You cannot initialize the disc if the remaining battery charge appears as . Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.

Select ( ) the quality to be used for recording the disc. For a comparison between HD and SD quality, refer to Decide what image

quality you want to use ( 6).

•Only if you inserted a DVD-RW disc and selected [SD], continue to

step to select the disc specification. In all other cases,

skip directly to step .

Select ( ) the disc specification

and press ( ). For a comparison between the [VIDEO] and [VR] specifications, refer to Disc specifications on DVD-RWs( 7). In the confirmation screen, select

( ) [YES] and press () to start the disc initialization.

• 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

1Slide OPEN fully in the direction of the arrow and gently open the disc cover completely until it stops.

•Do not subject the camcorder to strong impacts while the DISC access indicator is on or flashing.

•Retract the grip belt under the camcorder so it will not get in the way of the disc cover.

•It may take a moment after sliding OPEN for the disc cover to open.

2Grab the edge of the disc and gently pull it out.

Be careful not to touch the recording surface of the disc or the pick up lens.

3Close the disc cover.

IMPORTANT

When you slide OPEN after making a recording, important file allocation data is updated on the disc before the disc cover opens. While the DISC access indicator is on or flashing do not subject the camcorder to shocks such as forcefully laying it on a table.

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