Hitachi DZ-BD7HA, DZ-BD70A „ When loading a new BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RW, Open the LCD monitor

„When loading a new BD-RE/BD-R/DVD-RW

The disc must be formatted before it can be used for recording. When the disc is loaded, the format confirmation screen will appear in the LCD monitor. Format the disc according to the procedure below.

Open the LCD monitor.

The confirmation button

Note

Be careful that the power is not accidentally cut off during formatting. Otherwise, the disc will become unusable.

Functions and

Select “YES” by pressing &, then press the confirmation button.

Format Disc

Disc is not formatted.

Format the Disc now?

YESNO

ENTER RETURN

(When using a DVD-RW)

When using a BD-RE/BD-R

Formatting will start. Skip step.

When using a DVD-RW

Proceed to step.

The recording format selection screen appears.

Select “VR Mode” or “VF Mode” by pressing &/%, then press the confirmation button.

Characteristics of HDD/BD/DVD/Cards

Format Disc

Disc format.
Select record	format.
VR Mode	VF Mode

ENTER RETURN

VR Mode

After recording, you can perform various editing functions such as choosing and deleting scenes. You can play back the disc in a device which supports 8 cm DVD-RW (VR Mode) after finalizing the disc.

VF Mode (Video mode)

Although editing cannot be done on the camcorder, you can play back the disc on other DVD devices after finalizing the disc.

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