To connect with a USB cable

When you connect the camcorder or the SBAC- US10 SxS Memory Card USB Reader/Writer (optional) using the supplied USB cable, the memory card in the slot is acknowledged as an extended drive by the computer.

When two memory cards are mounted in this camcorder, they are acknowledged as two independent extended drives by the computer.

SxS memory card

GB8 PRO SxS

SBAC-US10 (optional)

USB cable

(supplied with the

USB cablecamcorder) (supplied with

SBAC-US10)

Notes

• When connecting the USB cable to the computer, be careful to check the form and direction of the USB connector.

• The camcorder and the SBAC-US10 do not work on the bus power from the computer.

Connecting

Supply the operating power independently.

 

 

To check the connection to the camcorder

External

1 Turn the camcorder on by setting the

 

power switch to CAMERA or MEDIA.

 

 

 

 

A message prompting you to confirm that

vDe

 

you wish to enable the USB connection is

 

displayed on the LCD monitor/EVF screen.

ices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect USB Now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Execute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cancel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

This message will not be displayed while

 

 

another confirmation message or in-progress

112Operating Clips With a Computer

message (e.g., for formatting or restoration of an SxS memory card) is shown on the screen. It appears when formatting or restoration is completed.

The message is also not displayed while the CLIP INFO screen is shown on the screen. It appears when an operation on the CLIP INFO screen is completed or you return to the thumbnail screen.

2 Select “Execute” by operating the jog dial or the joystick.

The screen displays the following:

3 With Windows, check that the memory card is displayed as a removable disk in My Computer.

With Macintosh, check that a “NO NAME” or “Untitled” folder was created on the desktop.

This indicates that the connection is active. (The folder name on the desktop of the Macintosh computer can be changed as needed.)

The following operations must be eliminated when the access lamp is lit in red.

•Turning the power off or disconnecting the power cord

•Removing the SxS memory card

•Disconnecting the USB cable

When using the SBAC-US10, refer to the operating instructions of the SBAC-US10.

Removing an SxS memory card

Windows

1.Click on the icon of “Safely Remove Hardware” on the task bar of the computer.

2.Select “Safely remove SxS Memory Card - Drive(X:) from the displayed menu.

3.Check that the Safe To Remove Hardware message appears then remove the card.