Panasonic VDR-M70PP, VDR-M50PP When using brand-new DVD-R disc, When recording data from PC

Note:

• Disc cannot be inserted or removed unless the battery

pack or AC adaptor is connected to DVD Video Camera.

• See page 74 for how to set disc in Round DVD Holder.

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

“Check 4” on page 150.

• The disc insertion orientation is specific: Forcibly

inserting a disc in wrong orientation could damage the

DVD Video Camera or Round DVD Holder of disc.

•

•When using brand-new DVD-R disc

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

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 Video Camera

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 152.

• When using double-sided disc

Recording is possible on both sides of double-sided disc.

However, when recording or playback on one side is

finished, recording or playback will not move

automatically to the other side. Remove the disc once

from the DVD Video Camera, turn over the disc in Round

DVD Holder and insert it again for continued use.

When recording on this DVD Video Camera:

When the first message “Format the disc now?” appears, choose “YES” and then press the Abutton. The disc will be automatically formatted.

When formatting is complete, “DVD-R disc, Video mode cannot be changed” will appear (See page 155): Press the A button to erase the message. Once formatted, a DVD-R disc can no longer be recorded on by a PC, even if it has not been recorded on by this DVD Video Camera.

F o rma t D i s c

Do not format this disc if you want to record from

the	PC connec t i on terminal .
NEXT	CANCEL
F o rma t	D i s c
Fo r m a t t h e d i s c n o w ?
	YES	NO
ENTER

Note:

See page 86 for movie quality mode.

When recording data from PC:

While the above messages are being displayed, press the g button, or when message “Format the disc now?” appears, choose “NO” and then press the A button. If data from PC has not yet been recorded, the disc can be made usable on this DVD Video Camera. When inserting the disc into this DVD Video Camera, the same message will appear: If you wish to use it on this DVD Video Camera, choose “YES”.

Note:

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

47