Sony MVC-CD400 User Manual
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Preparation for viewing images using a computer (Finalize)
Finalizing a disc
You must execute finalization before
viewing images recorded with your camera
through a disc drive. Discs that have not
been finalized cannot be read with a disc
drive.
viewing images recorded with your camera
through a disc drive. Discs that have not
been finalized cannot be read with a disc
drive.
What is finalization?
• Finalization is required to view images
recorded with your camera through a disc
drive.
drive.
• You can record new images on a finalized
disc by initializing it again. Initialization
is automatically performed when a disc is
finalized using the camera. You must
execute finalization to view new images
through a disc drive. However, each time
you execute finalization, the disc
remaining space will decrease by
approximately 13 MB. Therefore, we
recommend that you execute finalization
for multiple images at a time.
is automatically performed when a disc is
finalized using the camera. You must
execute finalization to view new images
through a disc drive. However, each time
you execute finalization, the disc
remaining space will decrease by
approximately 13 MB. Therefore, we
recommend that you execute finalization
for multiple images at a time.
• You can finalize a disc later, even if you
remove it from the camera.
• The disc drive must support MultiRead in
order to read discs that have been
finalized.
finalized.
,
Set the mode dial to SET UP,
and turn on the power.
and turn on the power.
The SET UP screen appears on the LCD
screen.
screen.
,
Select
[DISC TOOL] with
v
/
V
on the control button, then
press
B
.
Select [FINALIZE] with
v
/
V
,
then press
B
.
1
DISC TOOL
FINALIZE :
FORMAT :
INITIALIZE :
UNFINALIZE :
FORMAT :
INITIALIZE :
UNFINALIZE :
SELECT
2
DISC TOOL
FINALIZE :
FORMAT :
INITIALIZE :
UNFINALIZE :
INITIALIZE :
UNFINALIZE :
OK
CANCEL
OK
Copying images to your computer