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Message
This DVD cannot be
used. Please replace
DVD.
This DVD is finalized.
Finalize is not required.
This DVD is recorded by
the NTSC system.
Please replace DVD.
UNFORMAT DVD
UNFORMAT HDD
Use AC adapter/
charger.
Use AC adapter/
charger.
Turn off power.
Write protected.
Check card.
Write protected.
Check HDD/DVD.
*1
• This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is
recognised 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 DVD video
camera/recorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.
• If the repair message appears when you turn the DVD video camera/recorder 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 occurs and the disc is not dirty – choose repair.
*2
• This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. In this case, do not initialise 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 initialise the disc; turn the DVD
video camera/recorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.
• Initialisation will delete all data on disc.
*3
• This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. 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 DVD video camera/recorder dries out,
and then turn it on again.
*4
• This message will appear when a single-sided disc is inserted in reverse. Reinsert the disc correctly. (Insert the
disc with the label printed surface facing the outside.)
*5
• Do not insert a DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R that has not been finalised into any DVD recorder: The disc may be unusable.
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Cause & Troubleshooting
A disc that cannot be used on this DVD video camera/recorder
has been loaded. Check the type of disc.
This message will appear if you press the FINALIZE button with a
finalised DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW loaded in this DVD video camera/
recorder. Finalising the disc is not necessary.
This DVD video camera/recorder can use only discs recorded on
the PAL system. A disc recorded on the NTSC system cannot be
used on this DVD video camera/recorder.
The disc is not initialised or it is damaged.
If this message appears, be sure to initialise the disc on this DVD
video camera/recorder before using it.
Reinitialising even a disc used on this DVD video camera/
recorder may be necessary (initialising will erase all recorded
contents on disc). If this message appears, try to initialise the
disc. If the same message still appears, the disc may be
damaged: Use another disc.
See *2 on page 144.
The HDD may not be initialised, or it may be destroyed.
No dubbing, HDD deletion, or disc finalisation is possible with a
battery: Use the AC adapter/charger.
Scene cannot be repaired when the DVD video camera/recorder
is powered by a battery.
If the AC adapter/charger is unavailable in handy place, remove
the disc, use the opposite side, or use another disc. To repair the
removed disc, insert the disc into the DVD video camera/recorder
afterwards, and connect the AC adapter/charger.
A card with the erase prevention switch locked is inserted: Unlock
the switch.
The HDD or disc is write-protected. Use the Disc Navigation
menu to release the protection.
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