Topfield TF 7000 HD PVRt - Manual (Page 58)

52 Recording and Playing
7.4 Formatting the hard disk drive
7.4.1 Internal hard disk driver
You can delete all contents stored in the hard disk drive by
formatting it. If you wish to do that, select the Installation >
Format Hard Disk
menu, then you are asked for confirmation.
If you select Yes, formatting will start.
CAUTION
Formatting the hard disk will delete all files permanently.
NOTE
If you are to replace the internal hard disk drive with new
one, you must format it before use becasue the digital receiver
has its own file system which is different from any of personal
computers. You can neither record nor use time shift with an
unformatted hard disk drive.
If you are having problems with recording or playback, it is
recommended to do a hard disk format before requesting ser-
vice.
7.4.2 External hard disk drive
If you are to use an external hard disk drive for the first time
by connecting it to to the USB port on the back panel of the
digital receiver, you must format it before use.
Select the Installation > Format External Storage menu, then
you are asked for confirmation. If you select Yes, formatting
will start.
NOTE
The digital receiver will format the external hard disk drive
in the ext2 file system. If you have it connected to your Win-
dows computer, you cannot read it straightforwardly without
a utility program such as Ext2Fsd.