Sony DCR-SX20E User Manual

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 MANAGE MEDIA  

(Items for recording media)

See “Using menus” (p. 53) on the operation.

MEDIA SETTINGS (DCR-SR15E/
SR20E)

See page 17.

MEDIA INFO

You can check the remaining recordable 

time for each recording mode of the 

recording media for movies and the 

approximate free and used media space of 

the recording media.

To turn off the display

Select 

.

Notes

Since there is a management file area, the 

used space is not displayed as 0 % even if you 

perform [MEDIA FORMAT] (p. 66).

Tips

Only the information of the medium selected 

on [MOVIE MEDIA SET] (p. 17) is displayed. 

Change the medium setting if necessary 

(DCR-SR15E/SR20E).

MEDIA FORMAT

Formatting deletes all the movies and 

photos to recover recordable free space.

Select [YES]  [YES]  

.

DCR-SR15E/SR20E: 

Select the recording media to be formatted.

Notes

Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall 

socket) using AC Adaptor supplied for this 

operation (p. 13).

To avoid the loss of important images, you 

should save them before formatting the 

recording media.

Protected movies and photos will also be 

deleted.

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While [Executing…] is displayed, do not close 

the LCD screen, operate the buttons on the 

camcorder, disconnect the AC Adaptor, or eject 

the memory card from your camcorder (The 

access lamp is lit or flashing while formatting 

memory card.).

To prevent data on the internal 

recording media from being recovered 

(DCR-SR15E/SR20E)

[EMPTY] allows you to write unintelligible 

data onto the internal recording media of 

the camcorder. In this way it may become 

more difficult to recover any original 

data. When you dispose of or transfer the 

camcorder, it is recommended that you 

perform [EMPTY].

When the internal recording media is 

selected on the [MEDIA FORMAT] screen, 

select [EMPTY].

Notes

Connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet (wall 

socket). You cannot perform [EMPTY] unless 

you connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet 

(wall socket).

To avoid the loss of important images, they 

should be saved on a computer or other devices 

before performing [EMPTY].

Disconnect all cables except the AC Adaptor. 

Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the 

operation.

While deleting data, do not apply any vibrations 

or shocks to your camcorder.

Confirm the actual time required to delete data 

on the LCD screen.

If you stop performing [EMPTY] while 

[Executing…] appears, be sure to complete the 

operation by performing [MEDIA FORMAT] 

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