SONY DSC-P12 LEVEL1
Service Manual

Warnings and messages
The following messages may appear on the screen.
Message No Memory Stick System error Memory Stick error Meaning/Corrective Action � Insert a �Memory Stick� (page 17). � Turn the power off and on again (page 14). � The inserted �Memory Stick� cannot be used in your camera (page 108). � The �Memory Stick� is damaged, or the terminal section of the �Memory Stick� is dirty. � Insert the �Memory Stick� correctly (page 17). � The inserted �Memory Stick� cannot be used in your camera (page 108). � Failed to format the �Memory Stick.� Format the �Memory Stick� again (page 37). � The write-protect switch on the �Memory Stick� is set to the LOCK position. Set it to the recording position (page 108). � The capacity of the �Memory Stick� is insufficient. You cannot record images. Delete unnecessary images (pages 34 and 70). � No images have been recorded in this folder. � A folder with the same first three digits number already exists in the �Memory Stick.� (For example: 123MSDCF and 123ABCDE) Select other folders, or create a new folder. � The camera cannot record images in the selected folder. Select a different folder (page 41). � An error occurred while playing back the image. � The image is protected against erasure. Release the protection (page 63). � The battery pack is not the �InfoLITHIUM� type. � You are playing back an image of a size that cannot be played back on your camera. � The movie is not long enough to be divided. � The file is not a movie (MPEG Movie). � You are playing back a file that was created on equipment other than this camera. Troubleshooting

Memory Stick type error Format error Memory Stick locked No memory space No file in this folder Folder error

Cannot create more folders � The folder whose first three digits of the name is �999� exists in the �Memory Stick.� You cannot create any folders. Cannot record File error File protect For "InfoLITHIUM" battery only Image size over Can not divide Invalid operation

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