Initializing An Sd Card; Switching Between The Sd Card Slots - Canon XF705 Instruction Manual

Initializing an SD Card

Initialize SD cards when you use them with this camcorder for the first time. You can also initialize a card to
permanently delete all the recordings it contains.
Operating modes:
1 Select [Initialize Media].
> [Æ ! Recording/Media Setup] > [Initialize Media]
2 Select [SD Card A] or [SD Card B] and then press SET.
3 Select [OK] and then press SET.
4 When the confirmation message appears, press SET.
IMPORTANT
• Initializing a card will permanently erase all data, including clips with an $ mark, photos and protected custom
picture files. Lost data cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important recordings in advance.
• Depending on the SD card, the initialization may take up to a few minutes.
NOTES
• While recording on an SD card, you can initialize another SD card in the other SD card slot.
• If you set an assignable button to [Initialize Media] (A 117), you can press the button to open the [Initialize
Media] submenu.

Switching Between the SD Card Slots

The camcorder features two SD card slots, SD card slot A and
SD card slot B. If both slots contain a card, you can switch
between them as necessary.
Operating modes:
Press the SLOT SELECT button.
• The access indicator of the selected SD card slot will
illuminate in green.
NOTES
• If both SD card slots contain a card and you open the cover of the selected slot, the camcorder will
automatically switch to the other slot.
• You cannot use the SLOT SELECT button to switch between SD card slots while recording.
• You can also perform this function remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (A 162,
167).
Using SD Cards
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