Selecting The Sxs Memory Card To Use; Formatting (Initializing) Sxs Memory Cards - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual

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To eject SxS memory cards
1
Open the cover, and then press the
EJECT button to release the lock and
pull the button out.
Press the button once
to release the lock.
2
Press the EJECT button again to eject
the card.
Note
Data integrity cannot be guaranteed if you power the
camcorder 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 camcorder 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 SELECT
button to select the SxS memory card to use.
The camcorder switches automatically to the
other card if the selected card becomes full during
recording.
Note
The SLOT SELECT button is disabled during playback.
Even when pressed, it does not change the selected slot.
Button operations are enabled when a thumbnail screen
(see page 89) is displayed.
Formatting (Initializing) SxS
Memory Cards
When you load an unformatted memory card,
load a memory card that has been formatted to
other specifications, or load a memory card that
has been formatted in UDF mode into the
camcorder set to FAT mode, a message to
confirm if formatting is to be executed appears in
the viewfinder (see page 69). In this case, format
the memory card in the following way.
SxS memory cards are formatted in FAT mode as
factory default.
Note
SxS memory cards must be formatted on an
XDCAM EX device or on this camcorder. Cards
in other formats cannot be used.
To format (initialize) a memory card
If the message for formatting is displayed, turn
the MENU knob to select “Execute”, and then
press the knob.
Execution of the format starts.
During execution of the format, a progress
indication appears (%), and the ACCESS lamp
lights in orange.
When formatting is completed, the completion
message is displayed for three seconds.
Recording and playback during format execution
Even during execution of a format, recording and
playback are possible using an SxS memory card
loaded into the other card slot.
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
camcorder.
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