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Formatting the memory card -
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FORMAT
It is not normally necessary to format (initialize) the
memory card. However, if the error message
MEMORY CARD ERROR is shown, it is necessary to
do so.
Nonetheless, we recommend formatting the memory
card from time to time, as certain residual quantities
of data (subsidiary information, particularly for sound
recordings) can take up some of the memory capacity.
Important: When formatting, all information on the
card, such as picture files, sound recordings and all
other data, e.g. music files, is irretrievably lost. You
should therefore make a habit of transferring all your
pictures to a secure mass storage medium e.g. your
computer’s hard drive, as soon as possible.
Notes:
• Do not turn the camera off while the memory card
is being formatted.
• If the memory card has been formatted in another
device, such as a computer, you should reformat it
in the camera.
• If the memory card cannot be formatted, you
should ask your dealer or Leica for advice.
• When formatting the memory card, even protected
pictures (see previous section) are deleted.
Setting the function
In the main review menu
E
PLAY
2
/
2
(see pp. 113/
122) select the menu item
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FORMAT (3.32) and
follow the further menu instructions.
• The sub-menu for formatting the memory card
appears in the viewfinder/monitor (1.19/32).
If any pictures are saved on the card, DELETE ALL
DATA ON THE MEMORY CARD appears.
If no data is stored on the card, FORMAT THIS
CARD appears.
If you previously selected YES,
all pictures and displays go out, the viewfinder/
monitor screen goes blue and PLEASE WAIT...
appears briefly while the memory card is being for-
matted. Then, the display NO VALID IMAGE TO
PLAY appears.
If you previously selected NO,
the sub-menu disappears and the normal displays
for review mode appear again.
Print order (DPOF) settings on the memory card -
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DPOF PRINT
As with traditional photography, you can have prints of
digital pictures produced by a photographic studio or
do it yourself on the appropriate machines, or print
them yourself using compatible printers.
With your LEICA DIGILUX 2 you can prepare this kind
of printing job in advance, by defining how many of
which pictures you want to order on the memory card.
This is done using the common DPOF standard
(Digital Print Order Format).
The LEICA DIGILUX 2 also offers you the option of
marking single pictures, or several, or all pictures at
the same time accordingly, as well as defining indivi-
dual print quantities of up to 99 units for each marked
picture.
Notes:
• If the picture files are not compatible with the DCF
standard, it is not possible to make print order
settings on the memory card. This standard
specifies the file structure.
• If print order settings made with this camera affect
pictures that already have DPOF settings from
other devices, those settings are overwritten.
Setting the functions
1. In the main review menu
E
PLAY
1
/
2
(see pp. 113/
122) select the menu item
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DPOF PRINT (3.27).
