MENU Formatting a CF Card

If necessary, you can format a CF card for use with the camera. If you insert the CF card into

the camera and the CF card error message “” appears, you may have to format the CF card.

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On the menu, select “Format.”

•Press the <> button.

•While pressing the <> button, turn the < > dial to select <>.

•While pressing the <> button, turn the < >

dial to select “Format.” Then let go of the <> button.

Select “OK.”

•While pressing the <> button, turn the <>

dial to select “OK.” Then let go of the <> button.

s The CF card will be formatted.

•After the CF card is formatted, the menu will reappear.

•To exit the menu and turn off the LCD monitor,

press the <> button.

When you format a CF card, all data on the card will be lost. Protected images will also be erased. Before formatting a CF card, be sure it is okay to erase the contents.

•A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera or personal computer might not work with the EOS-1Ds camera. In such a case, format the CF card with the camera first. Then it might work with the camera.

•If you insert the CF card and the CF card error message “” appears, use a utility program such as Scan Disk to diagnose and fix the CF card.

•If the CF card error message “” appears even after you format the CF card, or you use Scan Disk or a similar utility program, use another CF card instead.

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