Switching Between Sxs Memory Cards; Formatting An Sxs Memory Card - Sony PMW-10MD Operating Instructions Manual

Lamp Slot statuses
Lights in Accessing the loaded SxS memory card
orange (writing/reading data)
Lights in Standby (ready for recording using the
green loaded SxS memory card)
Off • No SxS memory card is loaded.
• The loaded card is invalid.
• An SxS memory card is loaded, but
another slot is active.
Removing an SxS memory card
1
Open the cover, once press the EJECT
button to release the lock, then pull the
button out.
2
Press the EJECT button again to
remove the card.
Note
Data are not guaranteed if the power is turned off
or a memory card is removed while the card is
being accessed. All data on the card may be
destroyed. Be sure that the ACCESS lamps are lit
in green or off when you turn off the power or
remove memory cards.
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Handling SxS Memory Cards
Switching between SxS memory
cards
When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card
slots A and B, press the SLOT SELECT button to
select the card you wish to use.
If a card becomes full during recording a clip,
switching to the other card is automatically
executed.
Notes
• Automatic switching does not take place during
recording of still images, even if a card becomes
full.
• The SLOT SEL button is disabled for a few
seconds after it is pressed to switch to other
media (optional SxS memory card, or MEAD-
MS01/SD01 Media Adaptor). To switch the
Press and
media again, wait for a few seconds and then
unlock the
press the SLOT SEL button again.
button.

Formatting an SxS memory card

Formatting may be required before using an SxS
memory card with this unit. For an SxS memory
card that is not formatted or that was formatted
with another system, a message to confirm if
formatting is to be executed is displayed in the
monitor screen.
Note on formatting
Any SxS memory card formatted with a device
other than this unit cannot be used with the unit.
To execute formatting
If the message for formatting is displayed,
turn the SEL/SET knob to select "Execute"
then press the knob.
Formatting begins.
The in-progress message and status bar (%) are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in
orange.
When formatting is completed, the completion
message is displayed for three seconds.
Recording during formatting
You can perform recording using the SxS
memory card in the other card slot while
formatting is in progress.