Olympus 8080 C-8080 Wide Zoom Reference Manual (English) - Page 167

9 Camera Settings Formatting cards This function lets you format a card. Formatting prepares cards to receive data. Before using non-Olympus cards or cards which have been formatted on a PC, you must format them with this camera. All data stored on the card, including protected pictures, is erased when the card is formatted. When formatting a used card, confirm there are no pictures that you still want to keep on the card. Mode dial 1 In the top menu, select MODE MENU CARD CARD SETUP, and press d. g"Menu basics" (P.38) • PASM rnmlji: The I FORMAT screen is displayed. • q: The CARD SETUP screen is displayed. Arrow pad 2 If the mode dial is set to P A S M r n m l j i, press a to select YES. If the mode dial is set to q, press c to 9 select FORMAT, then press e. The I FORMAT screen is displayed. Press a to OK button FORMAt CAUtION ERASING%ALL YES NO select YES. SELECt GO 3 Press e. • The BUSY bar is displayed and the card is formatted. The card to be formatted is displayed. BUSY Camera Settings • Do not perform any of the following actions during formatting as they may render the card unusable. Note Open the card cover, remove the battery, connect or disconnect the AC adapter (regardless of whether or not the battery is loaded in the camera). 166