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Formatting (Initializing) SDHC Cards
When the following cards are inserted,
AFORMATTING REQUIREDB appears. Format the card
using the camera recorder menu.
●
Unformatted SDHC cards
●
SDHC cards formatted under different specifications
* For details of the menu operation, see
[Basic Operations in Menu Screen] (A Page 70).
Note :
● Be sure to format the SDHC card on this camera recorder.
SDHC cards formatted on a PC and other peripheral
equipment cannot be used on this camera recorder.
Memo :
● To cancel the message display, press the [CANCEL]
button. A [!] mark appears at the remaining media display
area when an SDHC card that requires formatting is
inserted.
1 Select [Format Media] in the [Media] menu.
(A Page 97)
2 Select the slot of the SDHC card to be formatted and
press the Set button (R).
3 The status of the selected SDHC card appears.
4 Select [Format] and press the Set button (R).
5 Formatting starts.
6 Formatting is complete.
ACompleteB appears when formatting is complete.
Memo :
● If you do not want to format the card, select [Cancel] or
press the [CANCEL] button to return to the previous
screen.
● If you remove the SDHC card during formatting,
AFormat Error!B appears and the camera recorder returns
to the previous screen.
● During formatting, menu operation is unavailable but you
can start recording. However, this is only available when a
recordable SDHC card is inserted in the other slot.
● Formatting cannot be performed in the following cases.
● Recording is in progress on the SDHC card to be
formatted.
● SDHC card is not inserted.
● Write-protect switch of the SDHC card is set ( is
displayed).
Note :
● If you format the SDHC card, all data recorded on the
card, including video data and setup files, will be deleted.
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