Using an External Hard Disk
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Fit the bottom plate (spring type) into
the auxiliary shoe.
Insert the bottom plate from the end where the
slits for the screw holes of the auxiliary shoe are
not open.
If you secure the auxiliary shoe in the direction
opposite that shown in the above figure with the
slit open end forward, insert the bottom plate
from the direction opposite to that shown in the
figure.
3
Attach the shoe adapter (supplied with
the PHU-120R) to the hard disk unit,
mount the unit to the auxiliary shoe on
the camcorder, and secure it with the
lock lever of the shoe adapter
For details, refer to the instructions supplied
with the PHU-120R.
Connecting the PHU connection cable
1
Set the power switch of the camcorder
to the CAMERA position.
2
Open the cover of the card slot block
and plug the PHU connection cable into
a slot.
3
Turn on the PHU-120R.
The POWER indicator of the PHU-120R
lights in green.
Subsequently, the ACCESS lamp of the
camcorder lights in red then changes to green
once the unit is ready for use.
Notes
• The cover of the card slot block cannot be
closed with the PHU-120R connected.
• Bundle the cable so that it will not accidentally
get on nearby objects.
To disconnect the PHU connection cable
Operate in the same manner as when you remove
an SxS memory card from the slot.
For a PHU-120R that is not formatted or that was
formatted with another system, the message
“Unsupported File System” is displayed on the
LCD monitor/EVF screen.
Format the PHU-120R as instructed below.
To execute formatting
Using “Format Media”
of the
OTHERS menu, specify “Media(A)” (slot
A) or “Media(B)” (slot B) then select
“Execute.”
Formatting begins.
An in-progress message and status bar (%) are
displayed, and the ACCESS lamp lights in red.
When formatting is completed, a completion
message is displayed for three seconds.
Notes
• Formatting for the PHU-120R on this
camcorder is “Quick Format” with which only
the managerial data are erased. To erase the
Bottom plate
Slits for screw holes
Formatting the PHU-120R
A
B
BAL
FULL A
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ELECT
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CH-1
AUDIO
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CACHE R
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OPEN
Insert so that the cable extends upward.