Sony MZ-NH700 Operating Instructions Manual page 19

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Insert a recordable disc.
1
Slide OPEN to open the lid.
3
Confirm the operation mode.
This recorder has two operation modes, "Hi-MD mode" and "MD mode". The operation
mode is automatically recognized whenever the disc is inserted. After you insert a disc,
check the operation mode on the display window of the recorder.
When using a 1GB Hi-MD disc, the operation mode will only be Hi-MD.
•
• When using a standard disc (60/74/80 minutes), the operation mode can be set as follows.
Disc condition
Blank disc
The disc contains material
recorded in Hi-MD
The disc contains material
recorded in mode
MD
1)
Refer to "Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode)" (page 58) for the "Disc Mode
"Hi-MD" lights up when the operation mode is Hi-MD and
"MD" lights up when the operation mode is MD.
Operation mode
The mode set for "Disc Mode" in the menu.
The "Disc Mode" is factory set to "Hi-MD".
If you want to use the disc on another component that
does not support Hi-MD, set the "Disc Mode" to "MD"
to use the disc in MD mode.
Hi-MD
mode
MD
2
Insert a disc with the label side facing
front, and press the lid down to close.
Make sure to
check the
record-protect
tab is closed.
1)
" setting
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