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Saving and Loading User Files
Chapter 6 Saving and Loading the User Setting Data
After setting the file ID, carry out the procedure from
step 2 in “Saving USER Menu Data (User File) to the
“Memory Stick”” on page 147.
The set file ID is saved in the “Memory Stick” with the
data.
To select the file information items to be
displayed
You can select the file information items to be displayed
on the USER FILE SAVE page and USER FILE LOAD
page (P00 to P19), that are the pages used to save and call
up the data to and from “Memory Stick”.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)
1
Display a USER FILE LOAD page or USER FILE
SAVE page of the USER FILE menu, and press the
MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 131.
2
Press the MENU knob, then select the DISPLAY
MODE, and press the MENU knob.
3
Select the desired type of file information (see the
following table), and press the MENU knob.
Loading Saved Data From a
“Memory Stick”
The data loaded from the “Memory Stick” overwrites the
data saved in the camcorder.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)
1
Display the USER FILE page of the FILE menu, and
press the MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 131.
2
Select USER FILE LOAD, and press the MENU knob.
The P00 USER LOAD page appears.
3
Turn the MENU knob until the page which contains
the desired file appears, then press the MENU knob.
4
Press the MENU knob. Then select the desired file
number, and press the MENU knob.
The message “LOAD OK? YES b NO” appears.
5
To carry out the load, select YES and press the MENU
knob.
To cancel, press the MENU knob leaving b pointing to
NO.
The access indicator lights.
When the load is completed, the message
“COMPLETE” appears and the access indicator goes
off.
The USER FILE page appears again.
If data cannot be loaded
If one of the following error messages appears during or
after the load operation, then the data was not loaded.
Display type Description
ALL File ID (10 characters) and date
(year/month/day)
F.ID File ID (16 characters)
DATE Date saved (year/month/day/
hours/minutes/seconds)
MODEL Information on the model
Note
USER FILE LOAD : EXEC
USER FILE SAVE : EXEC
F.ID : ID-001
USER PRESET : EXEC
TOP F01 USER FILE
File ID that has been set appears.
Error message Cause Action
NO MEMORY
STICK (flashing)
No “Memory Stick”
is inserted.
Insert or reinsert
the “Memory
Stick”.
MEMORY STICK
ERROR (flashing)
Circuit or “Memory
Stick” fault.
Recheck, and
consult your Sony
dealer.
DISPLAY MODE : ALL
001.USER1 JAN/05/06
002.USER2 JAN/15/06
003.NO FILE
004.USER4 FEB/05/06
005.USER5 FEB/20/06
TOP?P00 USER LOAD
DISPLAY MODE : ALL
001.USER1 JAN/05/06
002.USER2 JAN/15/06
003.NO FILE
004.USER4 FEB/05/06
005.USER5 FEB/20/06
TOP P00 USER LOAD
LOAD OK? YES NO