Deleting Image And Audio Files; Locking Image And Audio Files - Minolta DiMAGE Xi Instruction Manual

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Deleting image and audio files

Deleting permanently erases the image or audio file. Once deleted, a file
cannot be recovered. Care should be taken when deleting files.
Single, multiple, or all image or audio files on the memory card can be
deleted with the playback-mode menu. Before a file is deleted, a
confirmation screen will appear; choosing "Yes" will execute the operation,
"No" will cancel the operation. Single files can also be deleted with the flash-
mode/delete button in the playback-mode (p.55).
The delete option has three settings:
This frame - The image or recording displayed or highlighted in playback mode will be
deleted.
All frames - All unlocked files on the memory card will be deleted.
Marked frames - To delete multiple image or audio files. When this setting is chosen,
the frame-selection screen will be displayed. Use the left and right keys to highlight the
first file to be deleted. Pressing the zoom lever up will mark the frame with the garbage-
can icon. To deselect a file for deletion, highlight it with the yellow border and press the
zoom lever down; the garbage-can icon will disappear. Continue until all the files to be
deleted are marked. Press the enter button to continue (a confirmation screen will
appear), or press the menu button to cancel the operation and return to the playback
menu. On the confirmation screen, highlighting and entering "Yes" will delete the
marked files.
The delete function will only erase unlocked image or audio files. If a file is locked, it
must be unlocked before it can be deleted. If an image file has a voice memo or audio
caption attached, both the image and audio file will be deleted.
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Locking image and audio files

Single, multiple, or all image or audio files on the memory card can be
locked. A locked file cannot be erased by a playback menu delete function.
Important images should be locked.
The lock option has four settings:
This frame - The frame displayed or highlighted in playback mode will be locked. If the
this-frame option is used with a locked image, the image will be unlocked.
All frames - All image and audio files on the memory card will be locked.
Marked frames - To lock or unlock multiple files. When this setting is chosen, the
frame-selection screen will be displayed. Use the left and right keys to highlight the
image or audio recording to be locked. Pressing the zoom lever up will mark the frame
with the key icon. To unlock a file, highlight it with the yellow border and press the
zoom lever down; the key icon will disappear. Continue until all the files to be locked
are marked. Press the enter button to lock the marked frames, or press the menu
button to cancel the operation and return to the playback menu.
Unlock frames - All files in the folder will be unlocked. When selected, a confirmation
screen will appear; highlighting and entering "Yes" will unlock all files on the card.
Locking an image will protect it from a delete function. However, the formatting function
(p. 70) will erase all data on a memory card whether locked or not.
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