Loading And Unloading A Disc; Formatting A Disc - Sony PDW-V1 Operation Manual

Lower surface of the disc Write-protect tab
Write-protect tab settings
SAVE
Recording enabled Recording disabled

3-6-4 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 unload
Press the EJECT button.
When a disc is loaded, the disc loaded mark
25) lights. It flashes while the disc is being inserted, and
while it is being ejected.
If message "HUMID!" appears in the time data
display
There is moisture condensation in the unit.
For the steps to take when the message appears, see 8-4
"Condensation" on page 93.
Slide in the direction of the arrow
SAVE
To load
Insert a disc face up.
The disc is drawn in.
(see page

3-6-5 Formatting a Disc

An unused disc requires no formatting operation. The disc
is automatically formatted when loaded into this unit.
To format a recorded disc, load the disc into the unit, then
do as follows.
Note
When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc
is erased.
1,6
AUDIO MONITOR
L
CH-1 CH-2 CH-3 CH-4 CH-5 CH-6
R
ACCESS
SUBCLIP THUMBNAIL MENU SET
NETWORK
LOCAL
REMOTE
CLIP ESSENCE SYSTEM S.SEL
MENU MARK MENU
PREV PLAY NEXT STOP
IN
TOP F REV F FWD END
5
1
Holding down the SHIFT button, press the MENU
button.
The system menu appears on the monitor screen.
2
Select "DISC MENU" using the F button or f button,
then press the g button.
The menu item "FORMAT" is displayed.
3
Select "FORMAT" using the F button or f button,
then press the g button.
The menu item "QUICK FORMAT" is selected.
4
Press the g button.
The message "QUICK FORMAT OK?" appears.
To return to the previous menu page without
formatting the disc
Press the RESET button.
5
Press the SET button.
Formatting is completed and the message "FORMAT
COMPLETED." appears.
6
Press the MENU button.
This exits the menu.
1
SHUTTLE JOG
CH-7 CH-8
RESET SHIFT
MARK1
OUT
MARK2
2,3,4
3-6 Handling Discs
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