SONY MVC-FD87
Owner's Manual

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Select the desired date display format with v/V on the control button, then press the center z. Select from [Y/M/D] (year/month/day), [M/D/Y] (month/day/year), or [D/M/Y] (day/month/year).

Inserting a floppy disk
CLOCK SET
Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y ENTER CANCEL SELECT/ADJUST OK

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Select the year, month, day, hour or minute item you want to set with b/B on the control button. The item to be set is indicated with v/V.

CLOCK SET

Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y ENTER CANCEL

2001 / 1 / 1 12 : 00 AM

EJECT lock

DISK EJECT lever

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SELECT/ADJUST

OK

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Set the numeric value with v/V on the control button, then press the center z to enter it. After entering the number, v/V moves to the next item. If you selected [D/M/Y] in step 5, set the time on a 24-hour cycle.

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CLOCK SET
Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y ENTER CANCEL SELECT/ADJUST OK

Check that the write protect tab is set to the recordable position for recording.
Recordable/erasable Unrecordable/unerasable

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Select [ENTER] with B on the control button, then press the center z at the desired moment to begin clock movement.
CLOCK SET

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Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y ENTER CANCEL SELECT OK

Insert the floppy disk until it clicks.

The date and time are entered.
2001 / 7 / 4 10 : 30 PM

Getting started Getting started

Usable floppy disks � Size: 3.5 inch � Type: 2HD (1.44 MB) � Format: MS-DOS format (512 bytes � 18 sectors)
Notes
� Do not insert the media other than the floppy disks described above. � You cannot use the optional MSAC-FD2M/FD2MA Floppy Disk Adaptor for Memory Stick. � Never remove the floppy disk, turn off the power, or change the position of the MS/FD selector while the access lamp is lit up.

To cancel the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v/V/b/B on the control button, then press the center z.

Removing the floppy disk While sliding the EJECT lock to the left, slide down the DISK EJECT lever.

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Basic operations
B Recording

Inserting a �Memory Stick�
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Recording still images
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Still images are recorded in JPEG format. To record still images, slide the POWER switch to the right to turn on the power and insert a floppy disk or a �Memory Stick.�

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Open the �Memory Stick� cover. Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow. Insert the �Memory Stick.� Insert the �Memory Stick� with the B mark facing toward the �Memory Stick� slot as illustrated until it clicks.

Access lamp

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Close the �Memory Stick� cover.

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Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to STILL. Select the recording media using the MS/FD selector. MS: When recording on the �Memory Stick.� FD: When recording on the floppy disk. Press and hold the shutter button halfway down. The beeps sound and the image is frozen. However, the image has not been recorded yet. While the AE lock indicator z is flashing, the camera automatically adjusts the exposure and focus of the captured image. When the camera finishes the automatic adjustments, the AE lock indicator z stops flashing, then lights up, and the camera is ready for recording. If you release the shutter button, the recording will be canceled.
AE lock indicator (green) flashes t lights up

Removing the �Memory Stick� Open the �Memory Stick� cover, then push the �Memory Stick� once lightly.
Notes
� If you do not insert the �Memory Stick� firmly until it clicks, a message such as �MEMORY STICK ERROR� will be displayed. � Never remove the �Memory Stick,� turn off the power, or change the position of the MS/FD selector while the access lamp is lit up. � You cannot record or edit images on a �Memory Stick� if the write-protect switch is set to the LOCK position.

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Terminal Write-protect switch

LOCK

Label space
The position or shape of the write-protect switch depends on the type of the �Memory Stick.� �Memory Stick� and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

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