Leaf Aptus-II, User Manual

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10 Chapter 2 – Getting Started
Preparing a Compact Flash Card for Shoot
Format a compact flash card in the following circumstances:
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If the compact flash card is new.
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If you have used the compact flash card on a non-Leaf digital camera back.
You can format the card on a computer running either Mac OS or Windows. When
formatting the compact flash card, you can use either a card reader, or the Leaf
Aptus-II digital camera back to read the card.
If you have been using the compact flash card with your Aptus-II and wish to erase
all the data on the card, perform a quick format. For more information, see
Formatting the Compact Flash Card in Portable Mode on page 60.
Formatting in Mac OS X
1. Insert the compact flash card into the card reader or the Leaf Aptus-II digital
camera back.
2. On the desktop, double-click the system disk.
3. Select Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility .
4. On the left panel of the Disk Utility dialog box, select the removable disk that
you want to format.
Notes:
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If you use the Leaf Aptus-II digital camera back as a card reader, we recommend
that you use a computer running Mac OS X.
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Formatting the compact flash card erases all data on the card.