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Note:
• If the cover of disc insertion block is open, the ACCESS/PC
indicator will blink when an image is displayed on the LCD
monitor screen: In this case, the DVD video camera/recorder
will not turn off even if the power switch is set to "OFF".
If the cover remains open after a while, the DVD video camera/recorder
will automatically turn off.
• Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless a charged battery or AC adapter/charger
is connected
to the DVD
video camera/recorder.
• If there is some delay before recording starts, refer to "Troubleshooting"
on page 146.
• Do not close the cover if a disc is not properly loaded on the turntable.
• If a single-sided
disc is inserted into DVD video camera/recorder
with the printed label facing the inside, an error
message will appear. Remove the disc and reinsert it with its recording
side facing the inside. See "Trouble
Messages"
on page 139.
• Do not remove the battery or disconnect
the AC adapter/charger
during removal of the disc or until power is
completely
turned off: If you do, the disc cover will not open. If this happens,
reattach the battery or AC adapter/
charger, push down the DISC EJECT button once, and then release it.
• Do not insert anything
other than the 8 cm DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW
into the disc insertion
block: Doing
so could cause malfunctions.
• When inserting or removing the disc, BE SURE NOT to look into the lens in laser pickup: Doing so could damage
your eyesight.
• Close the cover of disc insertion
block gently:
Using force could cause a fault.
• When
using double-sided
disc
Recording
is possible on both sides of double-sided
disc. However, when recording or playback on one side is
finished,
recording or playback will not move automatically
to the other side. Remove the disc once from the DVD
video camera/recorder,
turn over the disc and insert it again for continued use.
The recording surfaces of double-sided
disc are likely to become dirtied or scratched:
Always make sure that
there is no dirt or scratch on the recording surface facing the pickup lens, and then use the disc taking great care
that it is not dirtied or scratched.
Use the provided disc cleaning cloth to wipe off any dirt on disc (see page 11).
OWhen using brand-new DVD-RW/+RW
When
a disc
is first
loaded
in the DVD
video
camera/recordel_
the "Format
DVD"
screen
will
appeal_
When
recording
on this DVD video
camera/recorder:
Choose "Yes" on the "Format
DVD" screen, and
then press I_/||
button.
When using DVD-RW,
choose the recording
format (VR or VF mode),
and then press the
"/||
button.
The disc will be formatted.
Format DVD
&DVD is not formatted
(When using DVD-RW)
When
recording
data from
PC:
While the "Format
DVD" screen is displayed,
choose "No" and then press "/||
button,
or
press the • button.
Howevel,
if data from PC has not yet been
recorded,
the disc can be made usable on this
DVD video camera/recordel_
When inserting
the disc into this DVD video camera/recordel,
the same message
will appear:
If you wish to use
it on this DVD video camera/recorder,
choose
"YES".
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