Sony 3-270-589-12 (1) User Manual

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File Operations in File Access Mode (for Windows)

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• Deletion and renaming of directories

• The maximum number of files that can be created on one 

disc, including directories, is 6,000.

• File names and directory names can use letters, numbers, 

and symbols from the Unicode 2.0 (UTF-8) character 
set. 
However, the following control characters and 
symbols

1)

 cannot be used.

- Control characters: U+0000 to U+001F, U+007F
- Symbols: ", *, /, :, <, >, ?, \, |

1) The following character codes cannot be used by FAM connections. 

U+010000, U+020000, U+030000, U+040000, U+050000, U+060000, 
0U+70000, U+080000, U+090000, U+0A0000, U+0B0000, U+0C0000, 
U+0D0000, U+0E0000, U+0F0000, U+100000

Operating system requirements for file operations by file 
access mode are as follows.
• Computer operating system: Microsoft Windows XP 

Professional SP2 or higher, or Microsoft Windows Vista 
Ultimate/Business (32bit)

Do the following on the remote computer and this unit.
• Install the FAM driver on the remote computer (see the 

next item).

• In the setup menu, set INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK 

MODE to “FAM (PC REMOTE)” (see page 103).

To install the FAM driver
Insert the supplied CD-ROM (XDCAM Application) into 
the CD-ROM drive of your computer, navigate to the FAM 
Driver directory, and run the installer in the directory for 
your operating system.

Proceed as follows.

If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the 
following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc 

operations: Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button (see page 16): Off
• Disc access by DELETE LAST CLIP, DELETE 

ALL CLIPS, QUICK FORMAT in the DISC menu, 
and so on: Stopped 

• MENU button: OFF
• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

Connect the   S400 connector on this unit to the 
i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote 
computer, using an i.LINK cable.