Formatting the memory (Format)
You can format the currently selected memory media (the built-in memory or the memory card), to erase all the data and reset the folder structure to its default status.
- In the stop mode, press and hold the HOME/BACK button for more than 1 second, select “
Settings” - “Common Settings” - “Format,” and then press the 
button.
“Erase All Data?” appears on the display.
- Press
or 
to select “Yes,” and then press the button.
The “Please wait” animation appears and the memory media is formatted. - Press and hold the HOME/BACK button to return to the HOME menu.
Note
- Use the linear PCM recorder formatting function to format the memory media. Do not use your computer to format the media.
- Switch the memory media to the media to be formatted before you start the format operation.
- If you format the built-in memory, all data stored there will be erased. (Protected files will also be erased.) Note that once the files are erased, you cannot retrieve them.
Hint
- To cancel formatting the memory media, select “No” in step 2.