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PIX 250i User Guide
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• Mac OSX: From the Finder, select Go > Connect to Server. Enter the PIX 250i address as
“smb://[IP Address]” then click Connect. Enter the user name and password.
• Windows: Click the Start button (or press the Windows key on the keyboard). In the
search box, enter the PIX 250i address as “\\[IP Address]”. Enter the user name and pass-
word.
5. Drives that are in Ethernet File Transfer mode will appear as folders in the mounted volume
on the computer. When no drives are set to Ethernet File Transfer mode, a folder titled “No_
Drives_Attached” will appear instead.
6. Set the drive’s mode to Record to remove it from the network and make it available for
recording and playback on the PIX 250i. Allow time for the drives to remount before Record-
ing or Playing back files. The Drive Status OSD field will return to white when the drives are
ready.
FileSafe Utility and the Sound Devices File Format
During recording, PIX recorders store data in a temporary file format with the extension .sdv. When
the recording is completed, the file is converted to its standard .mov format. In the event of unin-
tended drive removal or power loss during recording, these files can be recovered by the PIX re-
corder itself or with the FileSafe software utility. Upon powering up, the PIX recorder will search all
connected drives for .sdv files and convert them to .mov format.
The FileSafe utility (currently available for Windows OS) can be used to recover .sdv files in the ab-
sence of a PIX recorder. Download the FileSafe utility from the Sound Devices website: