E-23
Preparation
Inserting & Removing Discs

Inserting a Disc

Press the OPERATE button to activate Operate On
mode.
1.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
•The disc tray will open automatically.
While the disc tray is open, the OPEN/CLOSE indicator
will be lit up.
2.Place the disc on the disc tray.
Ensure that the disc is inserted correctly into the tray’s
recess with the printed side facing upward.
•Carefully place the disc in the tray so as not to hit the
front panel.
3.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
•The disc tray will close automatically.
Notes
• When a disc is inserted, information about that disc is dis-
played on-screen. (XPage18 )
• When either a new DVD-RW or one that has been erased
on another machine is inserted, quick erase starts up.
(XPage29)
• W hen the AUTO CANCEL DISC FINALIZ. item on the
DISC menu screen is set to ON, finalization will be auto-
matically canceled when a DVD-RW that is finalized using
this unit has been inserted. (XPage66)

Removing a Disc

Stop the DVD recorder.
1.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
•The disc tray will open automatically.
While the disc tray is open, the OPEN/CLOSE indicator
will be lit up.
•If the current disc has not been finalized, the message
“NOT FINALIZE” will appear on both the monitor and
LCD display.
2.R emove the disc from the disc tray.
Be sure to wait until the disc tray has opened fully before
removing the disc.
3.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
•The disc tray will close automatically.
Notes
• If the DVD recorder is in either Recording mode or
Recording Pause mode, the disc tray will not open when
the OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed.
• Pressing this button also has no effect during finalizing
and erasing.
• When the AUTO FINALIZE item on the DISC menu
screen is set to ON, finalization will be executed when
ejecting an unfinalized disc. (When the EDIT MENU item
on the DVD MENU screen is set to DISABLE.)
Precautions regarding the disc tray
• Do not push the disc tray as it is opening or closing.
• Do not place objects other than discs on the disc tray.
• Do not press down on the disc tray.
Disc tray
OPEN/CLOSE indicator
OPEN/CLOSE button