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SETTING UP
Understanding PC Cards
The model PMD680 records directly to Flash or Hard
Disk-type PC cards. One of the many advantages is that
it allows you to transfer audio data to a computer
immediately after recording.
Recommended media
SanDisk
®
PC Card
SanDisk
®
Compact Flash (with PC card adapter)
SanDisk and Compact Flash are trademarks of SanDisk.
Inserting the card
Notes
• Make sure the card is inserted with the correct side facing
up.
Ejecting the card
Note
The EJECT button is mechanical and ejects the PC card
regardless of the unit’s power or operating status.
Do not press EJECT while recording (when the REC indicator
is lit). This may result in the loss of all data on the PC card.
PUSH
Formatting the PC card
Before using a PC Card for the first time, perform the
following operations to format the PC card so that it can
be used to record audio. This operation completely
erases any information stored on the card. Be sure to
backup any important information before formatting.
Note
You can also use this operation to completely erase a
previously used PC card containing audio data you no longer
need.
Operation
1 Start operation in standby mode.
2 Insert card you want to format.
3 Slide the POWER to the right while holding
down ERASE (FORMAT).
4 The format message is displayed.
5 After formatting the card and generate the EDL
file, "done" message is displayed for 3 seconds.
6 The unit enters the stop status.
Display while formatting
Display when the formatting was done (for S seconds)
Notes
• Even the PC card was formatted by MSDOS PC,
formatting by the unit is neccessary to format it in the
unit's format. After this formatting, the PC card is still
readable by PC as MSDOS file.
After using the card many times, it is recommended to do
this formatting operation to streamline the fragmentation.
• Do not eject the PC card or turn this unit’s power off while
formatting is in progress.
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