Sony aws-g500 User Manual

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Using a Computer to Play Files Recorded on an External Hard Disk

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You can play files recorded with this unit, using a computer.

The proper procedure must be carried out before disconnecting the external hard 
disk. For details see the section “Disconnecting the External Hard Disk” (page 
150).

Install an ext3 driver in the computer.

The following site provides links to the portal site and information about the 
driver and the file format (.avi).
https://www.ecspert.sony.biz/ecsite/
https://servicesplus.us.sony.biz/SoftwarePlusSearch.aspx (for the customers 
in the U.S.A.)
https://www.sonybiz.net/anycast (for the customers in Europe)

With an IEEE1394 cable, connect the hard disk to the computer.

The disk is mounted as two drives, with volume labels “system” and “data.”.

Select files from the folder anycast/data in the drive with volume label 
“data,” and play them back.

When the external hard disk is formatted on this unit, two partitions are created: 
a meta partition and a data partition.

 administrative information; volume label: “system”

 storage for created files; volume label: “data”

On the computer, if you alter the administrative information, or change file 
names, this will render the files unplayable on this unit.