Sony AVIO Notebook User Manual

This compact, portable, and versatile recording medium has a data capacity 
exceeding that of a floppy disk. The medium is specially designed for 
exchanging and sharing digital data with compatible products. Because it is 
removable, the media can be used for external data storage. 

The following two types of Memory Stick media can be used with your 
notebook:

❑

MagicGate™

*

 

 Memory Stick media (hereafter called MG Memory 

Stick media), which is provided with copyright protection

❑

Memory Stick

†

 

 media, which does not have the same copyright 

protection as MagicGate Memory Stick media

Some music files with secure copyright protection may be stored on MG 
Memory Stick media but not on regular Memory Stick media.You can also use 
MagicGate media-compatible devices to record and playback music when they 
are connected to your notebook.

You can store mixed data on the Memory Stick media. For example, you can 
copy an ordinary file onto a MG Memory Stick media that already contains 
music files.

MagicGate Memory Stick media provides copyright protection that consists of 
authentication and encryption technology. Authentication technology ensures 
that protected content is only transferred between compliant devices and media. 
Protected content is recorded and transferred in an encrypted format to prevent 
unauthorized duplication or playback.

* MagicGate Memory Stick and 

 are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

† Memory Stick and 

 are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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MG Memory Stick media has the MG mark 

.