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Using a Computer To Play Files Recorded on an
External Hard Disk
Disk partitioning
You can play files recorded with this unit, using a computer.
Notes
• Connectivity with all nonlinear editing systems is not guaranteed.
Commercially available software must be installed on the computer for
recognization of the hard disk.
• Information on the driver software and file format (.avi) can be found on the
following Anycast Station portal sites.
https://servicesplus.us.sony.biz/SoftwarePlusSerch.aspx (for customers in
U.S.A.)
https://www.sonybiz.net/anycast (for customers in Europe, Middle East and
Africa)
https://www.ecspert.sony.biz/ecsite/ (for the other customers)
1
Install a driver software on the computer.
2
With an IEEE1394 cable, connect the external hard disk to the computer.
The external hard disk is recognized as two drives with the volume labels
"system" and "data" that can be read and written to (this is referred to as
"mounting").
Caution
• If the external hard disk is not mounted automatically, mount it manually
using the driver software.
• It may not be possible to mount an external hard disk, depending on its
size. When formatting the external hard disk, select a size that allows
connection to your computer. For details, see "Formatting an External
Hard Disk" (page 172).
• Depending on the application in use, the timecode recorded on the file may
not be readable. In such a case, a timecode starting at 00:00:00:00 is
displayed at the beginning of the file.
3
Select files from the folder anycast/data in the drive with volume label
"data," and play them back.
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"
Caution
On the computer, if you alter the administrative information, or change file
names, this will render the files unplayable on this unit.
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