– 35 –Chapter 3 Preparation — P2 cardRemoving a P2 cardFig. 1 Fig. 21 Open the card slot cover.2 Remove the card.f microP2 memory cards- Press in the microP2 card further into the camera and let go.- The microP2 memory card is released from the card slot, and the microP2 memory card can be removed.f P2 memory cards- Lift the eject button (Fig. 1), and press in. (Fig. 2)@@ NOTEt After insertion, do not remove the P2 card while it is being accessed or recognized (the P2 card access LED is flashing orange). Doing so may resultin a malfunction.t If the P2 card is removed while being accessed, [TURN POWER OFF] is displayed on the LCD monitor screen or the viewfinder screen, and the tallylamp or other warning is displayed. Also, all P2 card access LEDs flash rapidly in orange. Turn off the power. (page 203)t If the P2 card is removed while being accessed, clips on it may become irregular. Check the clips and restore them, if required. (page 115)t If the P2 card being formatted is removed, formatting of the P2 card is not guaranteed. In this case, [TURN POWER OFF] is displayed on the LCDmonitor screen or the viewfinder screen. Turn off the power and then back on again, and reformat the P2 card.t If a P2 card is inserted into another slot during playback, the inserted card is not recognized and the P2 card access LED does not light. The P2 cardstarts to be recognized when playback ends.t Even if a P2 card is inserted in a vacant card slot during recording, the P2 card may not be recognized immediately in the following instance:- Immediately after a pre-recording- Immediately after a recording slot is switchedt The P2 card access LED can be set to continuously off in the main menu → [OTHER FUNCTIONS] → [ACCESS LED]. In this case, turn off the powerbefore removing the card, or after the card is inserted or after operation (recording, playback, etc.) has stopped, and wait for the charging to completebefore removing the card.Preventing accidental erasureIn order to prevent erasing the recorded contents of the P2 card by mistake, turn the write protect switch on the P2 card to the Protect side (or the LOCKside).Write-protect switch Write-protect switch@@ NOTEt Write-protect switch can be switched while the card is being accessed (during recording or playback), but does not take effect until accessing of thecard stops.P2 card access LEDs and status of P2 cardsP2 card access LED P2 card status Mode check display*Is illuminated green Recording possible Reading/writing are both possible. [ACTIVE]Is illuminated orange Recording target Reading/writing are both possible. The card is currentlythe recording target (including loop recording). [ACTIVE]Flashing orange Accessing card Reading/writing are currently being performed. [ACCESSING]Flashing orange rapidly The card is beingrecognized. The P2 card is being recognized. [INFO READING]
