Viewing Images Using Cd-Rom Drive; Finalizing A Disc; What Is Finalization - Sony CD Mavica MVC-CD500 Operating Instructions Manual

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.
Mode dial
Control button
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/
1
V on the control button, then
press B.
Select [Finalize] with v, then
press B.
Disc Tool 1
1
Finalize : OK
2
Format : Cancel
Initialize :
1
Unfinalize :
2
1
2
OK
c Select [OK] with v on the
control button, then press z.
Finalize
Place on level surface
Ready?
O K
Cancel
OK
"Finalize Place on level surface"
appears on the LCD screen.
d Select [OK] again with v on
the control button, then press
z.
Finalize
Avoid any vibration
Finalize in progress
When "Finalize in progress"
disappears, finalization has been
completed.
Finalization starts and the disc
remaining indicator changes from
to , or from to .
RW RW
RW RW
Finalization may take some time. Place
the camera on a stable surface, and do
not shake or strike the camera during
finalization.
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