Before You Start
Before You Start
6
File System
1
Installed HDD
You may find 3 file systems during enjoying HD
Media Recorder (HMR)
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UDF (Universal Disk Format)
Most of the recording data from AV input
of HMR are into UDF File system which
allows you to edit the recorded data.
You can enjoy most of necessary editing
functions like Delete, AB delete, Merge
and rename. It will be partitioned during
HDD format when you select Recording
Disc partition in HDD.
• Windows base computer will not read this partition when
HMR is connected to PC as an external HDD.
NOTE
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FAT 32 (File Allocation Table 32Bit)
HMR support FAT32 system for easy
access of the computer based contents in
the connected storage. You can record and
enjoy time shift with this file system. You
can copy the files and folders by remote
control as well as by computer.
It will be made during HDD format when
you select Multimedia Disc partition in HDD
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USB connected external HDD
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FAT 32 (File Allocation Table 32Bit)
You can copy, record (less than 4GB in
single file size) and enjoy time shift as well
as you can playback the contents inside
• It is recommended that USB storage has an FAT 32
partition in order to enjoy recording, time shift and file
copy into it. Please copy the files by computer if you want
NTFS only in your USB storage. In this case, Recording
or Timeshift are not available.
NOTE
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NTFS (NT File System)
You can playback the contents inside.
Recording, File Copy and Timeshift are not
available with NTFS File System
Supported AV format
• Some of files in above format may not be played back
depending on the encoding method.
• You are kindly requested to make transcoding them
again with the general methods by computer with proper
utility program.
NOTE
• HD Video : MPEG2 HD Video (TS. TP), HD
DivX (AVI) HD Xvid (AVI)
• Video : MPEG1/2/4 (MPG, IFO,VOB,AVI),
DivX (AVI), XVID (AVI)
• Audio : Dolby Digital, AC3, WMA, OGG
• Photo : JPEG, BMP (16bit/32bit)
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NTFS (NT File System)
You can playback the contents inside.
File copy to NTFS system is only available
by computer while connecting this unit as
an external HDD. This partition is mainly
designed when you want to copy an file
whose size is more than 4GB because
FAT32 has the limit of 4GB of single file size.
Recording and Time Shift are not available
with NTFS File System.
It will be made during HDD format
procedure.
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Functions by file system
File System
UDF
FAT32
NTFS
Playback
OK
OK
OK
Record
OK
OK
X
File Copy
X
OK
X
File System
UDF
FAT32
NTFS
File Recognition
X
OK
OK
File Copy
(single file size under 4GB)
X
OK
OK
File Copy
(single file size over 4GB)
X
X
OK
By remote control as a Host
By computer (Windows) as a Target