Loading And Unloading A Disc - Sony PDW-530 Operation Manual

3-1-4 Loading and Unloading a Disc

Loading a disc
Proceed as follows.
1
Turn on the POWER switch.
POWER switch
HUMID indicator
Note
If there is condensation inside the VDR section, the
HUMID indicator lights. If this happens, wait until the
indicator goes off before going on to step 2.
2
Press the EJECT button.
This opens the lid of the disc compartment.
EJECT button
Lid of the disc
compartment
3
Insert the disc in the V direction, and close the disc
compartment lid manually.
V indication on
the outside
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3-1 Handling Discs
Insert the disc.
Push and
close the lid.
Note
To insert the disc correctly, make sure that the
camcorder is in the upright position (the grip upside,
the bottom downside).
Unloading a disc
With the power supply on, press the EJECT button to open
the disc compartment lid and eject the disc. Then remove
the disc. If you are not going to insert another disc, close
the disc compartment lid.
Unloading a disc when the power supply is
off
If the battery is exhausted, it is not possible to remove the
disc by pressing the EJECT button. In such cases, use the
following emergency procedure to remove the disc
manually.
1
Turn off the POWER switch.
2
Carry out the operation shown in the following figure.
Unloading a disc manually when the power supply is off
1 Open this rubber cover.
2 Using a screwdriver or
similar implement, slide
the black metal plate
visible inside, in the
direction of the rear of the
camcorder.
The disc compartment lid
opens. A red Phillips
screw is visible inside the
rubber cap.
3 Insert a screwdriver into
the Phillips screw, and
turn counterclockwise
(the direction shown on
the rubber cap).
This ejects the disc.
4 Close the rubber cover
firmly.