Viewing hard disc drive information
You can view the information on the hard disc drive connected via USB 2.0 with the following steps.
1 Switch the mode to USB HOST. For more information, see [Switching to the USB HOST mode] (page 132).
2 Connect the hard disc drive to the
3 Press the thumbnail button to display the thumbnail screen.
4 Press the MENU button and select HDD > EXPLORE from the thumbnail menu. The screen provides the information about the hard disc drive.
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1.PARTITION
This section indicates the type of the hard disc drive. The available functions depend on the type of hard disc drive.
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TYPE S | A special format that | Thumbnail viewing, |
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P2 STORE | P2 STORE (AJ- | Thumbnail viewing, |
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FAT | For a hard disc drive | Thumbnail viewing, |
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2.VENDOR
This section indicates the vendor for the hard disc drive.
3.MODEL
This section indicates the model of the hard disc drive.
4.SIZE
This section indicates the total storage on the hard disc drive.
5.USED
This section indicates the used space on the hard disc drive (in GB) and the number of P2 cards in use.
6.REMAIN
This section indicates the remaining free space on the hard disc drive in GB.
7.PARTITION #
This section indicates the partition number (one P2 card is used as a unit) on the hard disc drive.
Note
The screen indicates up to 10 partitions. When the
number of partitions exceeds 10, scroll down the indi- cation with the cursor button ($) to view the hidden
partitions.
Connection with external device : Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port 133