External Hard Disk Drive Access - Sony MVS-8000 User Manual

External Hard Disk Drive Access

In an MVS-8000A system and MVS-8000G system, you can connect a hard
disk drive to the IEEE1394 port of the switcher processor, to carry out the
following operations.
Format: Format the hard disk.
Backup: Batch saving of files from frame memory to the hard disk.
Restore: Restoring frame memory from files saved on the hard disk.
Since image data saved in memory is lost when the system is powered off,
using an external hard disk drive allows required data to be preserved.
Notes
• This function is only available on an MVS-8000A/8000G system.
• Only one hard disk drive can be connected to a single switcher processor.
• While the hard disk is being accessed, frame memory operations are not
possible.
• During playback of a frame memory clip of the pair assigned to either of the
target FM selection buttons (see page 409), frame memory operations may
not be performed properly. Carry out frame memory operations after
stopping clip playback.
Consult your Sony service representative or sales representative about the
hard disk drives that can be connected.
Selecting the switcher
When the system is operating in Dual Simul mode, select the switcher on which
to carry out formatting, file saving, and file recall operations.
For details of Dual Simul mode, see "System Settings (System Config Menu)"
in Chapter 18 (Volume 3).
1
In the Frame Memory menu, select VF6 'External Device' and HF1
'Format' or HF2 'Backup/Restore.'
The Format menu or Backup/Restore menu appears.
2
In the region selection area (see page 128), press [SWR].
A popup window for selecting the switcher appears.
3
Press [SWR1] or [SWR2] to select the switcher.
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