Removing P2 Cards1 Open the card slot cover.2 Raise the EJECT button.3 Then, depress the EJECT button to release theP2 card so that you can remove it.

Raise the EJECT

Press the raised EJECT

button.

button to remove a 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 have finished 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 153).

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 126).

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)

<For Your Information>

The P2 CARD ACCESS LEDs may be set to stay off using the menu option ACCESS LED. The menu item ACCESS LED is found in the <OPTION MODE> screen on 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.

 

 

 

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 green

ACTIVE

 

Writing and reading

 

 

 

enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stays on in

ACTIVE

 

Writing and reading

orange

 

 

enabled. The card is

 

 

 

recordable (LOOP REC

 

 

 

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. > [Viewfinder Status Indication Layout] (page 76).

Playback and Recording

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