You can copy video and still image files to a USB external hard disk drive from this unit. You can also play the files in the USB external hard disk drive on this unit.
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Using a USB External Hard Disk Drive
Using a USB External Hard Disk Drive
This operation cannot be completed if the remaining battery power is not enough. Charge the battery fully first.
Refer also to the instruction manual of the external hard disk drive.
Compatible External Hard Disk Drives
You can use the “LaCie Hard Disk Sleek black design USB2.0” series from LaCie.
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Before purchasing, check the compatible devices on the LaCie website.
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USB external hard disk drives up to 2 TB can be used.
Copying and Playback with a USB External Hard Disk Drive
Importing Files from the USB External Hard Disk Drive
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Format the USB external hard disk drive when connecting it to this unit for the first time. (All data will be deleted.)
Refer to the help file of the provided Everio MediaBrowser 4 software when you use the PC to operate the data in the USB external hard disk drive directly copied from this unit.
USB external hard disk drives with the capacity over 2 TB cannot be used.
Copying may take time. (For example, saving 1 hour video in XP mode takes about 20 minutes.)
Wait for a while as the POWER/ACCESS lamp appears blinking, which indicates normal operation.
If you copy many images at once, copying may not be completed. If the volume of the image data is large, copy the data in several times.
Sound or video may be interrupted during playback.
Caution
Do not connect a USB hub between this unit and the USB external hard disk drive.
Disconnect the USB external hard disk drive when using other USB devices such as BD writer, external Blu-ray drive, or another USB external hard disk drive.
Avoid the following operations during copying and playing back. - Turning off the unit or the USB external hard disk drive. - Disconnecting the USB cable.
Do not format the USB external hard disk drive using the PC. If you did, format again using this unit. (All the data in the USB external hard disk drive will be erased.)
Avoid the following operations using the PC. - Deleting files or folders in the USB external hard disk drive. - Moving files or folders in the USB external hard disk drive. - Changing the name of files or folders in the USB external hard disk drive.
These operations make the data impossible to be played back on this unit.
When you use the PC to edit the data in the USB external hard disk drive, copy the data to the PC before editing. Editing the data in the USB external hard disk drive directly from the PC makes the data impossible to be played back on this unit.