Chapter 9 Connecting to External Devices — Connection through the <USB2.0> terminal

Formatting the hard disk drive

1Switch to the USB host mode.

For details, refer to “Switching to the USB host mode” (page 146).

2 Connect the hard disk drive via USB.

3Press the <THUMBNAIL> button to display the thumbnail screen.

4 Press the <THUMBNAIL MENU> button and select [HDD] →

[EXPLORE] from the thumbnail menu.

The screen switches to the hard disk drive information display screen.

5Select [OPERATION] → [FORMAT (HDD)] from the menu, and use the cursor buttons and the <SET> button to select [YES].

ffA confirmation message is displayed again. Select [YES] to format the hard disk drive.

ffAfter formatting, it can be used as the [TYPE S] hard disk drive.

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ttAfter formatting the hard disk drive, all contents of the hard disk drive are deleted. You cannot partially format the hard disk to keep some partitions.

ttThe hard disk drive formatted with the camera is rewritten with a computer, the operation with the camera and data on the hard disk drive are not guaranteed afterwards.

ttData deleted as a result of formatting cannot be restored. Always check data before formatting.

Writing to the hard disk drive

1Switch to the USB host mode.

For details, refer to “Switching to the USB host mode” (page 146).

2 Connect the hard disk drive via USB.

If the hard disk drive is not formatted with the camera, refer to “Formatting the hard disk drive” (page 149) to format the hard disk drive.

3Insert the P2 card.4 Press the <THUMBNAIL> button to display the thumbnail screen.5Press the <THUMBNAIL MENU> button, and select [HDD] →

[EXPORT] from the thumbnail menu to specify the slot of the P2 card which contains data to write to the hard disk drive.

6Select [YES]. ffWriting starts.

ffA progress bar is displayed during a write operation. To cancel writing, press the <SET> button and select [YES] for the cancel confirmation.

ff[COPY COMPLETED!] is displayed when writing completes.

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ttTo bypass verification at writing, select [HDD] → [SETUP] from the thumbnail menu, and set [VERIFY] to [OFF]. The time until writing completes shortens, but no data writing verification is performed.

ttSelect [ALL SLOT] to write the contents of all the P2 cards inserted in the camera in bulk to the hard disk.

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ttIf the type of the hard disk drive is [TYPE S], writing is available only on a card basis. Up to 23 P2 cards can be saved to the hard disk drive. Each set of data in the P2 cards saved in the hard disk drive is recognized as a separate drive in a computer.

ttIf you want to write a P2 card containing a defective clip to a hard disk drive, we recommend that you fix the defective clip. ttIf you cancel the process during verification, writing from that P2 card to the hard disk drive is already completed.

Writing back to the P2 card

You can select clips from the hard disk drive to write back to the card.

1Switch to the USB host mode.

For details, refer to “Switching to the USB host mode” (page 146).

2 Connect the hard disk drive via USB.

3Insert the P2 card to which you want to write back the clips into the slot.4 Press the <THUMBNAIL MENU> button, and select [HDD]

→[EXPLORE] from the thumbnail menu to navigate to the partition containing the data to read, and then select the partition using the <SET> button.

5Select the clip in the thumbnail to write back to the P2 card from the hard disk drive.

6Press the <THUMBNAIL MENU> button, and select [OPERATION] → [COPY] from the thumbnail menu, and then select the slot of the P2 card to be written back.

7Select [YES].

ffWriting back to the P2 card starts.

ff[COPY COMPLETED!] is displayed when writing back completes.

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ttNo verification is performed when you select a clip to write.

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