Sony CLIE PEG-T415 Operating Instructions Manual page 133

Using Memory Stick
Notes on using Memory Stick media
When you use Memory Stick media, follow these precautions:
• Avoid touching the terminal of Memory Stick media or contacting it with
a metal object.
• Do not drop, bend, or submit Memory Stick media to external shock.
• Do not disassemble or modify Memory Stick media.
• Avoid getting liquids on Memory Stick media.
• Avoid using or storing Memory Stick media in a location subject to:
– extremely high temperature such as the hot inside of a car, the
outdoors exposed to direct sunlight, or near a heater.
– direct sunlight
– corrosive substances
– magnetic fields
• When storing and carrying Memory Stick media, keep it in its original case
to ensure protection of important data.
• Save a backup for important data.
• Avoid removing Memory Stick media from the insertion slot while data is
being written or read.
• To avoid damaging or erasing data, do not
– release Memory Stick media or unplug the AC power adapter while
formatting, or reading or writing data.
– use Memory Stick media in a location subject to static electricity or
electric noise.
• If the battery of your CLIÉ handheld is running out, an error message is
displayed and you cannot exchange data with Memory Stick media. If
this occurs, connect the AC power adapter or fully charge your CLIÉ
handheld.
• Use the MS Gate application to format Memory Stick media you use in
your CLIÉ handheld. If you format it using another application, further
operation with your CLIÉ handheld is not guaranteed.
• If you insert Memory Stick media that has been formatted by another
application, a message prompting you to format it is displayed. To use
Memory Stick media in your CLIÉ handheld, follow the instructions to
format it. Note, however, that all stored data will be erased.
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Communicating using your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
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– high humidity
– excessive dust
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