.
• USB flash drives other than the recommended flash
drives listed above may not be recognized when
connected to the USB connector.
Formatting (Initializing) USB
Flash Drives
USB flash drives must be formatted with the
FAT32 file system.
Note
Before using a drive, format it on this camcorder or a PC.
If a drive formatted on a PC cannot be used, format it on
the camcorder.
1
Connect a USB flash drive to the
external device connector.
When the drive is unformatted or has been
formatted in an unsupported format, a
message appears stating that the drive cannot
be used.
2
Select "MAINTENANCE" > "USB Set"
> "Format USB" > "FAT32" in the
setup menu.
A confirmation message prompting you to
execute formatting appears on the viewfinder
screen.
3
Turn the MENU knob to select
"Execute" and press the knob.
During execution, a progress indication
appears (%). When formatting is completed,
the message "Format USB Memory Done" is
displayed. The
\MSSONY\PRO\XDCAM\MEMDISC
folder and the \General\Sony\Planning folder
are automatically created in the drive.
If the format operation fails
A format operation may fail because the USB
flash drive is write protected, or because it is not
the type of drive specified for use with this
camcorder.
In this case, an error message appears. Follow the
instructions in the error message and exchange
the drive for one that can be used with this
camcorder.

Restoring USB Flash Drives

When you load a USB flash drive that cannot be
mounted normally because the file system is
destroyed, a message appears on the viewfinder
screen to ask whether you want to restore it.
Pressing the MENU knob after turning the
MENU knob to select "Execute" starts execution
of the format and a progress indication appears
(%).
When restoring is completed, the message
"Restore USB Memory Done" is displayed.
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