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Preparations
1 Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.
Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder until the
initialization is completed.
2 Initialize the memory.
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Touch this option if you want to physically erase all the data rather than just
clear the file allocation table of the memory.
2
If you selected the [Complete Initialization] option, you can touch [Cancel] to
cancel the initialization while it is in progress. All recordings will be erased and
the memory can be used without any problem.
IMPORTANT
• Initializing the memory will permanently erase all recordings. Lost origi-
nal recordings cannot be recovered. Make sure you save important
recordings in advance using an external device (
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• Initializing a memory card will permanently erase any music files and
images you may have transferred to the card. (
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The music files
and image mix frames that come pre-installed in the built-in memory will
be restored after it is initialized.)
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Other Settings]
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[Initialize]
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[Complete Initialization]
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[Yes]
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[OK]
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[Initialize
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[Complete Initialization]
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[Yes]
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[OK]
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