Switching Between Sxs Memory Cards; Formatting An Sxs Memory Card; Checking The Remaining Time Available For Recording; Restoring An Sxs Memory Card - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

Switching Between SxS Memory
Cards
When SxS memory cards are loaded in both card
slots A and B, press the SLOT SELECT button
(page 13) to select the card you wish to use.
If a card becomes full, recording continues after
automatically switching to the second card.
Note
The SLOT SELECT button is disabled while recording/
playback is in progress. Switching is not executed even
if you press the button. The button is enabled while the
thumbnail screen is displayed (page 46).

Formatting an SxS Memory Card

If an SxS memory card is not formatted, or was
formatted with another system, the message
"Media Needs to be Formatted" is displayed on
the viewfinder screen.
Format the card as instructed follows.
Using "Format Media" (page 78) in the
Media menu, specify "Media(A)" (slot A) or
"Media(B)" (slot B) then select "Execute."
On a confirmation message, select
"Execute" again.
The in-progress message and status bar are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in red.
When formatting is complete, a completion
message is displayed. Press the MENU dial to
hide the message.
Recording/playback during formatting
You can perform recording or playback using the
SxS memory card in the other card slot while
formatting is in progress.
If formatting fails
A write-protected SxS memory card or memory
card that cannot be used with this camcorder will
not be formatted.
As a warning message is displayed, replace the
card with an appropriate SxS memory card,
according to the instructions in the message.
Note
All the data, including recorded pictures and setup files,
are erased when a memory card is formatted.
Checking the Remaining Time
Available for Recording
While recording (or standing by to record), you
can check the remaining space for the SxS
memory cards loaded in the card slots on the A/B
slot media status/remaining space indication of
the sub display (page 16) or viewfinder screen
(page 19).
The available time for recording with the current
video format (recording bit rate) is calculated
according to the remaining space of each card and
displayed in time units of minutes.
Note
A icon appears if the memory card is write-
protected.
Replacing an SxS memory card
• If the available time on two cards in total
becomes less than 5 minutes, the message
"Media Near Full," flashing the REC lamp, and
a beep sound, will warn you. Replace the cards
with those that have sufficient space.
• If you continue recording until the total
remaining time reaches zero, the message
changes to "Media Full," and recording stops.
Note
Up to approximately 600 clips can be recorded on one
SxS memory card.
If the number of recorded clips reaches the limit, the
remaining time indication becomes "0," and the message
"Media Full" is displayed.

Restoring an SxS Memory Card

If a data error occurs in a memory card for some
reason, the card must be restored.
If an SxS memory card that needs to be restored
is loaded, a message prompting you to execute the
restore operation is displayed on the viewfinder
screen.
Restore the card as instructed follows.
Select "Execute" by turning the MENU
dial, then press the MENU dial.
During restoration, the in-progress message and
status bar are displayed, and the ACCESS lamp
lights in red.
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