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When using a new disc: formatting a new disc
Formatting may be required if a new disc is inserted.
Recognition of the disc will start.
For a DVD-R/+R DL disc
: Formatting will automatically begin.
For a DVD-RW disc
: The Format menu is offered. Select the recording format, Video mode or VR mode.
Format the disc in the Disc Management menu when you want to format again.
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Differences
between
Video and VR
mode
Video (Video Mode) : If the disc has been finalised, you will be
able to play the disc on most DVD players/recorders/drives.
VR (VR Mode) : You can edit the disc on a DVD camcorder, but
playback is possible only on a DVD recorder that supports VR mode.
For a DVD+RW disc
:
The Format menu is offered. Formatting makes the recorded disc new and reusable by
deleting all the data recorded on the disc.
Removing a disc
1.
Slide the
OPEN
switch in the direction of the arrow.
• The disc cover will partially open.
2.
Gently open the cover the rest of the way by hand.
3.
Remove the disc.
• While pushing down the centre portion of the disc spindle, pick up the disc by the edges to remove.
4.
Gently push the disc cover to close it.
• The Finalise/Format functions are not available at the low battery level under ( ).
Use the AC power adaptor when finalising/formatting a DVD disc.
• You cannot open the disc cover while loading. Wait until disc loading is completed.
• Do not operate the power switch or remove a memory card or a disc while accessing the storage media.
Doing so may damage the storage media or the data on storage media.
• You can not proceed with recording when the disc cover is open. An icon and message are shown that
recording is impossible with the disc cover open.
• It may take longer to open the cover when using DVD+RW rather than other type of disc. Especially, more
than 5 minutes may be required if there are a lot of movie images recorded on the disc.
- Refer to page 8 for finalised disc compatibility.
before recording
<When a DVD-RW disc is formatted.>
Format the disc?
If not, remove the disc.
VR
Video
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