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Using a Computer to Play Files Recorded on an External Hard Disk
Chapter 3 Operations
Using a Computer to Play Files Recorded on an
External Hard Disk
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).
1
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)
2
With an IEEE1394 cable, connect the hard disk to the computer.
The disk is mounted as two drives, with volume labels “system” and “data.”.
3
Select files from the folder anycast/data in the drive with volume label
“data,” and play them back.
Disk partitioning
When the external hard disk is formatted on this unit, two partitions are created:
a meta partition and a data partition.
Meta partition: administrative information; volume label: “system”
Data partition: 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.
Caution
Note
Caution