Panasonic SDR-H80 HDD and SD card, Management, Formatting HDD, Displaying HDD information

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Media

HDD and SD card

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management

Formatting HDD

[HDD]

This is for initializing HDD.

Please be aware that if the HDD is formatted, then all the data recorded on the HDD will be erased. Store important data on a PC, etc.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

¬Select [HDD] in [MEDIA SELECT].

1 Select the menu. (l 19)

[SETUP] # [FORMAT HDD] # [YES]

2 When the confirmation message appears

Select [YES], then press the joystick.

≥When formatting is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.

≥During formatting, do not turn this unit off.

≥When you format the HDD, use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.

≥During formatting, do not cause any vibrations or impacts to this unit.

≥Perform a physical formatting of the HDD when this unit is to be disposed/transferred.

Displaying HDD information

[HDD]

Information about the space used and remaining on the HDD is displayed.

¬Rotate the mode dial to select .

¬Select [HDD] in [MEDIA SELECT].

Select the menu. (l 19)

[SETUP] # [HDD STATUS] # [YES]

To exit the information screen

Press the MENU button.

≥The unit indicating the capacity of the used and usable area is 1 GB=1,073,741,824 bytes.

≥(SDR-H90) The 80 GB hard drive utilizes a portion of the storage space for formatting, file management and other purposes. 80 GB is 80,000,000,000 bytes. Usable capacity will be less.

≥(SDR-H80) The 60 GB hard drive utilizes a portion of the storage space for formatting, file management and other purposes. 60 GB is 60,000,000,000 bytes. Usable capacity will be less.

Formatting an SD card

[SD]

This is for initializing SD cards.

Please be aware that if an SD card is formatted, then all the data recorded on the card will be erased. Store important data on a PC, etc.

¬Select [SD CARD] in [MEDIA SELECT].

1 Select the menu. (l 19)

[SETUP] # [FORMAT CARD] # [YES]

2 When the confirmation message appears

Select [YES], then press the joystick.

≥When formatting is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.

≥During formatting, do not turn this unit off.

≥Do not open the card slot cover while formatting. The formatting will stop.

≥When you format the SD card, use a battery with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.

≥Use this unit to format SD cards. If an SD card is formatted on other products (such as a PC), the time spent for recording may become longer and you may not be able to use the SD card.

≥Depending on the type of SD card being used, it may take time to format.

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Contents SDR-H80 Use only the recommended accessories Information for Your SafetyEMC Electric and magnetic compatibility About connecting to a PC or a printer About connecting to a TV or other video devicesFor business users European Union Indemnity concerning recording content Carefully observe copyright lawsCards that you can use with this unit For the purposes of these operating instructionsContents Accessories Optional accessoriesHandling Parts identificationLCD monitor Joystick 1819Lens cover Grip beltUSB terminal Tripod receptacle Battery release lever Battery Tripod receptacleAbout batteries that you can use with this unit Charging the batteryCharging lamp Charge a Inserting the battery Charging time Charging time and recordable timeRecordable time Connecting to the AC outlet Battery capacity indicationBefore using 3 About HDD and SD cards Display on the screen Indication in theseInstructions Capacity FunctionsSD card handling Access lamp HDD handlingRotate the mode dial to OFF CardInserting/removing an SD Securely close the SD card slot coverSelecting a mode How to turn the power on and off with the LCD monitorTurning the unit on/off To turn onUsing the menu screen Language selectionPress the Menu button To get back to the previous screenSetting date and time Press the Menu button to finish the settingSelect the menu. l Press the joystick to enter the selectionIntelligent auto mode When the intelligent auto mode is set to offBefore recording Intelligent auto buttonRecording motion pictures Press the recording start/stop button to start recordingScreen indications To end the recordingRecording still pictures Press the recording start/stop buttonSize of still pictures Selected recording destination To record still pictures clearlyRecording functions Zoom in/out functionOptical image stabilizer function Move the zoom leverMotion picture playback Select the scene to be played back, then press the joystickSelect the file to be played back, then press the joystick Still picture playbackSelect the playback operation with the joystick Deleting scenes/files one at Time Deleting scenes/filesDeleting multiple scenes/ files HDD and SD card ManagementFormatting HDD Displaying HDD informationIf using the following OS OthersSpecifications SD Card/Hard Disk Video CameraCompression Panasonic Corporation
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