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INITIALISING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD)
1
Press the DISC NAVIGATION button.
2
Press the MENU button.
3
Choose “Format Disc” or “Format Card” on the
“Disc” or “Card” menu screen, and then press
the
A
button.
The screen for verifying “Format Disc” or
“Format Card” will appear.
4
Choose “YES”, and then press the
A
button.
Choose “NO” to cancel initialisation.
When initialising one side of the disc is
complete, the DVD video camera/recorder will
return to the recording pause status.
Note
:
•
Initialisation will delete all the recorded contents on disc
or card: Be careful not to delete data by mistake.
•
Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger when initialising
disc or card so that the DVD video camera/recorder is
not turned off midway. If initialisation is interrupted by
power off, the disc or card will not be initialised correctly,
or it may be damaged.
•
It may not be possible to initialise a disc with many
scratches or dirt: Such a disc cannot be used (P.76).
•
If you use a brand-new DVD-R disc, message “Disc is
not formatted” will appear: initialise the disc, following
the subsequent messages (P.42).
•
This DVD video camera/recorder may not recognise
some discs or cards that have been initialised on PC or
a device other than this DVD video camera/recorder.
•
If you attempt to initialise a disc or card in this DVD video
camera/recorder when it is connected to PC via PC
connection cable, the disc or card may not be initialised
and may be unusable on this DVD video camera/
recorder.
Before You Begin
•
Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/
recorder for initialisation. If the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off
during initialisation and the initialisation is interrupted, incorrect
initialisation will result and the incorrectly initialised disc will be unusable.
ENTER
A l l d a t a w i l l b e d e l e t e d .
F o r ma t t h e d i s c n o w ?
F o r ma t D i s c
YES
NO
ENTER
A l l d a t a w i l l b e d e l e t e d .
F o r ma t t h e ca r d n o w ?
F o r ma t Ca r d
YES
NO
(When using card)
(When using
DVD-RAM disc)
