Sony DSC-F505 Operating Instructions - Page 26

Notes on Using the PC, Card Adaptor or USB, Cable

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PNotes • Operations are confirmed when: - you connect your camera directly to your personal computer with the USB cable (supplied), and the USB connector on your personal computer does not have any other connections - you connect the USB keyboard and mouse which are provided as standard to your personal computer, and connect your camera to your personal computer with the USB cable (supplied) directly • Operations are not confirmed if: - the USB connectors on your personal computer have more than one connection - you use a hub - you connect other equipment with USB cables at the same time except for the USB keyboard and mouse which are provided as standard • We cannot assure all the recommended Windows and Macintosh environments mentioned before. • When the cables are connected to both the USB jack and the serial jack, the jack connected before the other one works. Disconnect the cable from one jack to make the other one available. • Communications between your camera and your personal computer may not recover after recovering from Suspend, Resume, or Sleep. • Use the AC power adaptor/charger when your connect your camera to your personal computer. A malfunction such as a data error may occur since the battery discharges during communications. • When using the Macintosh, connect the USB cable after your personal computer starts. • The Macintosh may become unstable if you delete the data in "Memory Stick" right after copying the data to the hard disk. 26-GB • You may not be able to copy the whole of 100 msdcf folder at once to the hard disk on the Macintosh. In this case, open the 100 msdcf folder first, and copy the contents in the folder. Notes on Using the PC Card Adaptor or USB Cable • Set the LOCK switch on the "Memory Stick" to off. • To play back an MPEG file, install Active Movie Player (Direct Show) or Media Player. • For playing back a file recorded in MOVIE or VOICE mode, first copy it to the hard disk of your personal computer. If you play back the file from a "Memory Stick", the picture and sound may break off. • Install Quick Time 3.2 or later to play back MPEG files. • New "Memory Stick"-s are already formatted so that they can be used as storage media for your personal computer without the need for formatting them. However, when you format "Memory Stick"-s on your personal computer, note that: - "Memory Stick" operations on your camera cannot be assured if the "Memory Stick" is formatted on a Windows machine. Format the "Memory Stick" on your camera again when you use it with your camera. - "Memory Stick"-s formatted on a Macintosh may not work. Do not format "Memory Stick" on a Macintosh on which the Mac OS is running. • Do not optimize the "Memory Stick" on your personal computer. It may damage the flash memory. • Do not compress the data on the "Memory Stick" on your personal computer. Compressed files cannot be played back on your camera.

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26-GB
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Notes
Operations are confirmed when:
you connect your camera directly
to your personal computer with
the USB cable (supplied), and the
USB connector on your personal
computer does not have any
other connections
you connect the USB keyboard
and mouse which are provided as
standard to your personal
computer, and connect your
camera to your personal
computer with the USB cable
(supplied) directly
Operations are not confirmed if:
the USB connectors on your
personal computer have more
than one connection
you use a hub
you connect other equipment
with USB cables at the same time
except for the USB keyboard and
mouse which are provided as
standard
We cannot assure all the
recommended Windows and
Macintosh environments mentioned
before.
When the cables are connected to
both the USB jack and the serial jack,
the jack connected before the other
one works.
Disconnect the cable from one jack
to make the other one available.
Communications between your
camera and your personal computer
may not recover after recovering
from Suspend, Resume, or Sleep.
Use the AC power adaptor/charger
when your connect your camera to
your personal computer. A
malfunction such as a data error
may occur since the battery
discharges during communications.
When using the Macintosh, connect
the USB cable after your personal
computer starts.
The Macintosh may become
unstable if you delete the data in
“Memory Stick” right after copying
the data to the hard disk.
You may not be able to copy the
whole of 100 msdcf folder at once to
the hard disk on the Macintosh. In
this case, open the 100 msdcf folder
first, and copy the contents in the
folder.
Notes on Using the PC
Card Adaptor or USB
Cable
Set the LOCK switch on the
“Memory Stick” to off.
To play back an MPEG file, install
Active Movie Player (Direct Show)
or Media Player.
For playing back a file recorded in
MOVIE or VOICE mode, first copy
it to the hard disk of your personal
computer. If you play back the file
from a “Memory Stick”, the picture
and sound may break off.
Install Quick Time 3.2 or later to
play back MPEG files.
New “Memory Stick”-s are already
formatted so that they can be used
as storage media for your personal
computer without the need for
formatting them.
However, when you format
“Memory Stick”-s on your personal
computer, note that:
“Memory Stick” operations on
your camera cannot be assured if
the “Memory Stick” is formatted
on a Windows machine. Format
the “Memory Stick” on your
camera again when you use it
with your camera.
“Memory Stick”-s formatted on a
Macintosh may not work. Do not
format “Memory Stick” on a
Macintosh on which the Mac OS
is running.
Do not optimize the “Memory
Stick” on your personal computer. It
may damage the flash memory.
Do not compress the data on the
“Memory Stick” on your personal
computer. Compressed files cannot
be played back on your camera.