first and then the PC card icon appears on the monitor. This is the “mounted” state, which enables read and write operations for the PC card set.
The time required between card insertion and mounting depends on the card. Usually, the PC card set can be mounted within several sec- onds.
The lock indicator lights when the card is mounted
PC card icon is displayed
(3)If the PC card or SmartMedia card is not formatted, the follow- ing box appears. Do not click on "Initialize". Unformatted cards should always be formatted in the camera.
NOTE: Minolta SmartMedia cards are already formatted.
IMPORTANT: When using the Minolta
(4)For IBM PC/AT compatible computers, the lock indicator does not usually light even after a PC card is inserted. For a Macin- tosh computer, wait for several seconds to access the PC card.
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