118Format the CF card before using it in the camera.Formatting a CF card will erase everything in the card. It willalso erase any protected images, so make sure the card hasnothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer the images toa personal computer before formatting the card.1 Select [Format].¡ Select the [c] tab.¡ Press the <V> key to select[Format], then press <0>.s The confirmation dialog will appear.2 Format the CF card.¡ Press the <U> key to select [OK],then press <0>.s The CF card will be formatted(initialized).s When the formatting is completed,the menu will reappear.3 Formatting the CF Card¡ A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera orpersonal computer might not work properly with the camera. If thishappens, format the card with the camera first. Then it might work withthe camera.¡ The CF card’s capacity displayed on the Format screen may be lowerthan the capacity indicated on the card.Handling “Err CF”“Err CF” (CF error) displayed on the LCD panel indicates a problem with theCF card that prevents images from being recorded or read. Use another CFcard instead.Or, if you have a commercially-available CF card reader that can read theCF card, use it to transfer all the images in the card to a personal computer.After transferring all the images to a personal computer, format the CF card.It may then return to normal.
