User manual

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Formatting a CF Card
On the menu, select “Format.”
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Press the < > button.
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While pressing the < > button, turn the < >
dial to select < >.
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While pressing the < > button, turn the < >
dial to select “Format.” Then let go of the < >
button.
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If necessary, you can format a CF card for use with the camera. If you insert the CF card into
the camera and the CF card error message “ ” appears, you may have to format the CF
card.
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Select “OK.”
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While pressing the < > button, turn the < >
dial to select “OK.” Then let go of the < >
button.
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The CF card will be formatted.
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After the CF card is formatted, the menu will
reappear.
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To exit the menu and turn off the LCD monitor,
press the < > button.
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A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera or personal
computer might not work with the EOS-1D camera. In such a case, format the CF
card with the camera first. Then it might work with the camera.
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If you insert the CF card and the CF card error message “ ” appears, use
a utility program such as Scan Disk to diagnose and fix the CF card.
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If the CF card error message “ ” appears even after you format the CF
card, or you use Scan Disk or a similar utility program, use another CF card
instead.
When you format a CF card, all data on the card will be lost. Protected images will
also be erased. Before formatting a CF card, be sure it is okay to erase the
contents.