Sony HDR-CX500 User Manual

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Creating a disc with

the dedicated DVD

writer, DVDirect

Express

You can perform the following operations

by using the dedicated DVD writer,

DVDirect Express (sold separately) :

Create a disc of the same image quality as

that of the recorded movie.

Convert high definition (HD) movies

to standard definition (SD) movies, for

playback on any DVD player, etc., and

create a disc (DISC BURN OPTION).

Play back the images on a created disc

Refer also to the instruction manual supplied

with the DVD writer.

DVDirect Express is referred to as “DVD

writer” in this section.

Only unused discs of the following types can

be used:

12cm DVD-R

12cm DVD+R

The device does not support two-layered discs.

Turn on your camcorder, and
connect the DVD writer to the 
(USB) jack of your camcorder with
the USB cable of the DVD writer.

The [EXTERNAL DRIVE] screen

appears on the camcorder screen.

Use the supplied AC Adaptor as the power

source (p. 14). When using battery power,

the DVD writer does not work.

When there are unsaved high definition

(HD) and standard definition (SD) image

quality movies, they will be saved on

individual discs according to image quality.

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Insert an unused disc into the
DVD writer, and close the disc
tray.

The [DISC BURN] screen appears on

the camcorder screen.

Press

(DISC BURN) on the DVD

writer.

Movies recorded on the internal

memory that have not been saved on

any discs will be recorded onto the

disc. After the disc has been created,

the disc tray on the DVD writer opens

and you can remove the disc.

You can also operate with

(DISC

BURN) on your camcorder.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 when the
total memory size of movies to
be burnt exceeds that of the disc.

After the operation is completed,
touch

 [END] on the

camcorder screen.

Touch [EJECT DISC] and remove any

inserted disc.

Close the disc tray on the DVD
writer, and disconnect the USB
cable.

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