Owner's Manual
27
Before
Operation
(Continued)
VCR
Record
System
Your
video
recorder
uses
two
colour
standards,
PAL
and
MESECAM.
During
recording
your
video
recorder
should
select
the colour
system
automatically,
however
if
you
experience
problems
you
may
need
to
do
it
man-
ually.
DV
Record
Audio
You
need
to
set
this
if
you
have
a
camcorder
using
32kHz/12-bit
sound
connected
to
the
front
panel
DV
IN
jack.
Some
digital
camcorders
have
two
stereo
tracks
for
audio.
One
is
recorded
at
the
time
of
shooting;
the
other
is
for
overdubbing
after
shooting.
On
the
Audio
1
setting,
the
sound
that
was
recorded
while
shooting
is
used.
On
the
Audio
2
setting,
the
overdubbed
sound
is
used.
Auto
Chapter
When
recording,
chapter
markers
are
put
in
specified
setting.
You
can
change
this
interval
to
5
minutes,
or
10
minutes.
If
you
select
None,
switch
off
automatic
chapter
marking
altogether
with
the
No
Separation
set-
ting.
DISC
Initialize
If
you
load
a
completely
blank
disc,
the
recorder
will
ini-
tialize
the
disc.
DVD-R:
The
recorder
initialize
the
disc
to
Video
mode.
The
recording
mode
will
always
be
Video
mode.
DVD-RW:
Go
to
step
7.
DVD+R:
The
Initialize
menu
will
appears.
Select
"OK"
then
press
ENTER.
DVD+RW:
The
recorder
initialize
the
disc
to
DVD+RW
mode.
Also,
you
can
format
the
disc
from
the
Setup
menu
as
below.
1
Press
SETUP.
The
Setup
menu
appears.
2
Use
v
/
V
to
select
the
DISC
option.
3
While
the
DISC
option
is
selected,
press
B
to
move
to
the
second
level.
4
Use
v
/
V
to
select
the
Initialize
option.
5
Press
B
to
move
to
the
third
level.
Start
icon
is
highlighted.
6
Press
ENTER.
Initialize
menu
appears.
7
In
case
of
DVD-RW,
use
b
/
B
to
select
a
desired
Disc
Format
Mode
(VR
Mode
or
Video
Mode)
then
press
ENTER.
In
case
of
DVD+RW,
go
to
step
8.
8
Use
b
/
B
to
select
"OK"
then
press
ENTER.
It
takes
a
few
moments
to
format
the
disc.
Caution
If
you
want
to
change
the
disc
format,
everything
recorded
on
the
disc
will
be
erased.
Auto
PAL
MESECAM
Disc
Record
Mode
VCR
Record
Mode
DV
Record
Audio
Auto
Chapter
VCR
Record
System
Disc
Record
Mode
VCR
Record
Mode
VCR
Record
System
DV
Record
Audio
Auto
Chapter
Audio
1
Audio
2
Disc
Record
Mode
VCR
Record
Mode
DV
Record
Audio
Auto
Chapter
VCR
Record
System
None
5 Min
10
Min
Start
Initialize
Finalize
Disc
Label
Disc
Protect
PBC
AutoPlay
About
DivX(R)
Select
a
mode.
Initialize
Video
Mode
VR Mode
OK
All
data
on
the
disc
will
be
deleted.
Proceed?
Initialize
Cancel
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