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The following storage devices can be used.
• Hard disk drives or solid state drives connected via USB 2.0/USB 3.0.
The available functions depend on the type of storage device used. The storage device type is displayed below “PARTITION:”
on the left side of the EXPLORE screen.
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“Viewing storage device information (EXPLORE screen)” page 60)
Note:
• When using this unit with the battery, externally supply power to any storage device connected to the [USB3.0 HOST] port.
• The USB 3.0 connector supports USB bus power (5 V, 0.9 A), but startup may not be possible depending on the storage device.
Should this happen, provide the storage device with a separate power supply.
• Storage devices over 2 TB (2018 GB) are not supported.
Storage device types and available functions
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1
Adding clips to a partition will prevent writing back data on a card basis to that partition.
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2
There can be up to three levels of folders and the maximum number of folders is 100. The folders appear in order from the top level.
Long file names and two-byte character file names are not supported.
Example:
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3
Audio and video dropouts may occur during playback from a storage device depending on its performance and operating condi-
tions. Perfect playback cannot be guaranteed.
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4
2 TB or larger storage devices cannot be formatted.
Connecting an External Device via the USB HOST Port
Supported storage devices
Storage device types and available functions
Storage
device
type
Features
Available functions
Thumbnail
Display
P2 card basis
Clip basis
Play-
back
check
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3
Clip
image
display
Format
P2/microP2
(
≤
32 GB)
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Storage
microP2
(>32 GB)
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Storage
Storage
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P2/
microP2
(
≤
32 GB)
Storage
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microP2
(>32 GB)
P2/
microP2
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Storage
Storage
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P2/
microP2
TYPE S
A special format for
high-speed writing/
loading data on a
card basis.
✔
✔
✔
✔
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✔
✔
✔
✔
FAT
A storage device
whose primary parti-
tion is formatted either
in FAT16 or FAT32. The
root partition or “CON-
TENTS” directory in
any folder
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2
is used.
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
OTHER
Storage device other
than the above
• A storage device
with a file system
other than FAT16
and FAT32, such as
NTFS.
✔
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4
/CONTENTS
Can be displayed
/SAMPLE/CONTENTS
Can be displayed
/SAMPLE/20090101/CONTENTS
Can be displayed
/SAMPLE/20090101/1200/CONTENTS
Cannot be displayed
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This is the fourth level and will therefore not be displayed.
