Write-Protect Switch on the SDHC/SDXC Card

ASlide the write-protect switch upward to enable writing or deleting.

BSlide the write-protect switch downward to prevent writing or deleting. (Data in the card are protected.)

Write-Protect Switch

AB

Write/Delete Enabled

Write/Delete Disabled

Card Slot Status Indicator

The following table shows the respective states of slot A and B.

Lamp

Slot Status

 

Blinks in green

Inserted SDHC/SDXC card is being accessed.

 

 

(writing/reading data)

 

 

Do not turn off the power of the camera

 

 

recorder or remove the SDHC/SDXC card.

 

 

 

 

Lights up in green

On standby. Inserted SDHC/SDXC card can

 

 

be used for recording or playback.

 

 

 

 

Light goes out

● SDHC/SDXC card is not inserted.

 

 

● An unusable card is inserted.

 

 

● An SDHC/SDXC card is inserted but a

 

 

different slot is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting (Initializing) SDHC/SDXC Cards

When the following cards are inserted, AFORMATTING REQUIREDB appears. Format the card using the camera recorder menu.

●Unformatted SDHC/SDXC cards

●SDHC/SDXC cards formatted under different specifications

Note :

●Be sure to format the SDHC/SDXC card on this camera recorder. SDHC/SDXC cards formatted on a PC and other peripheral equipment cannot be used on this camera recorder.

Memo :

●To cancel the message display, press the center of the set lever.

●A [!] mark and the message AFORMATB appear at the remaining media area when an SDHC/SDXC card that requires formatting is inserted.

1 Select [Format Media] in the [Media] menu. (A Page 75)

2 Select the slot of the SDHC/SDXC card to be formatted and press the center of the set lever.

2

3 The status of the selected SDHC/SDXC card appears. 4 Select [Format] and press the center of the set lever.

4

5 Formatting starts.

6 Formatting is complete.

ACompleteB appears when formatting is complete.

Memo :

●If you do not want to format the card, select [Cancel] and press the center of the set lever to return to the previous screen.

●If you remove the SDHC/SDXC card during formatting,

AFormat Error!B appears and the camera recorder returns to the previous screen.

●During formatting, menu operation is unavailable but you can start recording. However, this is only available when a recordable SDHC/SDXC card is inserted in the other slot.

●Formatting cannot be performed in the following cases.

•Recording is in progress on the SDHC/SDXC card to be formatted.

•SDHC/SDXC card is not inserted.

•Write-protect switch of the SDHC/SDXC card is set ( is displayed).

Note :

●If you format the SDHC/SDXC card, all data recorded on the card, including video data and setup files, will be deleted.

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