Notes

•If you power this unit off during an FAM connection, the data transferred thus far is discarded.

•All file operations are not possible for some types of files.

For details, see 6-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 101).

To eject discs from a remote computer

Right click the icon representing this unit in Explorer, and select Eject from the menu which appears.

6-2-3 Exiting file operations

Proceed as follows.

Note

Do not disconnect the cable before performing steps 1 to 3.

1 Do one of the following on the or icon displayed in the remote computer’s taskbar.

•Double click.

•Right click, and select one of the following commands from the menu which appears.

-Windows 2000: Unplug or eject hardware

-Windows XP: Safely Remove Hardware

•Windows 2000: The Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog appears.

•Windows XP: The Safely Remove Hardware dialog appears.

2 Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-530 (or 530p/510/510P) IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click Stop.

The Stop a Hardware device dialog appears.

3 Select “Sony XDCAM PDW-530 (or 530p/510/510P) IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device” and click OK.

•Windows 2000: A confirmation message appears.

•Windows XP: “Sony XDCAM PDW-530 (or 530p/ 510/510P) 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 104) no longer apply.)

4 Disconnect the i.LINK cable as required.

6-2-4 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 the menu item PC REMOTE to “DSABL.”

For more information about how to make this setting, see “To enable FAM connections over the i.LINK connector” (page 103).

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