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Menu Guide—The Setup Menu

Format

Memory cards must be formatted before first use. Formatting memory cards is also an effective way of deleting all pictures on the card. To format a memory card, highlight Format in the setup menu ( 213) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight one of the following options and then press the button:

Option Description

No Exit without formatting memory card.

Format memory card. Message shown at right dis- played while formatting is in progress. Do not turn the camera off, remove the batteries or memory

Yes card, or unplug the AC adapter (available sepa- rately) until formatting is complete and setup menu is displayed.

During Formatting

Do not remove the memory card, remove the battery, or unplug the AC adapt- er (available separately) while formatting is in progress.

Before Formatting

Formatting memory cards permanently deletes all data they contain, including hidden and protected pictures and any other data that may be on the card. Before formatting, be sure to transfer to a computer any pictures you would like to keep.

FAT 32

The D2Xs supports FAT 32, allowing use of memory cards with capacities of over 2 GB. FAT 16 is used when reformatting cards already formatted in FAT 16.

Two-Button Format

Memory cards can also be formatted with the ( and ) buttons ( 23).

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