User manual SONY PHOTOVAULT

[. . . ] Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to this number whenever you call your Sony dealer regarding this product. ____________________ If you have any questions about this product, you may call; Sony Customer Information Service Center 1-866-654-SONY(7669) or http://www. mediabysony. com Caution: You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. For customers in Europe This equipment conforms with the following European Directives: 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC Directive), 93/68/EEC (CE Marking Directive). [. . . ] · You may experience problems viewing images of 6 megapixels or greater. Basic Operation 1 2 Use the supplied video output cable to connect the VIDEO OUT connector of the MCS1 to the video input connector on the television. Turn on the television and set the TV/Video selector to "Video". Note The selection method of the video input may differ depending on your television model. For details, refer to the documentation supplied with your television. 3 4 Hold down the POWER button for at least 2 seconds to turn the MCS1 on. Prepare the media containing the digital images you want to view. · To view digital images contained on a CD-R, insert the CD-R into the MCS1. · To view digital images contained on a "Memory Stick" media, insert the "Memory Stick" media into the Memory Stick slot on the MCS1. · To view digital images in a digital still camera, connect the camera to the MCS1 using the USB cable supplied with the camera. When displaying digital images from CD-R, the following indication appears in the display window of the MCS1. Continued on next page 17 z Hint If several media are available to the MCS1 at the same time, you can use the MODE button to select one of them. For details, see "Switching the operation mode" on page 28. When you perform this procedure, an index of six digital images first appears on your television screen. You can perform the following in the index with the MCS1 controls. To display an image full-screen 1 2 Use the T/t buttons to move the cursor to the desired digital image. Press the ENTER button. The selected image is shown in full size on the screen. To display other images While an image is displayed full-screen, you can use the T/t buttons to display the previous or next image. To return to the index, press the ENTER button. 18 Advanced Operation Various Copy Functions Adding data As long as a disc has not been finalized, you can add more data to it until the disc capacity is reached. After it is finalized, no more data can be added to a CD-R, even if there is still some free capacity. Note Even when a disc is finalized, some computers or CD-ROM drives may still not be able to play the disc. If you experience problems, try reading the disc in another computer or CDROM drive. To finalize a CD-R, proceed as follows. 1 2 3 Hold down the POWER button for at least 2 seconds to turn the MCS1 on. Push and slide the OPEN lever to open the cover. Insert the CD-R to finalize and close the cover. The indication "VIDEO-OUT CD-R" appears in the display window. 4 Press the MODE button several times until the following indication is shown in the display window. 22 5 Press the ENTER button. A confirmation message appears. Press the ENTER button and finalization of the CD-R starts. When finalization is completed, the display window changes to "FINISHED". Advanced Operation Copying data from a USB storage media You can connect a USB storage media to the USB connector of the MCS1, and copy all the data it contains to CD-R. To do so, follow the same procedure as the one outlined in "Copying data from a digital still camera" on page 14. You can also use the supplied video output cable to connect the MCS1 to your television and display JPEG files on USB storage media on your television screen. For details, see "Viewing Digital Images on a Television" on page 17. The MCS1 is compatible with Sony USB storage media (USM64D/128D/ 256D, USM128E/256E/512E). You can find the latest information about compatible USB storage media at: http://www. sony. net/photovault/ Verifying copied data By comparing the original data and the one copied to CD-R, it is possible to verify its integrity. [. . . ] Make sure that the disc label is facing up and the recording side down. c Make sure that the cover of the MCS1 is properly closed. c If the disc is scratched or otherwise damaged, the MCS1 may not be able to detect it. Do not use such a disc. Cannot write data. c If data has already been written to the disc, there may not be sufficient free capacity. [. . . ]