Sony PDWHD1500 User Manual (PDW-HD1500 / PDW-F1600 Operation Manual for Firmwa - Page 53

Chapter 3 Preparations • If condensation forms, allow ample time to dry before use. MODE KEY ENABLE DURING RECORDING to "stop". 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. Lower surface of the disc Write Inhibit tab 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). SAVE Slide in the direction of the arrow Write Inhibit tab settings SAVE SAVE Recording enabled Recording disabled 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. On/standby button and indicator To unload Press the EJECT button. To load Insert a disc face up. The disc is drawn in. 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 53 Handling Discs