Sony R505 Manual

Insert the Memory Stick media into the Memory Stick media slot. See 
“Inserting Memory Stick media” for more information.

Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and point to Programs, then Memory 
Stick Utility.

Select Memory Stick Formatter. The Memory Stick Formatter window 
appears. 

Select an option from the Drive List, and click Start Format.

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When the write-protect tab of the Memory Stick media is set to LOCK, data 
cannot be recorded or erased.

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Before using Memory Stick media, back up important data.

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Wait a minimum of 10 seconds after the Memory Stick media finishes 
reading or writing data before removing the media.

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If the media is removed prematurely, a blue screen with an error message 
appears, prompting you to continue or exit. Reinsert the media into the slot 
and press the Enter key to continue. This allows the media to finish reading 
or writing data.

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You can enjoy video clips that you have recorded with Memory Stick media-
compatible video camera recorders.

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The media slot accommodates one Memory Stick media at a time.

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You may copy images from a digital video camera using Memory Stick 
media.

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Only use MG Memory Stick media with copyright protected data such as 
music.

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Copyright protected music cannot be checked-out to any Memory Stick 
media other than MG Memory Stick media.