Operations File 7 Chapter

•Windows XP: The Safely Remove Hardware dialog appears.

2 Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click Stop.

The Stop a Hardware device dialog appears.

3 Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click OK.

•Windows 2000: A confirmation message appears.

•Windows XP: “Sony XDCAM PDW-1500 IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” is deleted from the Hardware devices list.

This unit can now resume normal operations. (The limitations described in “Operation limitations during FAM connections” (see page 77) no longer apply.)

4 Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

Reconnecting

To reconnect after exiting file operations, do one of the following, depending on whether an i.LINK cable is connected.

i.LINK cable is not connected: Connect this unit and a remote computer with an i.LINK cable.

i.LINK cable is connected: Disconnect the i.LINK cable from either this unit or the remote computer, wait for at least 10 seconds, and then reconnect the disconnected cable.

The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is connected: Power the unit on.

To disable FAM connections

Execute one of the procedures described in the previous section “Reconnecting” to make a FAM connection between this unit and the remote computer. To disable FAM connections, set extended menu item 215 “PC REMOTE” to “disable.”

For more information about how to make this setting, see 8-3-2 “Extended Menu Operations” (page 102).

7-3FTP File Operations

File operations between this unit and a remote computer can be carried out by the File Transfer Protocol (called FTP below).

Preparations

1 Connect the network connectors of this unit and a remote computer with a network cable (see connections illustration on page 32). Or connect this unit to the network to which the remote computer is connected (see connections illustration on page 33).

2 Set the IP address and other network setting items for this unit.

For details, see “To change network settings” (page 109).

If network settings have already been made Check the IP address of this unit.

For details, see “To check the assigned IP address” (page 109).

3 Set the remote control switch to NETWORK (see page 20).

Making FTP connections

FTP connections between this unit and a remote computer can be made with either of the following.

•The command prompt

•FTP client software

This section explains how to use the command prompt. For more information about using FTP client software, refer to the documentation of the FTP client software on your system.

To log in

If this unit is connected to a remote computer with a FAM connection, first exit file operations on the FAM connection (see page 77).

1 Load a disc into this unit and put the unit into the following state.

•Recording, playback, search and other disc operations (see page 22): Stopped

•THUMBNAIL button (see page 21): Off

•EDIT indicator in status display section (see page 23):Off

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