Canon DC100 Instruction Manual page 57

Disc Options
You can protect the whole disc to prevent the accidental erasure of important recordings.
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Initializing the disc
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protected.
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To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (CO 11).
Disc type:
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DVD-RW initialized in VR mode.
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DISC OPERATIONS
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DISC PROTECT
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You need to initialize a DVD-RW disc when first inserting it into the camcorder and you
may have to initialize a disc if you get the "DISC ERROR" message. You can also choose
to initialize the disc if you wish to erase all the recordings on the disc or in order to change
the disc specification.
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Avoid moving the camcorder while the operation is in progress.
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Initializing the disc will permanently erase all recordings, even if the disc is
protected. The lost original recordings cannot be recovered.
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The disc initialization will take approximately one minute.
Disc type:
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DVD-RW discs (VIDEO or VR mode).
Options
VIDEO mode
Most DVD players will play the disc, but except for the disc title, the
recordings cannot be edited with the camcorder.
VR mode
You will have the option to edit the recordings with the camcorder,· but the
disc can only be played in VR mode-compatible DVD players and
computer DVD drives.
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DISC OPERATIONS
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DISC INITIALIZE
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VR
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* Close the menu only after the screen disp ay returns to the [DISC OPERATIONS] menu.
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