Sony HANDYCAM DCR-DVD7 Operating Manual page 24

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Close the disc cover.
Your camcorder starts recognizing the
inserted disc.
It may take some time to recognize the
disc depmtding on the disc type and
condition.
NDVD-R
You can start recording immediately
after [DISC ACCESS] disappears from
the LCD screen. _im do not need to
proceed to steps aRer step 5.
NDVD-RW
Select the recording format, then format
the disc. Proceed to step 5.
NDVD+RW
The [FORMAT] screen appears.
Proceed to step 6.
• During Easy Handycam operation (p. 25),
[Format the disc? If not, remove the disc.]
appears. Touch [_ then Proceed to step 7.
5 Select the recording format for a
DVD-RW, and touch r_.
NVIDEO mode
You can play back the disc on most of
DVD players if you finalize it.
NVR mode
You caF_edit, delete pictures, or divide
movies on your camcorder (p. 66).
However, the disc can be played back
only on DVD players that support VR
mode when you finalize it.
6
Touch [YES] -_ [YES].
7
Touch ro_ when [Completed.]
appears.
When the formatting is completed, you
can start recording on the DVD-RW or
the DVD+RW.
• Do not remove fileballcly,pack or
disconnect tile AC Adaptor while
Iormauing.
To remove the disc
Perlorm steps 1 and 2 to open the disc
cover, then remove the disc.
It may take some time to remove the
disc depending on the disc condition or
recorded materials.
• Do not apply shock or vibration to your
camcorder while tile ACCESS lamp lights up or
flashes, or ]DISC A(CESS] or ]PREPARING
TO OPEN] is displayed on tile LCD screen.
• If you close die disc cover with the disc set
illcorl_2clly, il may cause your camcorder to
mallhnction.
• After your camcorder recognizes the disc, disc
inh)rmation such as tile date you started to use
it and inlbrmation on previously recorded alvas
appears lor aboul 8 seconds. Tile inlbrmation
on previously recorded areas may not be
displayed correctly depending on the condilion
of the disc.
• To delete all of the previously recorded pictures
from a DVD-RW/DVD+RW, then 1o use it
again to record new pictures, see "Deleting all
of the scenes on tile disc (Formauing)" on page
47.
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