Removing P2 Cards

 

3 Press the EJECT button to eject the P2 card.

◆ NOTE:

•Do not remove P2 cards during access or during recognition directly after insertion (when the P2 card access LED flashes orange).

1 Press the STOP button.

When the P2 card access LED of a card to be removed flashes orange, press the STOP button to stop the flashing.

2 Set the card lock to OFF and raise the EJECT button.

◆ NOTE:

• Removing a P2 card in the thumbnail screen automatically closes the thumbnail screen.

• Do not remove P2 cards during access or during recognition directly after insertion (when the P2 card access LED flashes orange); otherwise the P2 cards may be damaged. If a P2 card by any chance is removed during access, [E-30] appears on the LCD monitor and the LCD panel displays the [AUTO OFF] warning. All P2 card access LEDs will flash rapidly in orange. Turn off the power, and then turn it back on.

• The clips on a P2 card that was removed during access may no longer be in the right order. Check the clips and perform the necessary repair operation.

➝ For details, refer to “Repairing Bad Clips” (page 48).

• Removing a P2 card during formatting will in most cases destroy the formatting. Reformat the card after restarting the PC.

Preventing Accidental Deletion

Introduction

Set the write-protection switch to [PROTECT] to prevent

accidental deletion of data recorded on a P2 card.

Write-protection switch

PROTECT

◆NOTE:

•Switching the write-protection switch during recording, playback or other access operation will not take effect until after these access operations (playback, recording, etc.) complete.

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