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Handling Discs
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• If condensation forms, allow ample time to dry before
use.
Write-protecting discs
To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental
erasure, move the Write Inhibit tab on the lower surface of
the disc in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the
following figure.
You can also write protect individual clips. For details, see
“Locking (write-protecting) clips” (page 85).
Loading and unloading a disc
When the on/standby button and indicator are lit green,
you can load and unload a disc as shown in the following
figure.
When the EJECT button is pressed during recording,
recording stops and the disc is ejected. If you do not want
to eject the disc and stop recording when the EJECT button
is pressed during recording, set setup menu item 145
MODE KEY ENABLE DURING RECORDING to
“stop”.
Formatting a disc
Unused discs are formatted automatically when they are
loaded into this unit.
To format a recorded disc, use the GUI screen.
For details, see “Formatting discs” (page 96).
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Lower surface of the disc
Write Inhibit tab
Slide in the direction of the arrow
Write Inhibit tab settings
Recording enabled
Recording disabled
On/standby button and indicator
To unload
Press the EJECT button.
To load
Insert a disc face up.
The disc is drawn in.
