Toshiba Gigashot K Series - Manual (Page 126)

102 Owner’s Manual
Hard Disk Camera GSC-K80HE/GSC-K40HE
Formatting Hard Disk Drive or SD Card
Formatting initializes the hard disk drive or an SD card. Formatting (see
“Glossary”
p.131) completely erases all the images and albums created
on the hard disk drive or SD card.
1. From the setup menu, use the jog dial to select [SYSTEM] and press
the OK button.
The system menu appears.
2. Use the jog dial to select [FORMAT] and press the OK button.
3. Use the jog dial to select [HDD] or [SD] and press the OK button.
ATTENTION
„
You should connect the AC adapter when formatting the hard disk drive
or an SD card.
„
Formatting also erases protected images. It also erases all other data
on the media. Always check carefully before formatting the hard disk
drive or an SD card.
See “Protecting Images”
p.75.
„
A faulty SD card or hard disk drive cannot be formatted correctly.
„
Always format an SD card on the camera before using it for the first
time. You should also format SD cards periodically to remove any
fragmented files and maximize the available storage capacity.
A formatting confirmation message
appears.
HDD : Formats the hard disk drive.
SD : Formats an SD card.
FORMAT
CANCEL
HDD
SD
FORMAT
CANCEL
HDD
SD
MEMO
„ You cannot format an SD card that is locked.
See “Write-protection”
p.xxiv.
„ The [SD] option can only be selected when there is an SD card in the
camera.