Canon DC420 - Manual (Page 47)

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Initializing the Disc
You need to initialize all new DVD-RW
discs when you first insert them into the
camcorder and you may have to
initialize them if you get the message
[UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE DATA].
You can also initialize a DVD-RW disc
when you want to completely erase the
disc to reuse it or in order to change the
disc specification.
POINTS TO CHECK
Disc type: DVD-RW
[ MENU]
[ DISC OPERATIONS]
[INITIALIZE DISC]
Select a disc specification*
[YES]
**
* For details about disc specifications, refer to
Disc specification on DVD-RWs. ( 5)
** Close the menu only after the screen display
returns to the [ DISC OPERATIONS]
menu.
IMPORTANT
Initializing the disc will permanently erase
all recordings. Lost original recordings
cannot be recovered.
Disc Playback on an External Device
Changing the Disc Title
Before you finalize your disc, you can
give it a title*. The disc title will be
displayed on the index screen when
playing the finalized disc in most DVD
players. You can check the disc’s title
with the [DISC INFO] menu option
(
69).
* You can change the title of DVD-RW discs
recorded in VR mode also after having
finalized them.
[ MENU]
1
[ DISC OPERATIONS]
[DISC TITLE]
Enter the title (up to 20
characters)
2
[SET] [YES]
1
Only when using a DVD-RW recorded in VR
mode. Otherwise, pressing
will open
the menu directly on the setup menus
screen.
2
Select one character at a time and press
to add it to the title. Select
[BACKSPACE] and press to delete the
character to the left of the cursor’s position.
( 21)
FUNC.
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Disc Playback on an
External Device
( 21)
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