Initializing
the
Disc
You
need to initialize a DVD-RW disc when first inserting it into the camcorder and you
may have to initialize a disc if you get the "DISC ERROR" message. You can also choose
~
to initialize the disc if you wish to erase all the recordings on the disc or in order to change
~
the disc specification.
When initializing a "disc, all the recorded data will be lost.
o Initializing the disc will permanently erase all recordings, even if the disc is
protected.
o Once the disc is initialized, the original recordings cannot be recovered.
o Except for the included disc, initialize all discs before using them with this
camcorder.
MENU
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~
DISC
OPERATIONS
I~I
DISC
INITIALIZE
1.
Set the camcorder either to record or play movies or to record or view
still images on the disc
«(CAMERA-
-"j
I (PLAY'-") , (CAMERA-a)/r4J or
('LAY-e.)
I~).
2.
Press the MENU button.
3.
Use the omni selector
(I&.T
I
§)
to select the [DISC OPERATIONS]
menu and then select the [DISC INITIALIZE] option.
4. Select
(I&.T)
the disc specification and press
(8).
• [VIDEO] mode: Most DVD players will play the disc, but except for the disc title, the
recordings cannot
be
edited with the camcorder.
• [VR] mode: You will have the option to edit the recordings with the camcorder, but
the disc can only be played
in
VR-compatible DVD players and computer DVD
drives.
5.
You
will be asked to confirm the disc specification you selected. Use
the omni selector
(I&.T)
to select [YES] and press
(8)
to continue.
Select [NO] and press
(§
)to return and select a different disc specification.
6.
Select [YES] and press
(8)
to initialize the disc.
• Select [NO] and press
(§
)to cancel the operation and press MENU to close the
menu.
• The disc initialization will take approximately one minute. Avoid moving the
camcorder while the operation is
in
progress.
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