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Chapter 4 Shooting
You can also write protect-individual clips. For
details, see “Locking (write-protecting) clips” on
page 111.
To load a disc
1 Turn on the POWER switch.
Note
If there is condensation inside the VDR section, the
message “HUMID” appears in the status display on
the color LCD . If this happens, wait until the
indicator goes off before going on to step 2.
2 Press the EJECT button.
This opens the lid of the disc compartment.
3 1 Insert the disc in the V direction, and
2 close the disc compartment lid
manually.
The disc is loaded.
Note
To insert the disc correctly, make sure that the
camcorder is in the upright position (the grip
upside, the bottom downside).
To unload a disc
With the power supply on, press the EJECT
button to open the disc compartment lid and eject
the disc, then remove the disc. If you are not
going to insert another disc, close the disc
compartment lid.
To unload a disc when the power supply is off
If the battery is exhausted, it is not possible to
remove the disc by pressing the EJECT button. In
such cases, use the following emergency
procedure to remove the disc manually.
1 Turn off the POWER switch.
2 Carry out the operation shown in the
following figure.
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 Use a Phillips screwdriver to turn the
screw counterclockwise (the direction
shown on the rubber cap).
This ejects the disc.
4 Close the rubber cover firmly.
Loading and unloading a disc
POWER switch
LCD monitor
EJECT button
1
2
V indication on the outside