Loading And Unloading A Disc; Formatting A Disc - Sony PDW-75MD Instructions For Use Manual

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Lower surface of the disc
Slide in the direction of the arrow
Write Inhibit tab settings
SAVE
Recording disabled
Recording enabled
You can also write protect individual clips. For details, see
"Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips" (page 46).

Loading and Unloading a Disc

When the on/standby switch indicator is lit green, you can
load and unload a disc as shown in the following figure.
On/standby switch and indicator
To load
Insert a disc face up.
The disc is drawn in.
The disc slot indicator flashes orange when you insert a
disc, and lights blue when the disc is completely loaded.
The indicator flashes blue when you eject a disc, and goes
out when the disc is completely ejected.

Formatting a Disc

Unused discs are formatted automatically when they are
loaded into this unit.
Write Inhibit tab
SAVE
To unload
Press the EJECT button.
To format a recorded disc, load the disc into the unit, then
proceed as follows.
Note
When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc
is erased. (Locked clips (see page 46) are also erased.)
1
F1
F2
ACCESS
F3
NETWORK
F4
CHAPTER
LOCAL
REMOTE
F5
EXPAND
LEVEL
PAGE DISPLAY
KEY INHI
CH 1
CH 2
CH 3
CH 4
PHONES
VARIABLE
REC
PRESET
PB
SHIFT
1
Press the DISPLAY button to maximize the monitor
video section.
2
Press the MENU button.
The system menu appears on the display.
3
Select "DISC MENU" using the M/MARK1 button or
m/MARK2 button, then press the ,/OUT button.
4
Select "FORMAT" using the m/MARK2 button, then
press the ,/OUT button.
The menu item QUICK FORMAT is selected.
5
Press the ,/OUT button.
The message "QUICK FORMAT OK?" appears.
To cancel a disc format
Press the RESET button to return to the state of step 3.
To clear the menu from the screen, carry out step 7.
6
Press the SET button.
The format starts.
The message "FORMAT COMPLETED." appears
when formatting of the disc is completed.
If you want to continue by formatting another disc
When the message "FORMAT COMPLETED."
appears, press the EJECT button to eject the disc.
Insert the next disc to format, and press the SET button
when the message "QUICK FORMAT OK?" appears.
7
Press the MENU button to clear the menu from the
screen.
2,7 3,4,5
EJECT
VAR
MARK1
MENU
SUB
THUMB
IN
OUT
CLIP
NAIL
SET
RESET
JOG
CLIP
ESSENCE
MENU
MARK
MARK2
PREV
PLAY
NEXT
STOP
REC
SHUTTLE
TOP
F REV
F FWD
END
STANDBY
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