Loading And Unloading A Disc; Formatting A Disc - Sony PDW-F335L Operating Instructions Manual

Lower surface of the disc
Write Inhibit tab settings
SAVE
Recording enabled Recording disabled
You can also write protect individual clips. For details, see
"Locking (Write-Protecting) Clips" (page 83).

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
message "HUMID" appears in the status display on
the LCD monitor. 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.
Write Inhibit tab
Slide in the direction
of the arrow
SAVE
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
The disc is loaded.
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.

Formatting a Disc

Using a new disc
An unused disc requires no formatting operation. The disc
is automatically formatted so that it is ready to use when
loaded into this unit.
Using a disc on which material is recorded
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. (Locked clips (see page 83) are also erased.)
Insert the disc.
Push and close the lid.
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Handling Discs