Backup Progress Display; Backup Verification - Fairlight Prodigy Edit User Manual

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When you have marked all the attached files you want to back up, press ENTER to return to the previous screen.

Backup Progress Display

Once a backup has begun, the display shows its progress, estimating the time to completion based on the current
speed of transfer to the backup device. Because multiple source devices are involved, and because variable data
compression algorithms may be used by the backup device, these estimates may not always be accurate.
Backup occurs in the background, allowing other work to continue normally. Once the backup has started, you
may visit other menus and perform other tasks such as editing or recording, but whenever the disk recorder needs to
get audio from the disk, the backup process is stalled. Any time you return to the Backup Menu you can see the
progress of the backup. The backup can be stopped at any time by pressing the STOP Soft Key. You will be asked
to confirm this wish before it is carried out.

Backup Verification

Each time a backup is started, a dialog box asks if verification is required. If the answer is Yes, the Backup will
proceed to its conclusion, and immediately afterwards the contents of the backup medium are compared with those
of the original file. Like the backup process itself, this occurs in the background.
If any differencebetween the backup and the original is found, the process is stopped, and a warning window is
shown. If this happens, you must repeat the backup or all the information will be lost. You are advised to use fresh
tapes and to keep backup devices clean and serviced regularly, because the value of the audio data can be very
great.
The Restore Submenu
In this menu, files listed in a BU file are marked for restore, and then the operation is started. When the original
backup was performed, all the marked files, plus the BU file, were placed in a single directory, and this is where
they must be found in order to be restored. First you must browse to a BU file, then press the restore Soft Key. The
video screen now displays the list of files that were backed up at the time the BU file was created, and you may
move up and down the list in order to mark the files.
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