FORMATTING THE DISK

About the iD PHOTO disk

The iD PHOTO disk that is inserted into your digital disk camera is a magneto-optic cartridge with a storage capacity of 730 megabytes. Be sure to insert the iD PHOTO disk into the digital disk

camera before using the digital disk camera. In this manual the iD PHOTO disk is referred to as “disk” for brevity.

Preventing data from being erased

œ By moving the write-protect tab toè)the keymark( Write protected Write enabled disk, you can prevent data fr

prevent data from being erase the disk from being reformatt back to its original position to be erased, and the disk to

œYou can move the write-protect tab with a ballpoint pen or other similar pointed tool.

Part names

Index label area

Shutter

Index label area

Write-protect tab

If“ REFORMAT?” appears

The disk has not yet been formatted, so to be able to use the disk with your digital disk camera, you will need to first format it with the digital disk camera. If an unformatted disk or disk whose formatting has become corrupt is inserted into the digital disk camera, regardless of the position of the mode selector dial,“REFORMAT?” will appear (see page 156) and

the disk mark and “----“ will appear flashing in the mode display panel. If this occurs, perform the operations given below.

Mode display panel

Important

Be aware that if the disk is reformatted, all the data currently stored on the disk will be erased.

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