Sound Devices 970 - Manual (Page 46)

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Mac OSX 10.6.4 and below does not support exFAT volumes.
Formatting
To format a drive:
1. Make sure the drive to be formatted is connected to the recorder and note which drive num-
ber it is.
2. Open Setup Menu option [File Storage - Erase/Re-format].
3. Choose the Erase/Re-format: Drive Number for the drive to be formatted or
Erase/Re-format: All Drives option.
4. A confirmation dialog will appear: “All data will be erased. Continue?”. Use the Control knob
to select OK.
5. Use the displayed on-screen keyboard (or an external USB keyboard, if attached) to enter a
volume label for the drive, and then use the Control knob to select OK to initiate the format.
When formatting all drives at once, the volume label is applied to all drives but each drive
will be suffixed with a dash character and drive number to distinguish between drives.
Drive formatting can alternatively be initiated from PIXNET under the File Storage menu.
Drive Modes
Each of the four drive slots can be set to Read Only, Record,
Ethernet File Transfer, or Switch to Network upon Full from the Setup Menu option
[File Storage - Drive Record/Network Mode].
• Read Only: Drives in this mode will not be written to during recording. Any compatible files on
the drive will still be available for playback and the drive can still be formatted.
• Record: Drives in this mode will be written to for recording. This is the default mode.
• Ethernet File Transfer: Drives in this mode will be shared to the network as a standard Samba
share (see Ethernet File Transfer) and cannot be recorded to, formatted, or accessed for playback
from the unit.
• Switch to Network upon Full: Drives in this mode will be in Record mode until they are filled.
Once filled, they will be put into Ethernet File Transfer mode.
File Management
The 970 provides several tools for file management and metadata entry. File management of files to
be recorded is managed in File Storage. File management for files previously recorded is handled in
the File List. See File List and Take Details for navigation and basic overview .
File Size Limit
The Broadcast Wave File specification calls for a 4GB maximum file size. The 970 will automatically
begin writing a new file after the file size limit has been reached. The beginning of this new file will
be seamless to the ending of the previous file. The default file size is 4GB. This can be reduced to 2
GB in [File Storage - Wave File Split every].