Setup (Other Setup Items) - Sony Handycam HDR-TD10E Handbook

Setup
(Other setup items)
See "Using menus" (p. 66) on the operation.
The default settings are marked with .
Media Select
See page 22.
Media Info
You can check the remaining recordable
time for each recording mode of the
recording media for movies and the
approximate free and used media space of
the recording media.
To turn off the display
Touch .
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Notes
Since there is a management file area, the

used space is not displayed as 0 % even if you
perform [Format] (p. 82).
Tips

The camcorder can display the information of

the medium selected on [Media Select] (p. 22).
Change the medium setting if necessary.
Format
Formatting deletes all the movies and
photos to recover recordable free space.
Select the recording media to be formatted,

touch .
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Notes
Connect your camcorder to the wall outlet (wall

socket) using the supplied AC Adaptor for this
operation (p. 16).
To avoid the loss of important images, you

should save them before formatting the
recording media.
Protected movies and photos will also be

deleted.
While [Executing...] is displayed, do not close

the LCD screen, operate the buttons on the
camcorder, disconnect the AC Adaptor, or eject
the memory card from your camcorder. (The
access lamp is lit or flashing while formatting
memory card.)
To prevent data on the internal
recording media from being recovered
[Empty] allows you to write unintelligible
data onto the internal recording media of
the camcorder. In this way it may become
more difficult to recover any original
data. When you dispose of or transfer the
camcorder, it is recommended that you
perform [Empty].
When the internal recording media is
selected on the [Format] screen, touch
[Empty].
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Notes
Connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet (wall

socket). You cannot perform [Empty] unless
you connect the AC Adaptor to the wall outlet
(wall socket).
To avoid the loss of important images, they

should be saved on a computer or other devices
before performing [Empty].
Disconnect all cables except the AC Adaptor.

Do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during the
operation.
While deleting data, do not apply any vibrations

or shocks to your camcorder.
You can check the time that the camcorder will

take to delete data on the LCD screen.
If you stop performing [Empty] while

[Executing...] appears, be sure to complete the
operation by performing [Format] or [Empty]
when you use the camcorder next time.
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