3Slide DISC COVER fully toward
OPEN and gently open the disc cover completely until it stops. Retract the grip belt under the camcorder so it will not get in the way of the disc cover.
4Insert the disc and press its center firmly until it clicks in place.
•Insert the disc with the recording side facing down (single sided discs – label side facing out).
•Be careful not to touch the recording surface of the disc or the pick up lens.
5Close the disc cover.
Do not force the cover closed if the disc is not correctly inserted and firmly set in place.
NOTES
The process of recognizing a disc may take
a moment. The 
display will move while the disc is being read. Wait until the camcorder finishes recognizing the disc
(
stops moving and turns green) before you start recording.
WHEN USING DVD-R/DVD-R DL DISCS
You can start recording movies once the
record pause 
indicator appears.
WHEN USING DVD-RW DISCS
You need to initialize new discs before you can start recording. The disc initialization screen will appear when a new 
/ 
switch is set to 
(movies). If the disc is already initialized, you can start recording movies once the record
pause 
indicator appears. Otherwise, perform the following steps to initialize the disc.
Select (
) the desired disc
specification and press 
. For a comparison between the VIDEO and VR specifications, see How to Select a DVD Disc (
5).
A confirmation message will appear on the screen. Select (
) [YES] and
press 
to start the disc initialization, or select [NO] and press
to return and select a different disc specification.
•The disc initialization will take approximately one minute. Avoid moving the camcorder while the operation is in progress.
•You can start recording movies once the record pause 
indicator appears.
Removing the Disc
26 • Preparations