Sony DCR-TRV17 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 143

Preventing accidental erasure - Image protection - DCR-TRV17 only To prevent accidental erasure of important images, you can protect selected images. Before operation Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camcorder. (1) Set the POWER switch to MEMORY or VCR. Make sure that the LOCK switch is set to the left (unlock) position. (2) Play back the image you want to protect. (3) Press MENU to display the menu. (4) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select , then press the dial. (5) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select PROTECT, then press the dial. (6) Turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to select ON, then press the dial. (7) Press MENU to make the menu display disappear. The "-" mark is displayed beside the data file name of the protected image. "Memory Stick" Operations 3,7 4 MENU 5 6 MEMORY SET 10 / 12 STILL SET MOVIE SET PR I NT MARK PROTECT OFF SL I DE SHOW DELETE ALL FORMAT RETURN [MENU] : END MEMORY SET STILL SET MOVIE SET PR I NT MARK PROTECT SL I DE SHOW DELETE ALL FORMAT RETURN [MENU] : END MEMORY SET 10 / 12 STILL SET MOVIE SET PR I NT MARK PROTECT ON SL I DE SHOW OFF DELETE ALL FORMAT RETURN [MENU] : END MEMORY SET 10 / 12 STILL SET MOVIE SET PR I NT MARK PROTECT ON SL I DE SHOW DELETE ALL FORMAT RETURN [MENU] : END To cancel image protection Select OFF in step 6, then press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Note Formatting erases all information on the "Memory Stick," including the protected image data. Check the contents of the "Memory Stick" before formatting. If the write-protect tab on the "Memory Stick" is set to LOCK You cannot carry out image protection. 143