Tilt down the EJECT button.

Removing P2 Cards

1 While pressing down the slide lock button, move the slide-out door to the left.

The door opens.

2

3 Then, depress the EJECT button to release the P2 card so that you can remove it.

<For Your Information>

The P2 CARD ACCESS LEDs may be set to stay off using the menu option ACCESS LED. This option can be found on the <OPTION MODE> screen, which is accessible from the SYSTEM SETTING page.

To Prevent Accidental Erasure of P2 Card Content

To prevent the content of a P2 card being accidentally erased, position the write-protect switch on the P2 card at [Protect].

‹Note

Write-protect switchover can be performed while the card is being accessed (during recording or playback), but does not take effect until access to the card ceases.

Tilt down the EJECT

Depress the tilted-down

button.

EJECT button to release

 

the P2 card.

‹Notes

zAfter insertion, do not remove the P2 card while it is being accessed or recognized (the P2 card access LED flashes orange), or the P2 card may fail. If your unit is not set to turn on the P2 CARD ACCESS LED, before removing the card ensure that pre-recording and/or voice memo recording have finished (the P-REC indication has stopped blinking and the V mark or VOICE REC indication on the viewfinder screen has turned off) after stopping recording or playback.

zIf a P2 card being accessed is removed, the viewfinder displays “TURN POWER OFF” and camera-recorder gives a warning using an alarm and the WARNING LED. In addition, all P2 CARD ACCESS LEDs blink rapidly in green. If this is the case, turn the power off. For more information on warning indications, see [Warning System] (page 145).

zIf a P2 card is removed while being accessed, clips on it may become irregular. Check the clips and restore them if required. For more information about how to restore clips, see [Restoring Clips] (page 117).

zIf a P2 card being formatted is removed, it may be not be formatted properly. In this case, the viewfinder displays “TURN POWER OFF”. If this message appears, turn off the power, then restart camera-recorder to reformat the card.

zIf a P2 card is inserted while another P2 card is being played back, the inserted P2 card is not recognised and the P2 CARD ACCESS LED for that card does not come on. Card recognition starts when the playback ends.

zEven if a P2 card is inserted in a vacant slot while recording, the media may not be recognized during the following times:

ŠImmediately after pre-recording

ŠImmediately before or after switching from the first P2 card for recording to the second one, when data are recorded on multiple cards spanning from one to the other (hot-swap recording)

30 Recording and Playback：P2 Cards

 

 

 

Protect

 

 

 

 

Write-protect switch

P2 CARD ACCESS LED and status of P2 cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

P2 CARD

MODE CHECK

 

Status of P2 Card

ACCESS LED

indication*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stays on in

ACTIVE

 

Writing and reading

green

 

 

enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stays on in

ACTIVE

 

Writing and reading

orange

 

 

enabled. The card is

 

 

 

recordable (loop recording

 

 

 

also enabled).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinks in orange

ACCESSING

 

Writing or reading being

 

 

 

performed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinks rapidly in

INFO READING

 

Recognaising the P2 card.

orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinks slowly in

FULL

 

The P2 card has no free

green

 

 

space. Only reading is

 

 

 

enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROTECTED

 

The write-protect switch on

 

 

 

the P2 card is positioned at

 

 

 

[PROTECT]. Only reading

 

 

 

is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stays off

NOT

 

The card is not supported

 

SUPPORTED

 

by your unit. Replace the

 

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORMAT ERROR

The P2 card is not properly

 

 

 

formatted. Reformat the

 

 

 

card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NO CARD

 

No P2 card is inserted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The mode check indication is shown in the viewfinder. For more information, see [Viewfinder Status Indication Layout] (page 70).

The access LED located on the display window blinks when reading or writing data from or to any of the P2 cards inserted in Slots 1 - 5 or stays illuminated when any of the cards are recordable. It stays off when none of the P2 cards are recordable.