Sony pdw-f30 Benutzerhandbuch

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Handling Discs

  

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The disc slot indicator flashes orange when you insert a 
disc, and lights blue when the disc is completely loaded. 
The indicator flashes blue when you eject a disc, and goes 
out when the disc is completely ejected.

Unused discs are formatted automatically when they are 
loaded into this unit.
To format a recorded disc, load the disc into the unit, then 
proceed as follows.

When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc 
is erased. (Locked clips (see page 48) are also erased.)

Press the DISPLAY button to maximize the monitor 
video section.

Press the MENU button.

The system menu appears on the display.

Select “DISC MENU” using the 

M/MARK1 button or 

m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.

Select “FORMAT” using the 

m/MARK2 button, then 

press the 

,/OUT button.

The menu item QUICK FORMAT is selected.

Press the 

,/OUT button.

The message “QUICK FORMAT OK?” appears.

To cancel a disc format
Press the RESET button to return to the state of step 3. 
To clear the menu from the screen, carry out step 7.

Press the SET button.

The format starts.
The message “FORMAT COMPLETED.” appears 
when formatting of the disc is completed.

If you want to continue by formatting another disc
When the message “FORMAT COMPLETED.” 
appears, press the EJECT button to eject the disc. 
Insert the next disc to format, and press the SET button 
when the message “QUICK FORMAT OK?” appears.

Press the MENU button to clear the menu from the 
screen.

Recording processing does not end normally if, for 
example, the POWER switch on the rear panel is turned off 
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 salvage functions which can hold 
losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such 
discs.
There is a quick salvage function which executes 
automatically and a full salvage function which you can 
execute as required.
Quick salvage: 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.
Quick salvage executes automatically if the unit is 
powered on with a disc still loaded after recording 
was interrupted by power off.

On/standby switch and indicator

To unload
Press the EJECT button.

To load
Insert a disc face up.
The disc is drawn in.