Playback and Recording 3 Chapter
1 Open this rubber cover.
2 Using a screwdriver or similar implement, slide the black metal plate visible inside, in the direction of the rear of the camcorder.
The disc compartment lid opens. A red Phillips screw is visible inside the rubber cap.
3 Insert a screwdriver into the Phillips screw, and turn counterclockwise (the direction shown on the rubber cap).
This ejects the disc.
4 Close the rubber cover firmly.
Unloading a disc manually when the power supply is off
You need not return the screw to its original position after taking out the disc. Turning on the power makes the disc compartment mechanism operable again.
3-1-5 Formatting a Disc
Using a new disc
An unused disc requires no formatting operation. The disc is automatically formatted so that it is ready to use when loaded into this unit.
2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “MAINTENANCE”, and press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the MAINTENANCE menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the MAINTENANCE menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.
3 If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “DISC”, and press the MENU knob to display the DISC page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the DISC page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.
M19 DISC | TOP |
DELETE LAST CLIP: EXEC
DELETE ALL CLIPS: EXEC
QUICK FORMAT | : | EXEC |
4 Press the MENU knob, then turn it to move the b mark to “QUICK FORMAT”, and press the MENU knob again.
The message “EXECUTE OK? YES b NO” appears.
5 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “YES”, and press the MENU knob again.
Formatting is completed and the message “COMPLETE” appears.
Using a disc on which material is recorded
To format a recorded disc, load the disc into the unit then do as follows.
Note
When a recorded disc is formatted, all the data on the disc is erased. (Locked clips (see page 65) are also erased.)
1 Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/ OFF switch from OFF to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
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3-1-6 Handling of Discs When
Recording Does Not End
Normally (Salvage Function)
Recording processing does not end normally if, for example, the battery pack is removed during recording, or if the power cord is disconnected during recording. Because the file system is not updated, video and audio data recorded in real time is not recognized as files and clip contents recorded up to that point are lost.