Hitachi DZMV580A, DZMV550A 135, Initializing DVD-RAM Disc or Card Format DISC. Format Card

Press the DISC NAVIGATION button. Press the MENU button.

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INITIALIZING DVD-RAM DISC OR CARD (FORMAT DISC. FORMAT CARD)

Before You Begin

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger to power the DVD video camera/ recorder for initialization. If the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off during initialization and the initialization is interrupted, incorrect initialization will result and the incorrectly initialized disc will be unusable.

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3 Choose “Format Disc” or “Format Card” on the “Disc” or “Card” menu screen, and then press the Abutton.

The screen for verifying “Format Disc” or “Format Card” will appear.

4 Choose “YES”, and then press the Abutton.

Choose “NO” to cancel initialization.

F o rma t	D i s c		F o rma t	Ca r d
A l l	d a t a w i l l b e d e l e t e d .		A l l	d a t a w i l l b e d e l e t e d .
F o rma t t h e		d i s c now ?	F o rma t t h e		ca r d now ?
	YES	NO		YES	NO
ENTER			ENTER

Note:

•Initialization will delete all the recorded contents on disc or card: Be careful not to delete data by mistake.

•Be sure to use the AC adapter/charger when initializing disc or card so that the DVD video camera/recorder is not turned off midway. If initialization is interrupted by power off, the disc or card will not be initialized correctly, or it may be damaged.

•It may not be possible to initialize a disc with many scratches or dirt: Such a disc cannot be used (P.82).

•If you use a brand-new DVD-R disc, message “Disc is not formatted” will appear: Initialize the disc, following the subsequent messages (P.45).

•This DVD video camera/recorder may not recognize some discs or cards that have been initialized on PC or a device other than this DVD video camera/recorder.

•If you attempt to initialize a disc or card in this DVD video camera/recorder when it is connected to PC via PC connection cable, the disc or card may not be initialized and may be unusable on this DVD video camera/ recorder.

(When using	(When using card)
DVD-RAM disc)

When initializing one side of the disc is complete, the DVD video camera/recorder will return to the recording pause status.

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