Owner's manual

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IM 04L31A01-01E

Data Save/Load Operations

9.5 Managing Files and Checking the Free Space on the External Storage Medium

Setup Items

Formatting the External Storage Medium

• Type

Select from the following.

Quick: Performs only a logical format.

Normal: Performs a physical format and a logical format.

Disk Format

Floppy disk: 2HD, 1.44 MB

Zip disk: FDISK 1 partition (hard disk format)

ATA flash memory card: FDISK 1 partition (hard disk format)

Format Time

External Storage Media Type Quick Normal Notes

Floppy disk Approx. 6 s Approx. 1 minute 30 s

Zip disk Approx. 3 s Approx. 10 minutes

ATA flash memory card Approx. 3 s Approx. 1 minute 30 s 24 MB

Approx. 5 s Approx. 6 minutes 160 MB

Note

Only 100 MB Zip disks can be used with model CX2***-2. With model CX2***-5, 250 MB and

100 MB Zip disks can be used. However, 100 MB Zip disks must be formatted using quick

(logical) formatting rather than normal (physical) formatting.