About the HDD DISK MENU

The operations regarding the hard disk can be performed by displaying the "HDD DISK MENU" on monitor 2.

The "HDD DISK MENU" will be displayed when the SET button is pressed while displaying the system check complete window. The "HDD DISK MENU" will also be displayed automatically after replacing or removing the hard disk.

The following operations can be performed on the "HDD DISK MENU".

Setting item

Description

Page

 

 

 

FORMAT

Formats (initializes) the hard disk. It can also change the setting values for

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the recording area respectively. Mirroring can also be started on this menu.

 

 

 

 

 

MIRROR ON

Recovers the mirrored hard disk.

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MIRROR OFF

Cancels mirroring.

138

 

 

 

REMOVE

Removes the hard disk drive from the system logically.

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RESTART

Restarts this unit.

 

 

 

EXIT

Closes the "HDD DISK MENU".

 

 

 

Display of the HDD DISK MENU

Information of the hard disk drive of the unit or the optional extension unit will be displayed on the "HDD DISK MENU".

Digital Disk Recorder

HDD DISK MENU

 

 

 

WJ-HD300

TOP MENU

 

 

 

FORMAT

MIRROR ON

MIRROR OFF

REMOVE

RESTART

EXIT

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

MAIN

160GB M

160GB M

 

 

 

EXT1

160GB

160GB

160GB

160GB

 

EXT2

160GB

160GB

160GB

160GB

 

EXT3

160GB

160GB

160GB

160GB

 

EXT4

*(160GB)

*(ERROR)

160GB

160GB

 

EXT5

ADD (160GB) ADD (ERROR)

160GB

160GB

 

EXT6

160GB

160GB

160GB

160GB

 

EXT7

LOST

-

-

-

 

Information of recording areas : [SETUP/ESC] OK : [SET]

 

Main unit/optional extension unit

Information about hard disk located in the main unit and optional exten- sion unit

160 GB: Indicates the hard disk capacity (disk existed when last started up)

160 GB M: Indicates the hard disk capacity (mirrored disk existed when last started up)

ADD (160 GB): Indicates that this hard disk is newly mount- ed at this startup, but that it was not mounted last time. Those parenthesized numbers indicate the capacity of the hard disk.

ADD (ERROR): Indicates that this hard disk is newly mounted at this startup, but that it was not mounted last time. Then, an error is detected on the hard disk.

*(160 GB): Indicates that a different hard disk from the one that existed at the last startup is mounted. Those paren- thesized numbers indicate the capacity of the hard disk.

*(ERROR): Indicates that a different hard disk from the one that existed at the last startup is mounted, and an error has been detected on the hard disk.

LOST: Indicates that a position where a hard disk was mounted at the last startup has no hard disk.

–:Indicates that a hard disk is not mounted this time nor was it at the last startup.

ERROR: Indicates that the hard disk has failed to be initial- ized.

Important:

It is impossible to operate the unit when there is a hard disk with indications of * (capacity), * (ERROR), LOST or ERROR. In this case, remove the relevant hard disk. (Refer to page 139.)

Hard disks with ADD (capacity) indication are not initial-

ized yet.

First, initialize them. It is impossible to record images on it or to use it as a copy destination without initialization.

Note: The displayed available disk space on this menu will not include the space required for data management. Therefore, the understated available disk space will be displayed.

It is possible to display information about the recording area (allocated disk size for normal recording area, event recording area and copy area) by pressing the SETUP/ESC button while displaying the "TOP MENU" of the "HDD DISK MENU".

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Panasonic WJ-HD309 manual 131, About the HDD Disk Menu, Display of the HDD Disk Menu

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