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Inserting and Ejecting Disc
1
Make sure that the
DVD video camera/
recorder is turned off.
Set the power switch to
“POWER OFF”.
2
Press down the DISC
EJECT button.
The cover of disc
insertion block (hand
strap) will slightly
open.
3
Gently open the
cover by hand
until it stops.
4
Insert the disc, in cartridge or caddy, into the
disc guide.
Set a both-side recordable disc into the disc guide
so that the label of side on which you want to
record faces the hand strap.
Inserting Disc
With this DVD video camera/recorder the recorded video and audio are stored on DVD-RAM* or DVD-R disc.
* When using an uninitialized DVD-RAM disc, it must be formatted (see p. 87).
How to set both-side recordable disc
•The actual recording surface of side [A] is op-
posite to that on which “SIDE A” is marked. If
you view the image recorded on side [A] on
another device, set the disc in it with indica-
tion “SIDE A” facing up.
•The cartridge has a fixed orientation when it
is inserted into the DVD video camera/re-
corder: Insert it correctly referring to the illus-
tration shown below.
To record on side [B], turn the cartridge over.
How to set one-side recordable disc
•Set the disc with the label side up in the caddy,
and then insert the caddy correctly referring
to the illustration shown below.
The caddy has a mark: Insert it with this
mark forward.
Power switch
DISC EJECT button
A
Actual
recording
surface
Laser
Side A
indica-
tion of
disc