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Message
Unformat disc.
The disc is not formatted or it is damaged.
If this message appears, be sure to format the disc on this
camcorder before using it.
Re-formatting even a disc used on this camcorder may be
necessary (formatting will erase all recorded contents on
the disc). If this message appears, try to format the disc.
If the same message still appears, the disc may be
damaged. Use another disc.
See *2 on p.139.
Unformat HDD.
The HDD may not be formatted or it may be destroyed.
Use AC adapter/
No dubbing, HDD deletion, or disc finalization is
charger.
possible with a battery. Use the AC adapter/charger.
Use AC adapter/
Scenes cannot be repaired when the camcorder is
charger.
powered by a battery.
Turn off power.
If the AC adapter/charger is unavailable in handy place,
remove the disc and use another disc. Repair the disc later
when you can connect the AC adapter/charger.
Write protected.
A card with the erase prevention switch locked is
Check card.
inserted. Unlock the switch.
Write protected.
The HDD or disc is write-protected. Use the disc
Check HDD/Disc.
navigation menu to release the protection.
*1
• This message may also appear if the disc is dirty. If this message appears when a recorded disc is
recognized immediately after it is inserted, do not repair the disc; remove it and then use the
provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.
• This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not repair the disc; turn
the camcorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.
• If the repair message appears when you turn the camcorder on from off with a disc loaded after
recording on it, choose repair.
• If the repair message appears when recording and playback are normally possible with another disc
– and no condensation has occurred, and the disc is not dirty – choose repair.
*2
• This message may also appear if the disc is dirty. In this case, do not format the disc. Remove it and
then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.
• This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not format the disc; turn
the camcorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.
• Formatting will delete all data on the disc.
*3
• This message may also appear when the disc is dirty. Remove the disc and then use the provided
disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.
• This message may also appear when condensation occurs. Wait until the camcorder dries out, and
then turn it on again.
*4
• This message will appear when a single-sided disc is inserted the wrong way (upside down).
Reinsert the disc correctly. (Insert the disc with the label printed surface facing toward the outside.)
*5
• Do not insert a DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R disc that has not been finalized into any DVD
recorder. The disc may become unusable.
Cause & Troubleshooting
Reference
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