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File Operations
Overview
A remote computer can be connected to this unit and used
to operate on recorded data which has been saved in data
files, such as video and audio data files.
To perform file operations, use either of the following
methods to interconnect this unit and a computer.
• Make FTP connections
• Make CIFS connections
• SxS memory cards inserted in this unit cannot be
displayed or operated on the unit while there is a remote
connection using FTP/CIFS from an external device.
• When SxS memory card restoration is necessary after
FTP or CIFS connections are undone, the restoration is
automatically executed on this unit.
Directory structure
The following figure shows an example of the directory
structure visible to the computer connected to this unit.
On the computer, each SxS memory card in slot A or B by
accessing the MEMORY-A or MEMORY-B directory.
File operation restrictions
The following operations are possible on files stored in
each directory.
• Read
• Write
• Rename
• Create
• Delete
“Read” and “write” are defined as follows.
Read:
Read data sequentially from the desired position to
the end of the file.
Write:
Write data sequentially from the start to the end of
the file.
Notes
a) Root directory