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You need not return the screw to its original position after taking out the disc. Turning on the power makes the disc compartment mechanism operable again.

Note

Do not touch the disc or try to forcibly remove it until it has been completely ejected.

Formatting a disc

When using a new disc

An unused disc requires no formatting operation. The disc is automatically formatted so that it is ready to use when loaded into this unit.

To format a disc on which material is recorded

See page 123 for details of formatting a disc.

Note

When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc is erased. (Even locked clips (see page 111) are also erased.)

Handling of discs when recording does not end normally (salvage function)

Recording processing does not end normally if, for example, the battery pack is removed during recording, or if the power cord is disconnected during recording. Because the file system is not updated, video and audio data recorded in real time is not recognized as files and clip contents recorded up to that point are lost.

However, this unit has a salvage function which can hold losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such discs.

Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the POWER switch is set to OFF and when battery exhaustion is detected, because the unit does not become powered off until after the end of recording processing.

Notes

•Do not disconnect the battery pack or power cord until recording processing has finished and the ACCESS indicator has gone out.

•This function salvages as much recorded material as possible after an unforeseen accident, but 100% restoration cannot be guaranteed.

•Even when this function is used, it is not possible to recover data from immediately before the interruption of recording. The amount of data lost is as follows.

-Quick salvage: From 2 to 4 seconds of data before the interruption of recording.

-Full salvage: From 4 to 6 seconds of data before the interruption of recording.

(More data may be lost when the unit is subject to vibrations, when you switch frequently between recording and paused, and when you use functions such as Picture Cash.)

Quick salvage

When the unit is powered on again after a recording interruption due to a power interruption, with the disc still loaded in the unit, clips are reconstructed on the basis of backup data stored in nonvolatile memory and markers recorded on the disc. Processing time is about 5 seconds.

Full salvage

When recording on an XDCAM device is interrupted because of a power interruption, and a disc is manually ejected from that device with the

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