About a “Memory Stick”

On “Memory Stick”

“Memory Stick” is a compact-size IC recording medium with a large capacity. It has been designed not only for exchanging/ sharing digital data among “Memory Stick” complaint products, but also for serving as an insertable/removable external storage medium that can save data.

“Memory Stick” offers two different sizes: standard size and smaller “Duo” size. “Memory Stick Duo” can become the same size as standard “Memory Stick” by attaching itself to a Memory Stick Duo adaptor, so that it can be also used by products complaint with standard size “Memory Stick”.

We also have other types of media available in our line-up. “Memory Stick PRO” and “Memory Stick PRO Duo” have larger storage capacities.

Types of “Memory Stick”

“Memory Stick” is available in the following six types to meet various functional requirements.

•“Memory Stick Duo”

Equipped with the “MagicGate” copyright protection technology and can be used only with “Memory Stick Duo” compliant products.

•“Memory Stick”

“Memory Stick” stores any type of data except copyright-protected data that requires the “MagicGate” copyright protection technology.

•“Memory Stick” (compatible with “MagicGate”/high speed data transfer) Equipped with the “MagicGate” copyright protection and compatible with high speed data transfer. This “Memory Stick” can be used with the “Memory Stick” compliant devices, “MagicGate Memory Stick” compliant devices, and the “Memory Stick PRO” compliant devices*. The projector is not compatible with the high speed data transfer function of this “Memory Stick”.

*Operation in all compliant devices are not guaranteed.

•“MagicGate Memory Stick”

Equipped with the “MagicGate” copyright

 

 

protection technology.

 

 

 

 

• “Memory Stick-ROM”

 

 

 

“Memory Stick-ROM” stores pre-

Overview

pre-recorded data.

recorded, read-only data. You cannot

 

record on “Memory Stick-ROM” or erase

 

•“Memory Stick” (with memory select function)

This is a “Memory Stick” that has (128MB) plural memory in it.

You can select memory to use for whatever purposes through the memory select switch on the back of the “Memory Stick”. You cannot use all the available memory at the same time and/or continuously.

Available types of “Memory Stick” for the projector

“Memory Stick” Media Compatibility Chart

 

Recording/

 

Playback

 

 

“Memory Stick”

 

“Memory Stick” (with

a

memory select function)

 

“Memory Stick Duo”

 

 

 

“Memory Stick” (compatible

 

with “MagicGate”/high speed

 

data transfer)

a*1*2

“Memory Stick Duo”

(compatible with

 

“MagicGate”/high speed data

 

transfer)

 

 

 

“Memory Stick-ROM”

playback

 

only

 

 

“MagicGate Memory Stick”

a*1

“MagicGate Memory Stick

Duo”

 

 

 

“Memory Stick PRO”

a*1*2*3

“Memory Stick PRO Duo”

 

*1:Data recording/playback that requires “MagicGate” functions cannot be performed.

*2:Does not support high speed data transfer using a parallel interface.

*3:The projector has been demonstrated as operable with a 1 GB “Memory Stick

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