5 From the thumbnail menu, select OPERATION > IMPORT. Then, specify the slots that contain the empty target P2 cards.
Insert the target P2 cards in slots.
Connect a hard disk drive via USB.
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4 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select HDD > EXPLORE. Then, move to the appropriate partition and select it with the SET button.
Switch the mode to USB HOST.
> [Switching to the USB HOST mode] (page 137)
z This starts the data write to the P2 card.
z When the writing is completed, the message “COPY COMPLETED!” is displayed.
‹Notes
z When only selected files are written, no verification is performed.
z Import data in clip units from cards with a different model number as data cannot be imported by the partition between such cards.
For a Type-S or P2 STORE hard disk drive, you can write data back to a P2 card with the same model number on a card basis. The target P2 cards must be preformatted.
Select YES.
5 From among the thumbnails, select the clips to be written to the P2 card.
6 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select OPERATION > COPY. Then, specify the slot that contains the target P2 card.
Insert the target P2 card in a slot.
Connect a hard disk drive via USB.
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Writing data on a hard disk drive

1 Switch the mode to USB HOST.

>[Switching to the USB HOST mode] (page 137)

2 Connect a hard disk drive via USB.

A hard disk drive that has not been formatted with the camera-recorder must be formatted as directed in [Formatting a hard disk drive] (page 139).

3 Insert a P2 card.4 Press the THUMBNAIL button.

The thumbnail screen is displayed.

5 Press the THUMBNAIL MENU button and select HDD > EXPORT from the thumbnail menu.

Specify the slot that contains the P2 card bearing the data to be written to the hard disk drive.

6 Select YES.

zThis starts the write process.

zWhen the data is being written, a progress bar is displayed. To diskontinue writing, press the SET button and select YES instead of cancellation confirmation.

zWhen the writing is completed, the message “COPY COMPLETED!” is displayed.

‹Notes

zTo disable verification at the time of writing, select HDD > SETUP from the thumbnail menu and set the option VERIFY to OFF. This speeds up writing without verifying data writing.

zSelect “ALL SLOT” to write data collectively onto all P2 cards currently inserted in the unit to the hard disk drive.

‹Notes

zFor a Type-S hard disk drive, data can be written on a card basis. The data on up to 23 P2 cards can be stored on the hard disk drive. The data set on each P2 card is recognized as a separate drive by the PC.

zIf data on a P2 card that contains a defective clip must be written to a hard disk drive, then we recommend fixing that clip before writing the data.

zWhen the process is diskontinued during verification, the data on the P2 card has been written to the hard disk drive.

Writing data back to P2 cards

You can select clips on the hard disk drive to be written back to P2 cards.

Switch the mode to USB HOST.

>[Switching to the USB HOST mode] (page 137)

140 Connection with external device: Connection with external devices using the USB 2.0 port