4-2 Preparations

 

for File Access

 

See 3-2-2 “Connecting to a Computer (FAM

 

connection)” (page 31) for information about

 

connections.

 

Switch settings

 

Before beginning file operations, make the

 

following switch settings.

 

~/1 (on/standby) switch (page 27): ~

 

position

 

 

Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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following items.

 

In the PC operation settings dialog box of

 

the utility software (see page 48), set the

Handling

Login: “Permit” (Enables FAM

connection.)

 

Files

In the setup menu of the utility software

(see page 50), set the following items as

 

required.

 

IMX DATA LENGTH: Select the audio

 

quantization bit count and number of

 

recording channels when “IMX50,”

 

“IMX40,” or “IMX30” is selected in

 

setup menu item “RECORDING

 

FORMAT.” (16bit⋅8ch/24bit⋅4ch)

 

RECORDING FORMAT: Select the

 

recording format. (IMX50/IMX40/

 

IMX30/DVCAM)

 

525/625 SYSTEM SELECT: Select the

 

line mode. (525/625)

 

For information about how to make setup menu item

 

settings, see 5-3-2 “Setup Menu” on page 50.

 

Inserting a disc

 

Insert a disc into this unit (see page 36).

4-3 File Access Operations

Accessing files with nonlinear editing software

For details of the file access operations, refer to the manual provided with the editing software to be used.

Accessing files with Explorer

Start Windows Explorer and check that a drive letter has been assigned to this unit. (The drive letter will differ depending on the number of other peripherals connected to the remote computer.)

You can perform file operations on the disc loaded in this unit in the same way that you operate on local drives and files on network computers.

Note

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

For details, see 4-1-2 “File Operation Restrictions” (page 41).

To eject discs from a remote computer

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

Using PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software

When a computer with the PDZ-1 Proxy Browsing Software installed is connected to this unit, you can transfer the proxy AV data and metadata files recorded on a disc to the computer. On the computer side, PDZ-1

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