Using A "Memory Stick" With The Media Adaptor; Formatting A "Memory Stick - Sony PMW-350K Supplement Manual

Using a "Memory Stick"
with the Media Adaptor
Use of the optional MEAD-MS01 Media Adaptor
permits you to insert a "Memory Stick" to the SxS
memory card slot of the camcorder and use it for
recording and playback in the same way as with
an SxS memory card.
Usable "Memory Stick"
"Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX" series
For details on use of the MEAD-MS01 Media
Adaptor, refer to the operating instructions of the
adaptor.
Notes
• High-speed playback may not be properly achieved
with a "Memory Stick."
• When using the Slow & Quick Motion function with
the "Memory Stick", you cannot perform slow motion
shooting.

Formatting a "Memory Stick"

A "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX" to be used
with this camcorder must be formatted using the
format function of this camcorder.
For a "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX" that is
not formatted or that was formatted with another
system, the message "Cannot Use Media(A)/
Unsupported File System" is displayed.
Format the "Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX" as
instructed below.
To execute formatting
1
Select OPERATION >Format Media in
the setup menu.
2
Select [Media(A)] (slot A) or [Media(B)]
(slot B).
3
Turn the MENU knob to select
"Execute", and press the knob.
The format confirmation message appears on
the viewfinder screen.
4
Turn the MENU knob to select
[Execute], and then press the knob.
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Using a "Memory Stick" with the Media Adaptor

For information about menu operations, refer
to the Operating Instructions of the camcorder.
Formatting begins.
An in-progress message and status bar (%)
are displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights
in orange. When formatting is completed, a
completion message is displayed for three
seconds.
Notes
• In formatting, all data in a "Memory Stick," including
protected images, are erased and cannot be restored.
• This camcorder uses a unique format, which differs
from the standard "Memory Stick" format, for
recording. For this reason, inserting a "Memory Stick"
formatted with this camcorder and in which data have
been recorded into a "Memory Stick" slot of a
computer may cause a malfunction of the computer or
may damage the recorded data.
Connection between the camcorder and a
computer
To use a "Memory Stick" in which data have been
recorded with an XDCAM EX-series product,
establish USB connection between the computer
and this camcorder and insert it into the slot of the
camcorder, or use a specified USB card reader.
1) For details on the USB card reader, visit the XDCAM
EX web sites cited in Chapter 1 "Overview" of the
Operating Instructions for the camcorder.
To use a "Memory Stick" formatted with this
camcorder with other devices
With a computer
• First make a backup copy of the data recorded
in the "Memory Stick."
• When the backup is done, establish USB
connection between the computer and this
camcorder, insert the "Memory Stick" into the
slot of this camcorder, then format it from the
menu of the computer.
The formatting method depends on the OS of the
computer.
For details, refer to the operating instructions of the
computer to be used.
With a non-computer device having a
"Memory Stick" slot
• First make a backup copy of the data recorded
in the "Memory Stick."
• When the backup is done, format the "Memory
Stick" with the device to be used.
For details on the formatting method, refer to the
operating instructions of the device to be used.
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