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Operating Clips with a Computer
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Chapter 8 Connecting External Devices
The clips recorded on S×S memory cards with
this camcorder can be controlled on a computer or
edited using the optional nonlinear editing
software.
For these purposes, the clips on an S×S memory
card can be operated by directly loading the card
in a computer or by connecting the camcorder or
the optional SBAC-US10 S×S Memory Card
USB Reader/Writer to the computer, using an
USB cable as shown below.
Preparations
To use the ExpressCard slot of a computer
If the computer is equipped with an ExpressCard/
34 or ExpressCard/54 slot, you can directly insert
the S×S memory card containing clips recorded
with this camcorder and access to the files.
For the operating requirements for the computer, see
“Using the Software” (page 11).
Note
The S×S Device Driver Software on the CD-ROM
supplied with the camcorder must be installed on your
computer. Before installation, be sure to read the
enclosed S×S Device Driver Software End-User License
Agreement.
For information on installation of the driver
software, refer to the ReadMe on the supplied CD-
ROM.
For support information for the driver software, visit
the following URL:
http://www.sony.net/S×S-Support/
With a Windows computer
Check that a Removable Disk appears in My
Computer. This indicates normal status.
With a Macintosh computer
An icon is displayed on the menu bar.
To connect with a USB cable
When you connect the camcorder or the SBAC-
US10 S×S Memory Card USB Reader/Writer
(optional) using a USB cable (not supplied), the
memory card in the slot is acknowledged as an
extended drive by the computer.
When two memory cards are mounted in this
camcorder, they are acknowledged as two
independent extended drives by the computer.
Notes
• When connecting the USB cable to the computer, be
careful to check the form and direction of the USB
connector.
• The camcorder does not work on the bus power from
the computer.
To connect a computer to the USB
connector
Note
When a computer is connected to the USB connector of
the camcorder and at the same time an optional
PHU-60K/120K/120R Professional Harddisk Unit
(powered from a battery) is connected to the computer,
battery exhaustion on the PHU-60K/120K/120R
(indicated by a Battery End warning) disables the
following.
Operating Clips with a
Computer
SxS PRO 8GB
To the ExpressCard slot
S×S memory card
Computer with S×S
Device Driver
Software installed
SxS PRO 8GB
USB cable
(not supplied)
S×S memory card