Selecting The Sxs Memory Card To Use; Formatting (Initializing) Sxs Memory Cards - Sony PDWHR1 Operation Manual

Lamp
Not lit
To eject SxS memory cards
1
Open the slot 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
PDW-HR1 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 PDW-
HR1 off or remove a memory card.
Selecting the SxS memory card to
use
When SxS memory cards are loaded in both slot A and slot
B, you can press the SLOT button on page SxS of the
function menu to select the SxS memory card to use.
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Handling SxS Memory Cards
Slot status
• No SxS memory card is loaded.
• An unusable card is loaded.
• An SxS memory card is loaded,
but the other slot is selected.
Press the button once
to release the lock
Note
The SLOT button is disabled during playback. Even when
pressed, it does not change the selected slot.
Button operations are enabled when a thumbnail screen is
displayed.
Formatting (initializing) SxS memory
cards
When you load an unformatted SxS memory card, or load
an SxS memory card that has been formatted to other
specifications, a message "Cannot Use Media(A)/
Unsupported File System" appears on the display of the
PDW-HR1. In this case, format the memory card in the
following way.
Note
SxS memory cards must be formatted on this board or an
XDCAM EX device. Cards in other formats cannot be
used.
To format (initialize) a memory card
See page 37 for details about setup menu operations.
1
Select OTHERS >File System in the setup menu.
2
Select UDF or FAT, and then press the PUSH SET
knob.
UDF: Select for operations that target MXF files.
FAT: Select for operations that target MP4 and AVI
files.
3
Power the PDW-HR1 off, and then power it on again.
4
Select OTHERS >Format Media in the setup menu.
5
Select [Media(A)] (slot A) or [Media(B)] (slot B).
6
Select "Execute", and then press the PUSH SET knob.
The confirmation message for formatting is displayed
on the display of the PDW-HR1.
7
Select "Execute", and then press the PUSH SET knob.
Execution of the format starts.
During execution of the format, a progress indication
appears (%), and the access lamp lights in orange.
If the format operation fails
A format operation may fail because the SxS memory card
is write protected, or because it is not the type of card
specified for use with this board.