Sony PDWU2 User Manual (PDW-U2 Professional Disc Drive Unit Operation Manual ( - Page 41

Write-Protecting, Discs, Loading and, Unloading Discs, To Eject Discs with, the Unit Powered Off

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Chapter 3 Preparations 3-4-3 Write-Protecting Discs To protect the content recorded on the disc from accidental erasure, move the writeprotect tab on the lower surface of the disc in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the following figure. DISC IN indicator To load With the label surface on the right, insert the disc. The disc is drawn in. Lower surface of the disc Write Inhibit tab Write Inhibit tab settings Slide in the direction of the arrow Recording enabled Recording disabled 3-4-4 Loading and Unloading Discs To load and unload a disc, press 1 (power) button to turn the unit on and light the indicator, and follow the procedures indicated in the next illustration. To unload Press the EJECT button. a) When a disc is loaded, the DISC IN indicator lights. a) Windows only Notes • If you load an unformatted disc into the unit connected to a Macintosh computer, use the utility software to unload the disc. • When a file on the disc is being operated, disc unloading is restricted by the software on the Windows/Macintosh computer. 3-4-5 To Eject Discs with the Unit Powered Off When the power is not supplied, it may not be possible to eject discs by pressing the EJECT button. In these situations, you can use the following as an emergency procedure to eject a disc manually. 1 Power the unit off. 2 Uncover the manual eject mechanism in the front panel as shown in the figure. 41 3-4 Handling Discs

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3-4 Handling Discs
Chapter 3
Preparations
3-4-3
Write-Protecting
Discs
To protect the content recorded on the disc
from accidental erasure, move the write-
protect tab on the lower surface of the disc
in the direction of the arrow, as shown in the
following figure.
3-4-4
Loading and
Unloading Discs
To load and unload a disc, press
1
(power)
button to turn the unit on and light the
indicator, and follow the procedures
indicated in the next illustration.
a) Windows only
If you load an unformatted disc into the
unit connected to a Macintosh computer,
use the utility software to unload the disc.
When a file on the disc is being operated,
disc unloading is restricted by the
software on the Windows/Macintosh
computer.
3-4-5
To Eject Discs with
the Unit Powered Off
When the power is not supplied, it may not
be possible to eject discs by pressing the
EJECT button. In these situations, you can
use the following as an emergency
procedure to eject a disc manually.
1
Power the unit off.
2
Uncover the manual eject mechanism
in the front panel as shown in the
figure.
Lower surface
of the disc
Write Inhibit tab
Slide in the direction
of the arrow
Write Inhibit
tab settings
Recording
enabled
Recording
disabled
Notes
DISC IN indicator
To unload
Press the EJECT
button.
a)
To load
With the label
surface on the right,
insert the disc.
The disc is drawn in.
When a disc is loaded, the DISC IN
indicator lights.