Formatting The Interface Box - Panasonic AG-MSU10 Operating Instructions Manual

This section describes how to format an SSD in-
stalled in the interface box.
An SSD can be formatted as a TYPE S or FAT drive.
Before you use an SSD for the first time it must be
formatted using TYPE S or FAT.
ERASE ALL allows you to delete all data on the SSD.
TYPE S:
A special disk format for high-speed writing
data by P2 card. It enables saving up to 23
cards. Saved data for each copied P2 card will
be recognized as a separate drive by comput-
ers and other devices.
FAT:
The basic primary partition becomes FAT32.
Computers will recognize the device as a
single drive and as cards are copied to the
drive, new folders are automatically created for
copying.
ERASE ALL:
Since formatting will only delete some of the
data, use ERASE ALL to securely erase all the
data on the drive.
 NOTE:
• Do not use battery power, but the AC adapter for ERASE
ALL since it writes data to the drive to delete all data,
which takes considerable time.
• To use an SSD after an ERASE ALL operation, format it
selecting either TYPE S or FAT.


Formatting the Interface Box

1
Make sure that TARGET in the main
screen is INTERNAL and press the F3
(INT. EXPLORE) button.
• The EXPLORE screen appears.
 NOTE:
• The appearance of the screen that appears de-
pends on which type of formatting was selected
for the SSD.
2
Press the MENU button and use the cur-
sor (up/down/left/right) buttons to select
[OPERATION]  [FORMAT(INT.)] and
press the SET button.
3
Select the format type (TYPE S, FAT or
ERASE ALL) and press the SET button.
4
Use the cursor buttons (Up/Down) to
select [YES] in the confirmation message
that appears.
• Formatting starts
5
Press SET when the completion mes-
sage appears.
 NOTE:
• Check that no important data remains on a device before
formatting since data erased by formatting cannot be
recovered. Note that formatting formats the entire storage
device.
• A storage device is not guaranteed to operate on this
unit if the storage device was formatted with this unit
and data was later written to the storage device using a
personal computer. (Data written using this unit or the
storage device itself may not be recognized.)