Usage Precautions; Troubleshooting; Salvaging Memory When Recording Ends Abnormally - Sony PWS-4500 Operation Manual

Usage Precautions

Network
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ANY KIND RESULTING FROM A FAILURE TO
IMPLEMENT PROPER SECURITY MEASURES ON
TRANSMISSION DEVICES, UNAVOIDABLE DATA
LEAKS RESULTING FROM TRANSMISSION
SPECIFICATIONS, OR SECURITY PROBLEMS OF
ANY KIND.
Depending on the operating environment, unauthorized
third parties on the network may be able to access the unit.
When connecting the unit to the network, be sure to
confirm that the network is protected securely.
Condensation
If the unit is suddenly taken from a cold to a warm location,
or if ambient temperature suddenly rises, moisture may
form on the outer surface of the unit and/or inside of the
unit. This is known as condensation. If condensation
occurs, turn off the unit and wait until the condensation
clears before operating the unit. Operating the unit while
condensation is present may damage the unit.
WARNING
Operation of this equipment in a residential environment
could cause radio interference.

Troubleshooting

Salvaging memory when recording
ends abnormally
When recording ends, press the On/Standby switch on the
front panel to finish operation of the unit. Recording will
not end normally if the main power switch of the connector
panel is turned off or the power cord is disconnected
during recording. If this happens, the file system will not
be updated and the video/audio data that was recorded in
real time will not be recognized as a file, resulting in the
content of the file that was recorded being lost.
The unit is equipped with a function (salvage function) for
restoring the data in memory with minimal loss. The
salvage function allows the file to be restored based on
marker and other information recorded to memory.
The salvage process can take a few seconds or up to 10
minutes, depending on the state of the memory when the
recording was interrupted.
Notes
• Before turning off the main power switch on the
connector panel, switch the unit to standby mode using
the On/Standby button on the front panel.
• The salvage function is designed to salvage as much
recorded material as possible in the event that an
unforeseen accident occurs but there is no guarantee that
100% of the data will be restored.
• Data immediately before recording was interrupted
cannot be restored even if you execute this function.
Approximately one second of data prior to the
interruption is lost.
• A dialog prompting you to salvage or format is displayed
each time you turn the power on if there are files that
have not been restored.
• Recording and playback cannot be performed if files
have not been restored.
• Formatting memory will immediately enable you to use
it again as storage, but all recorded data will be lost.
• Even if data is successfully restored after a salvage, it is
recommended that you transfer files you want to keep to
external network storage or run playback to copy the
files to other media, and then reformat the memory.
Restoring files using salvage
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If memory for which recording did not end normally is
detected, a warning message appears on the web menu
screen and a confirmation message appears prompting
you to salvage or format memory.
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