6 When [Completed.] appears, touch .

bNotes

•Do not apply shock or vibration to your camcorder, and do not disconnect the AC Adaptor during formatting.

•Even the images protected with another device against accidental deletion are also deleted.

•Do not attempt the following operations when [Executing...] is on the screen:–Operate the POWER switch or buttons

–Eject the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” while formatting the “Memory Stick PRO Duo”

Formatting the discADVD-R/DVD+R DL cannot be formatted. Replace it with a new disc.If you format a finalized discFormatting deletes all movies on a finalizeddisc. One of the following icons, or , appears on the screen, but there is

no need to finalize the disc again before playing the disc on an AVCHD format compatible player.*

When formatting a disc of the SD (standard definition) image quality

•In the case of a DVD-RW (VIDEO mode), the disc is unfinalized and it has to be finalized again to enable the disc to be played on another device.

•In the case of a DVD-RW (VR mode)/ DVD+RW, formatting deletes all imageson a finalized disc. One of the following

icons, or , appears on the screen, but there is no need to finalize the disc again before playing the disc on other devices.*

*To create a disc menu (DVD menu) on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW with HD (high definition) image quality, finalize the disc again (p. 71).

1 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack on your camcorder and the wall outlet (wall socket).

2 Turn on your camcorder.

3 Insert the disc to be formatted into your camcorder.

4 Touch (HOME) t (MANAGE MEDIA) t [MEDIA

FORMAT] t [DISC].

bNotes

•The screen message will be different if the disc was formatted with SD (standard definition) image quality at the previous formatting. Follow the procedures on the screen.

5 Touch [YES].To record with SD (standard definition) image quality, touch [SD].

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