Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

1 On the MEMORY REC page of the OPERATION menu (see page 59), select “DEL ALL MEM CLP”.

The message “EXECUTE OK?” appears.

2 Select YES to execute the deletion.

All proxy data in the memory card is deleted.

To format a memory card

Proceed as follows.

1 On the MEMORY REC page of the OPERATION menu (see page 59), select “FORMAT MEMORY”.

The message “EXECUTE OK?” appears.

2 Select YES to execute the format.

The message “COMPLETE” appears when the format finishes. All of the data in the memory card is deleted.

Notes

•The message “MEMORY CARD INHIBIT!” or “M.Card INHI” appears if you insert a write-protected memory card and attempt to record to it. In this case, eject the memory card, clear the Write-Inhibit tab, and insert the memory card again.

•The message “NO MEMORY CARD” appears if you attempt to record with no memory card inserted. Insert a memory card and try again.

To check the memory symbol and the remaining memory

As shown below, a memory symbol and a remaining memory indication appear in the viewfinder while a memory card is in use.

Note

If the usable memory card symbol does not appear after you insert a memory card, power the camcorder off and on, and then try inserting it again.

The symbol may never appear, no matter how many times you try, if you were using a memory card other than the recommended products.

Remaining memory indications

Examples of remaining memory recording time indications

Indication

Remaining memory recording time

 

 

F - 95

Full to 95 minutes

 

 

 

 

95

-

90

95 to 90 minutes

 

 

 

 

90

-

85

90 to 85 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

:

 

 

:

 

 

 

 

15

-

10

15 to 10 minutes

 

 

 

 

10

-

5

10 to 5 minutes

 

 

 

5

MIN

5 to 4 minutes

 

 

 

4

MIN

4 to 3 minutes

 

 

 

3

MIN

3 to 2 minutes

 

 

 

2

MIN

2 to 1 minutes

 

 

 

1

MIN

1 to 0 minutes

 

 

 

0

MIN

0 minutes

 

 

 

0

MIN (flashing)

None

 

 

 

INH

 

Record inhibited

 

 

 

 

 

Note

An “INH” remaining memory indication means that the memory card is record inhibited. If this appears, remove the memory card, enable recording to the memory card, and then reinsert it.

Memory symbol

35-30 Remaining memory

About the memory symbol

This symbol indicates the following states.

: A usable memory card is loaded.

: An unusable memory card is loaded. Exchange the memory card, or format it.

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