Hitachi DZ-HS500A instruction manual 144

English	Message	Cause & Troubleshooting	Reference
			page
	This DVD cannot be	A disc that cannot be used on this DVD video camera/recorder
	used. Please replace	has been loaded. Check the type of disc.	25
	DVD.
	This DVD is finalized.	This message will appear if you press the FINALIZE button with a
	Finalize is not required.	finalized DVD-RW/DVD-R/+RW loaded in this DVD video camera/	108
		recorder. Finalizing the disc is not necessary.
	This DVD is recorded by	This DVD video camera/recorder can use only discs recorded on
	the PAL system. Please	the NTSC system. A disc recorded on the PAL system cannot be	—
	replace DVD.	used on this DVD video camera/recorder.
	UNFORMAT DVD	The disc is not initialized or it is damaged.
		If this message appears, be sure to initialize the disc on this DVD
		video camera/recorder before using it.
		Reinitializing even a disc used on this DVD video camera/	105
		recorder may be necessary (initializing will erase all recorded
		contents on disc). If this message appears, try to initialize the
		disc. If the same message still appears, the disc may be
		damaged: Use another disc.
		See *2 on this page.	11
	UNFORMAT HDD	The HDD may not be initialized, or it may be destroyed.	—
	Use AC adapter/	No dubbing, HDD deletion, or disc finalization is possible with a	26, 80, 107,
	charger.	battery: Use the AC adapter/charger.	108
	Use AC adapter/	Scene cannot be repaired when the DVD video camera/recorder
	charger.	is powered by a battery.
	Turn off power.	If the AC adapter/charger is unavailable in handy place, remove	26
		the disc, use the opposite side, or use another disc. To repair the
		removed disc, insert the disc into the DVD video camera/recorder
		afterwards, and connect the AC adapter/charger.
	Write protected.	A card with the erase prevention switch locked is inserted: Unlock	25
	Check card.	the switch.
	Write protected.	The HDD or disc is write-protected. Use the Disc Navigation	106
	Check HDD/DVD.	menu to release the protection.

*1

•This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. If this message appears when a recorded disc is recognized immediately after it is inserted, do not repair the disc; remove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.

•This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not repair the disc; turn the DVD video camera/recorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.

•If the repair message appears when you turn the DVD video camera/recorder on from off with a disc loaded after recording on it, choose repair.

•If the repair message appears when recording and playback are normally possible with another disc – and no condensation occurs and the disc is not dirty – choose repair.

*2

•This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. In this case, do not initialize the disc: Remove it and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.

•This message may also appear when condensation occurs. In this case, do not initialize the disc; turn the DVD video camera/recorder off, wait until it dries out, and then turn it on again.

•Initialization will delete all data on disc.

*3

•This message may also appear when dirt adheres to disc. Remove the disc and then use the provided disc cleaning cloth to clean off the dirt before using it.

•This message may also appear when condensation occurs. Wait until the DVD video camera/recorder dries out,

and then turn it on again.

*4

•This message will appear when a single-sided disc is inserted in reverse. Reinsert the disc correctly. (Insert the

disc with the label printed surface facing the outside.)

*5

•Do not insert a DVD-RW (VF-mode)/DVD-R that has not been finalized into any DVD recorder: The disc may be unusable.

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