User`s manual

Zaxcom Deva User’s Manual_______________________________________________________ Chapter 3
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Format Mirror Drive Caution page
Page purpose: This page warns the operator before s/he formats the mirror drive.
How to get here:
(MENU key  My Deva button  Mirror Drive button  Format Drive button)
Figure 3-63 Format Mirror Drive page
Page Notes
This page will format:
Media
Format Time
CompactFlash
< 10 seconds
DVD-RAM
< 12 seconds
Table 3-8 Mirror Storage Media Format Time
Page Level Shortcuts
None
Format Drive FAT32 button
Once you press it, a dialog box is displayed asking “OK to FORMAT the drive FAT32?”.
If you press OK:
1. The screen displays the Mirror Drive page {p.120}.
2. The Mirror Drive Status button (lower right corner) displays the steps necessary to format the drive.
If you press Cancel, the screen displays the Mirror Drive page {p.120} and nothing else happens.
IMPORTANT: DVD-RAM discs come pre-formatted as UDF 2.0. While Deva can write to these discs, many
computers cannot read UDF 2.0 discs. Always format discs using this button before attempting to use them.
The Deva displays “Unrecognized disk format” in any Mirror Drive Status button {p.38} when the Deva sees
a disc that it did not format.
Do Not Format Drive button
Pressing it takes you back to the Mirror Drive page {p.120}.