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more information). Once unmounted from the software, pull the card out from the slot.
8-3. Format the Memory Card
The local storage capability will have the [+] Local Storage
item shown in the
“
Setup Page
”
of Web Configurator when the
MicroSDHC card has been inserted into the Memory Card Slot of
the camera. Select
“
Utilities
”
, to prepare the storage.
When the Mount storage media button shows
“
Mount
”
button
then it means that the mass storage has been inserted to the
camera, but the connection between camera and the
storage has not been established yet. By pressing the
“
Mount
”
button, the storage becomes active. It is then
possible to check the Status of the disk, write or read data on
the disk, remotely access the storage by Web Configurator or
FTP client, etc.
If mounting of the memory card fails, it means that the file system of the memory card is
different from camera
–
in such case, press
“
Format
”
button to convert MicroSDHC card into
compatible file system. It might take couple of minutes to format the storage. It may be needed
when using brand new MicroSDHC cards or the ones that have been used in other devices
before, such as photo cameras or mobile phones.
If the formatting of the memory card fails, then the card is either physically damaged or does
not comply with the specification of the camera. In such case, please use another card.
Once the drive has been mounted, it can later be unmounted
by pressing
“
Unmount
”
button, if necessary. The Unmount
function is used when the camera is to be shut down for
maintenance or when the mass storage has to be physically
removed for some reason. The purpose of unmounting is to
protect the currently processed data on mass storage at the
moment of removal of the storage. If the local storage is being used by camera and some
videos or snapshots are being recorded to the disk, then the sudden shutdown or removal of
the disk without unmounting may corrupt the file that currently being used by the camera. The
rest of the files are not influenced in any way. Please note that
“
Save&Reboot
”
function of the
camera also does unmounting automatically for the user.
