Sony mvc-cd250 Operating Instructions Manual page 43

"FQRMLAT PEACE ON LEVEL
SURFACE" appears on the LCD screen.
on the control
When the message disappears, formatting
has been completed.
* Formatting takes about seven minutes.
* A CD-RW can be formatted about 300 times.
0 When you format a CD-RW, protected images
are also deleted.
* A CD-RW formatted using other equipment
than this camera cannot be used with this
camera. Format the disc again with this camera.