FTP Command Compliance

The following FTP commands can be used when DV40 works as a FTP server.

USER

Identifying user name.

PASS

Identifying password.

QUIT

Terminating FTP connection. TCP connection for Control is also cut off.

PORT

When transferring data, relay the connection state open port number for data transferring at client side

 

to server.

 

Format: PORT IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4, P1, P2

 

(IPx: IP address, Px: port number represented by decimal number in every 1 byte unit)

TYPE

Designating data type (ASCII, BECIDIC, BINARY, LOCAL).

RETR

Instructing server to transfer file through data connection.

STOR

Instructing server to write data transferred through data connection into a new file.

LIST

Requesting server to send a list of files.

NLST

Requesting server to send a detailed list of files.

CWD

Changing current directory.

 

 

CDUP

Changing current directory to upper level.

PWD

Displaying current directory.

NOOP

Doing nothing.

SYST

Acquire server OS type.

 

 

The following FTP commands cannot be used when DV40 works as a FTP server.

APPE

Instructing server to write data transferred through data connection into an existing file additionally.

DELE

Deleting designated file.

RNFR

Designating current file name for renaming.

 

 

RNTO

Changing current file name for renaming.

HELP

Displaying command description.

 

 

ACCT

Identifying user account.

PASV

Opening command state designated port except default data port (No. 20) on server.

STRU

Designating file structure.

MODE

Designating file transfer mode (Stream, Block, Compressed).

RMD

Deleting designated directory.

MKD

Creating designated directory.

STAT

Requesting server condition.

 

 

Note that

•Deleting files

•Renaming files

•Creating a new directory

cannot be executed when using a FTP client application.

Saved File Location

•BWF File

The files recorded by BWF AUDIO FILE SW setting are saved in the “bwff” folder. Note that onlya file with “.wav” extension can be saved in the “bwff” folder.

•SDII File

The files recorded by SDII AUDIO FILE SW are saved in the “sd2f” folder. Note that the file type to send and received data is “MacBinary version 2”. Because of this, the “*,bin” file extension is added to a file name.

FTP Client Applicationº

The FTP client applications we confirmed the operation are

•Fetch (Shareware for Macintosh computer)

•WS FTP (Shareware for Windows computer) The FTP client application we found inoperative is

•FTP Explorer (Shareware for Windows computer)

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