2Insert a recordable disc.

1Slide OPEN to open the lid.

2Insert a disc with the label side facing

 

front, and press the lid down to close.

 

Make sure to

 

check the record-

 

protect tab is

 

closed.

3Confirm the operation mode.

This recorder has two operation modes, “Hi-MD mode” and “MD mode”. The operation mode is automatically recognized whenever the disc is inserted. After you insert a disc, check the operation mode on the display window of the recorder.

You can record on this recorder only in “Hi-MD mode”. It is not possible to record in “MD mode”. If you want to record in “MD mode”, for example to allow the disc to be played on another component that does not support Hi-MD, connect the recorder to a computer and use the supplied software to record in MD mode (refer to the “Software Operation” section).

“Hi-MD” lights up when the operation mode is Hi-MD and “MD” lights up when the operation mode is MD.

•When using a 1 GB Hi-MD disc, the operation mode will only be Hi-MD.

•When using a standard disc (60/74/80 minutes), the operation mode can be set as follows.

Disc condition

Operation mode

 

 

Blank disc

The mode set for the “Disc Mode” in the menu.1)

 

, When recording on this recorder, set “Disc

 

Mode” to “Hi-MD” so that the operation

 

mode will be “Hi-MD mode”.

 

 

The disc contains material

Hi-MD

recorded in Hi-MD mode

 

 

 

The disc contains material

MD

recorded in MD mode

, You cannot use this recorder to record in MD

 

mode. Recording in “MD mode” is possible if

 

you use the supplied software.

 

 

1)Refer to “Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode)” (page 58) for the “Disc Mode” setting.

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