Canon DC310 Instruction Manual page 27

Retract the grip belt under the
camcorder so it will not get in the
way of the disc cover.
3
Insert the disc and press its center
firmly until it clicks in place.
• Insert the disc with the recording
side facing down (single sided
discs - label side facing out).
• Be careful not to touch the
recording surface of the disc or the
pick up lens.
4
Close the disc cover.
Do not force the cover closed if the
disc is not correctly inserted and
firmly set in place.
CD
NOTES
The process of recognizing a disc may
take a moment. The 0 display will move
while the disc is being read. Wait until the
camcorder finishes recognizing the disc
before you start recording.
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WHEN USING DVD-RlDVD-R DL DISCS
You can start recording movies once
the record pause
e ••
indicator
appears.
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WHEN USING DVD-RW DISCS
You need to initialize new discs before
you can start recording. The disc
initialization screen will appear when a
new DVD-RW disc is first inserted if the
-"/0 switch is set to -" (movies). If
the disc is already initialized, you can
start recording movies once the record
pause
e ..
indicator appears.
Otherwise, perform the following steps
to initialize the disc.
CD
Select (.•.
~)
the desired disc
specification and press
@.
For a
comparison between the VIDEO and
VR specifications, see How to Select
a
DVD Disc (CIJ
5).
(g) A confirmation message will appear
on the screen. Select
C.~)
[YES] and
press
@
to start the disc
initialization, or select [NO] and
press
@
to return and select a
different disc specification.
• The disc initialization will take
approximately one minute. Avoid
moving the camcorder while the
operation is in progress.
• You can start recording movies
once the record pause
e ••
indicator appears.
Removing the Disc
1
Slide
IOPEN
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fully in the direction of
the arrow and gently open the disc
cover completely until it stops.
• Do not subject the camcorder to
strong impacts while the DISC
access indicator is on or flashing.
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