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Handling Discs
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
(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 DISC page of the USER
(or OPERATION) menu, and press the MENU knob.
For details of menu operations, see page 132.
2
Select QUICK FORMAT, and press the MENU knob.
The message “QUICK FORMAT OK? YES b NO”
appears.
3
To carry out the formatting, select YES, and press the
MENU knob.
To cancel, press the MENU knob leaving NO selected.
When formatting is completed, the message
“COMPLETED” appears.
Handling of Discs When Recording
Does Not End Normally (Salvage
Function)
Recording processing does not end normally if, for
example, the battery pack is removed during recording, or
if the power cord is disconnected during recording.
Because the file system is not updated, video and audio
data recorded in real time is not recognized as files and clip
contents recorded up to that point are lost.
However, this unit has a salvage function which can hold
losses to the minimum by reconstructing clips on such
discs.
Note that no recorded clip contents are lost when the
POWER switch is set to OFF and when battery exhaustion
is detected, because the unit does not become powered off
until after the end of recording processing.
• Do not disconnect the battery pack or power cord until
recording processing has finished and the ACCESS
indicator has gone out.
• This function salvages as much recorded material as
possible after an unforeseen accident, but 100%
restoration cannot be guaranteed.
• Even when this function is used, it is not possible to
recover data from immediately before the interruption of
recording. The amount of data lost is as follows.
Quick salvage: From 2 to 4 seconds of data before the
interruption of recording.
Full salvage: From 4 to 6 seconds of data before the
interruption of recording.
(More data may be lost when the unit is subject to
vibrations, when you switch frequently between
recording and paused, and when you use functions such
as Interval Rec.)
Quick salvage
When the unit is powered on again after a recording
interruption due to a power interruption, with the disc still
loaded in the unit, clips are reconstructed on the basis of
backup data stored in nonvolatile memory and markers
recorded on the disc. Processing time is about 5 seconds.
Full salvage
When recording on an XDCAM device is interrupted
because of a power interruption, and a disc is manually
ejected from that device with the power off, clips are
reconstructed on the basis of markers recorded on the disc
when the disc is loaded in this unit. Therefore, processing
takes longer than for a quick salvage (about 30 seconds,
although it depends on the state of the disc).
Before using another XDCAM device 1) to perform a full
salvage of a disc that was recorded successfully on the
PDW-F75/75MD/F355/F335, check that the version of the
other device is version 1.7 or higher. Salvage cannot be
completed successfully on version 1.6 or lower devices.
1) PDW-F350/F330, PDW-530/510, PDW-F70/F30, PDW-1500, PDW-R1,
PDW-V1, PDW-D1, and PDW-70MD.
Proceed as follows to perform a full salvage.
1
Insert the disc on which recording did not end
normally.
The following salvage message appears.
2
Select YES, and press the MENU knob.
Salvage processing starts, and the message
“EXECUTING.” appears.
A results message appears when the processing
finishes.
Notes
DELETE LAST CLIP: EXEC
DELETE ALL CLIPS: EXEC
QUICK FORMAT : EXEC
TOP 004 DISC
Note
TO RECORD ON THE
DISC, IT IS NECESSARY
TO EXECUTE SALVAGE.
SALVAGE OK?
YES NO
SALVAGE