Inserting/Removing An Sxs Memory Card; Switching Between Sxs Memory Cards; Formatting An Sxs Memory Card - Sony PXW-X200 Operating Instructions Manual

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Inserting/Removing an SxS
Memory Card
Inserting an SxS memory card
1
Open the cover of the card slot block
(page 11).
2
Insert the SxS memory card into the slot
with the SxS label facing right.
The ACCESS lamp (page 11) lights in red
then changes to green once the memory card
is ready for use.
3
Close the cover.
Status indications by the ACCESS lamps
Card slots A and B are accompanied by the
respective ACCESS lamps to indicate their
statuses.
Lamp
Slot statuses
Lights in
Accessing the loaded SxS memory card
red
(writing/reading data)
Lights in
Standby (ready for recording or
green
playback using the 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 of the card slot block,
press the EJECT button (page 11), 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.
Switching Between SxS Memory
Cards
When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card
slots A and B, press the SLOT SELECT button
(page 11) to select the card you wish to use.
If a card becomes full during recording, switching
to the other card is automatically executed.
Note
The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while playback is
in progress. Switching is not executed even if you press
the button. The button is enabled while the thumbnail
screen is displayed (page 68).

Formatting an SxS Memory Card

For an SxS memory card that is not formatted or
that was formatted with another system, the
message “Unsupported File System” is displayed
on the LCD monitor/EVF screen.
Format the card as instructed in “To execute
formatting” below.
To execute formatting
Using “Format Media” (page 107) of the
OTHERS menu, specify “Media(A)” (slot
A) or “Media(B)” (slot B) then select
“Execute.” On a confirmation message,
select “Execute” again.
The in-progress message and status bar (%) are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in red.
When formatting is completed, the completion
message is displayed for three seconds.
Recording/playback during formatting
You can perform recording or playback using the
SxS memory card in the other card slot while
formatting is in progress.
If formatting fails
A write-protected SxS memory card or memory
card that cannot be used with this camcorder will
not be formatted.
As a warning message is displayed, replace the
card with an appropriate SxS memory card, as per
the instructions in the message.
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