Using Memory Stick Media; Types Of Memory Stick Media - Sony VAIO PCG-R505JS User Manual

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Using Memory Stick Media

Memory Stick® media is a compact, portable, and versatile recording medium
that has a data capacity exceeding that of a floppy disk. The medium is specially
designed for exchanging and sharing digital data with compatible products.
Because it is removable, the media can be used for external data storage.

Types of Memory Stick media

The following two types of Memory Stick media can be used with your
notebook:
MagicGate™
Stick media), which is provided with copyright protection
Memory Stick
protection as MagicGate media
Some music files encoded with secure copyright protection may be stored on
MG Memory Stick media but not on regular Memory Stick media. You can also
use MagicGate media-compatible devices to record and playback music when
they are connected to your notebook.
You can store mixed data on the Memory Stick media. For example, you can
copy an image on to MG Memory Stick media that already contains music.
What is MagicGate media?
MagicGate media provides copyright protection that consists of authentication
and encryption technology. Authentication technology ensures that protected
content is only transferred between compliant devices and media. Protected
content is recorded and transferred in an encrypted format to prevent
unauthorized duplication or playback.
MG Memory Stick media has the MG mark
* MagicGate Memory Stick and
† Memory Stick and
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Memory Stick
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media, which does not have the same copyright
are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
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media (hereafter called MG Memory
.