Sony MVC-CD500 - Manual (Page 85)

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Viewing images using
CD-ROM drive
Finalizing a disc
You must execute finalization before
viewing images recorded with your camera
through a CD-ROM drive. Discs that have
not been finalized cannot be read with a
CD-ROM drive.
What is finalization?
• Finalization is required to view images
recorded with your camera through a CD-
ROM 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 CD-ROM 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 CD-ROM drive must support
MultiRead in order to read discs that have
been finalized.
a Set the mode dial to SET UP,
and turn on the power.
The SET UP screen appears on the
LCD screen.
• During finalization, we recommend
using the AC Adaptor to prevent the
power from turning off partway.
b Select (Disc Tool 1) with v /
V on the control button, then
press B .
Select [Finalize] with v , then
press B .
c Select [OK] with v on the
control button, then press z .
“Finalize Place on level surface”
appears on the LCD screen.
d Select [OK] again with v on
the control button, then press
z .
When “Finalize in progress”
disappears, finalization has been
completed.
Finalization starts and the disc
remaining indicator changes from
to , or from to .
Finalization may take some time. Place
the camera on a stable surface, and do
not shake or strike the camera during
finalization.
Mode dial
Control button
1
Disc Tool 1
OK
Cancel
OK
2
1
2
1
Finalize :
Format :
Initialize :
Unfinalize :
2
1
OK
Ready?
Finalize
Place on level surface
Cancel
O K
Finalize
Avoid any vibration
Finalize in progress
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