Making fam connections – Sony 3-270-589-12 (1) User Manual

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File Operations in File Access Mode (for Macintosh)

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at least 10 seconds, and then reconnect the
disconnected cable.

The unit is powered off and an i.LINK cable is

connected: Power the unit on.

To disable FAM connections

Execute one of the procedures described in the previous
section “To make a reconnection” to make a FAM
connection between this unit and the remote computer. To
disable FAM connections, in the setup menu, set
INTERFACE SELECT >i.LINK MODE to “AV/C” (see
page 103)
.

File Operations in File
Access Mode (for
Macintosh)

File access mode operating environment

Operating system requirements for file operations by file
access mode are as follows.
• Computer operating system: Mac OS X v10.4.11 or

higher

Preparations
Do the following on the remote computer and this unit.
• Install the FAM driver on the remote computer (see the

next item).

To install the FAM driver
Insert the supplied CD-ROM (XDCAM Application) into
the CD-ROM drive of your computer, and execute the
FAM Driver >Mac >FAM Driver 1.1.1.dmg file, then
follow the installation instructions.

For details, refer to the ReadMe file contained on the CD-
ROM disc.

To check the FAM driver version
Connect this unit to your computer with an i.LINK cable,
and then, with a disc loaded, start the system profiler utility
of the application. The version appears to the right of
“prodisk_fs” when you select “Advanced Functions”
under “Software”.

Making FAM Connections

Proceed as follows.

1

If there is a disc loaded in this unit, put the unit into the
following state.

• Recording, playback, search and other disc

operations: Stopped

• THUMBNAIL button: Off
• Disc access by clip deletion, disc formatting, or

other operation: Stopped

• Picture Cache function and Interval Rec function:

Off

• MENU button: OFF
• Unsaved current clip list: Save or clear

2

Connect the S400 connector on this unit to the
i.LINK (IEEE1394) connector on the remote
computer, using an i.LINK cable (see page 84).

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