Panasonic VDR-M30PP When using brand-new DVD-R disc, When recording on this DVD Palmcorder

Note:

•Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless the battery pack or AC adapter/charger is connected to DVD Palmcorder.

•See page 78 for how to set disc in Round DVD Holder.

•If there is some delay before recording starts, refer to page 148.

•The disc insertion orientation is predetermined: Forcibly inserting a disc in wrong orientation could damage the DVD Palmcorder or Round DVD Holder of disc.

•If the disc is not correctly inserted, the cover will not close. Never try to forcibly close the cover: This could cause damage. Reinsert the disc properly.

•If a single-sided disc is inserted into DVD Palmcorder with the printed label facing the inside, an error message will appear. Remove the disc and reinsert it with its recording/ playback side facing the inside. See “Error Messages” on page 150.

●When using brand-new DVD-R disc

Recognition of the disc will
	F o rma t	D i s c
start.
The messages on the right	D i s c i s n o t f o r m a t t e d .
	I f i t f o r m a t s , i t b e c o m e s
will appear in sequence by
	p o s s i b l e t o u s e f o r c a m e r a .
pressing the ￿ button	NEXT	CANCEL
between messages.

When recording on this

DVD Palmcorder:

When final message	F o rma t	D i s c
“Format the disc now?”	Howeve r ,		when you r e c o r d
appears, choose “YES” and	f r om PC connec t i on
	t e r m i n a l ,
then press the ￿ button.	p l e a s e d o n o t format.
The disc will be	NEXT	CANCEL
automatically formatted.
When formatting is
complete, “DVD-R disc,
Video mode cannot be
	F o rma t	D i s c
changed” will appear (See
page 153): Press the ￿	F o r m a t		t h e d i s c n o w ?
button to erase the message.
		YES		NO
Once formatted, a DVD-R
	ENTER
disc can no longer be

changed to a disc for PC,

even if it has not been recorded on this DVD Palmcorder.

Note:

See page 88 for movie quality mode.

When recording data from PC:

While the above messages are being displayed, press the ￿ button, or when message “Format the disc now?” appears, choose “NO” and then press the ￿ button.

If data from PC has not yet been recorded, the disc can be made usable on this DVD Palmcorder. When inserting the disc into this DVD Palmcorder, the same message will appear: If you wish to use it on this DVD Palmcorder, choose “YES”.

Note:

Do not initialize a disc on which you wish to record data created using the application (MyDVD) of PC.

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