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Message
Cause/condition for
message to appear
Troubleshooting
Disc is not formatted.
Format the disc now?
YES NO
Appears when a brand-new DVD-RW/
+RW was loaded.
When recording on the DVD video
camera/recorder, choose “YES/
VR Mode/VF Mode” and designate it.
[Displayed only when DVD-
RW is used]
All data will be deleted.
Select record format.
VR mode VF mode
Appears when reading or writing from/to
recorded
fi
le cannot be performed
because the disc is dirty.
Refer to “4-3-5 Cleaning disc and
optical pickup” and clean the disc.
Or replace the disc.
May appear when a disc formatted and
recorded on a device other than DVD
video camera/recorders is loaded.
Use a PC, etc. to check the contents
on disc.
Appears when an unformatted
DVDRAM/DVD-RW/+RW or one
initialized (other UDF2.0) on PC is
loaded.
When initializing it (deleting all
recorded data), choose “YES” and
designate it.
Also appears if user rejects partial repair
or total repair of video
fi
le.
Choose “NO” and designate partial
repair or total repair. When
initializing it (deleting all recorded
data), choose “YES” and designate it.
Drive overheat.
Please retry later.
Appears when the temperature inside
the DVD video camera/recorder, or the
temperature of disc, is too high, and
normal operation cannot be executed.
Set the power switch to “OFF” with
the disc loaded, and then leave the
DVD video camera/recorder in a
well-ventilated place until the inside
temperature decreases.
DVD-R Disc, 16:9 mode
cannot be changed, when
Video mode is STD
Appears when the wide-screen mode was
chosen with the video quality set to STD
using a DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R/+RW:
The combination of STD (352 × 480
pixels) and wide-mode is prohibited by
the DVD video format.
Change the video quality to XTRA or
FINE when using a brand-new DVD-
RW/DVD-R/+RW. If the DVD-RW/
DVD-R/+RW has already been
recorded in STD mode, replace it.
DVD-RW (VF) Disc, 16:9
mode cannot be changed,
when Video mode is STD
DVD+RW Disc, 16:9 mode
cannot be changed, when
Video mode is STD
DVD-R Disc, Input Source
cannot be changed.
Appears when an attempt was made to
switch the input with a DVD-RW (VF
mode)/DVD-R recorded in wide mode:
Only the 4:3 aspect screen is possible for
external input.
This is because the DVD video format
prohibits the mixing of 16:9 and 4:3
aspect screens.
Stop trying to switch the input, or
replace the disc.
DVD-RW (VF) Disc, Input
source cannot be changed.
DVD-R Disc , Video mode
and 16:9 mode cannot be
changed.
Appears when an attempt was made to
change the video quality or wide mode
of recorded DVD-RW (VF mode)/DVD-R.
This is because, if even one scene is
recorded after a disc is formatted, the
speci
fi
cations state that the video quality
or wide mode used for the
fi
rst recording
will be held on the DVD-RW (VF mode)/
DVD-R.
Stop trying to change the video
quality or wide mode, or replace the
disc.
DVD-RW (VF) Disc, Video
mode and 16:9 mode cannot
be changed.
