Finalizing
the
Disc
o
IMPORTANT
Power
the
camcorder
using
the
compact
power
adapter
or
a fully
charged
battery
pack.
To
play
the
disc
you
recorded
on a DVD
player, a
computer's
DVD
drive
or
other
digital device,
you
need
to
finalize
it
first.
You
do
not
need
to
finalize
the
disc
to
play
back
your
recordings
with
the
camcorder
connected
to
the
TV.
CD
NOTES
• The time required to finalize the disc
depends
on
the scenes recorded and the
remaining free space
on
the disc.
• After the disc
is
finalized, ® will appear
on
the playback screen.
• Be sure
to
finalize
the
disc
in
normal
room
temperatures.
If
the
procedure
was
not
completed
correctly
due
to
high
temperature,
let
the
camcorder
cool
off
before
resuming operation.
• Place
the
camcorder
on a
table
or
other
stable
surface
before
starting
the
procedure.
Subjecting
the
camcorder
even
to
slight
impacts
(for
example
to
place
it
on
a
table
or
to
disconnect
a cable)
after
the
finalization
process
started
may
result
in
permanent
data
loss.
• Do not disconnect the power source
while the operation
is
in
progress. Doing
so can interrupt the process and result
in
permanent data loss.
• Depending
on
the type
of
disc and the
disc specification, after finalizing the disc
you may not be able to initialize the disc,
edit your recordings or add new
recordings to the disc.
•
Do
not use this camcorder to finalize
discs that were not recorded using it.
(CD
21)
II',\:!
I
FUNC.
o
POINTS
TO
CHECK
[FUNC.]
(')
[g
MENU]* 0
[@
DISC OPERATIONS] 0
[FINALIZE] 0 [YES]** 0
Press @
when
the
confirmation
screen
appears
0
(r=
F""""U
N'--'--'C=---'.
]
*
Only
when
using a
DVD-RW
recorded
in
VR
mode. Otherwise, pressing (FUNC.j will open
the
menu
directly
on
the setup
menus
screen.
**
During
the disc finalization a progress bar
is
displayed.
FUNC.
(CD
22)
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