Initializing the Disc

You need to initialize all new DVD-RW discs when you first insert them into the camcorder and you may have to initialize them if you get the message

[UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE DATA]. You can also initialize a DVD-RW disc when you want to completely erase the disc to reuse it or in order to change the disc specification.

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POINTS TO CHECK

Disc type: DVD-RW

FUNC.

[ MENU]

[ DISC OPERATIONS] [INITIALIZE DISC]

Select a disc specification* [YES]

FUNC. **

*For details about disc specifications, refer to

Disc specification on DVD-RWs.( 5)

**Close the menu only after the screen display

returns to the [ DISC OPERATIONS] menu.

IMPORTANT

Initializing the disc will permanently erase all recordings. Lost original recordings cannot be recovered.

Disc Playback on an

External Device

Changing the Disc Title

Before you finalize your disc, you can give it a title*. The disc title will be displayed on the index screen when playing the finalized disc in most DVD players. You can check the disc’s title with the [DISC INFO] menu option

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*You can change the title of DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode also after having finalized them.

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FUNC.

[ MENU]1

[ DISC OPERATIONS] [DISC TITLE]

Enter the title (up to 20 characters)2

[SET] [YES]

FUNC.

1Only when using a DVD-RW recorded in VR mode. Otherwise, pressing FUNC. will open the menu directly on the setup menus screen.

2Select one character at a time and press

to add it to the title. Select

[BACKSPACE] and press to delete the character to the left of the cursor’s position.

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