HDD SETTING

On this unit, you can select “MIRRORING” or “PARTITION” for the HDD recording mode ( see page 21).

Setting (default: “NORMAL”)

NORMAL,” “MIRRORING,” “PARTITION”

MIRRORING

This item is used to record the same data on 2 HDDs of the same capacity in order to reduce the risk of data loss due to an HDD crash.

1.Turn ON the MAIN switch on the rear panel, and wait until the ACCESS indicator turns off. Make sure that the POWER button on the front panel is turned off. While holding down the JOG button, press the POWER button on the front panel.

The <INITIALIZATION> screen appears.

<INITIALIZATION>￿

NORMAL￿

>>HDD SETTING

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30S￿

BOOT UP DELAY

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POWER OFF￿

 

INITIALIZATION￿

 

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ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED￿

WHEN PROCEED INITIALIZATION

2.Press the JOG , buttons to move the cursor to “HDD SETTING” and then press the ENTER button.

The background of the setting item turns red and flashes.

3.Press the JOG , buttons to display “MIRRORING” and then press the ENTER button.

The setting item is determined and flashing stops.

<INITIALIZATION>￿

MIRRORING￿

>>HDD SETTING

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30S￿

BOOT UP DELAY

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POWER OFF￿

 

INITIALIZATION￿

 

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ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED￿

WHEN PROCEED INITIALIZATION

4.Select “INITIALIZATION” by pressing the JOG , buttons and then press the ENTER button.

The setting is determined, and initialization is executed.

Be sure that all the data in the HDD is erased when executing initialization.

While MIRRORING is performed, you cannot set GRADE or A-GRADE in <RECORD SETTING> screen to “SUPER.”

To perform MIRRORING, attach the HDDs of the same capacity and the same model name.

To exit <INITIALIZATION> screen without setting “HDD SETTING,” select “POWER OFF.”

ENGLISH

Points to notice concerning MIRRORING

When execute “MAIN HDD DATA CLEAR” while MIRRORING function is in operation, all the data in both HDDs are erased.

When failure occurs to HDD or MIRROR, the unit distinguishes the 2 HDDs and registers the failure in the <WARN-

ING LOG LIST>.

When failure occurs to either HDD or MIRROR, the “MIRROR” warning is displayed and the operable HDD continues to record. Press and hold the WARNING RESET button for more than 3 seconds to reset the “MIRROR” warning.

The “MIRROR” warning is displayed every time the unit is booted-up until the faulty HDD is replaced.

When the faulty HDD is replaced with the operable HDD, the following screen appears. To copy the contents of the HDD, select “RECONSTRUCTION” and press the ENTER button.

<HDD RECONSTRUCTION>￿

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A:HDD(120GB)￿

B:HDD(120GB)￿

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POWER OFF￿ >>RECONSTRUCTION￿

DATA WILL BE SYNCHRONIZED￿ IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL HOURS

The following screen appears while copying. When the copy is completed, the power turns on.

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SETTING UP...￿

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SYNCHRONIZING...

Copying the data of 240 GB HDD takes more than 10 hours. During this time, normal operations such as recording and playback cannot be performed.

When the failure occurs to HDD and MIRROR at the same time, the data cannot be restored.

Ask at place of purchase about data restoration when repairing or replacing a faulty HDD.

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