Sony 530P User Manual

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3-1 Handling Discs

Proceed as follows.

Turn on the POWER switch.

If there is condensation inside the VDR section, the 
message “HUMID” appears in the viewfinder screen 
and the color LCD.  If this happens, wait until the 
indicator goes off before going on to step 2.

Press the EJECT button.

This opens the lid of the disc compartment.

Insert the disc in the V direction, and close the disc 
compartment lid manually.

The disc is loaded.

To insert the disc correctly, make sure that the 
camcorder is in the upright position (the grip upside, 
the bottom downside).

With the power supply on, press the EJECT button to open 
the disc compartment lid and eject the disc. Then remove 
the disc. If you are not going to insert another disc, close 
the disc compartment lid.

Unloading a disc when the power supply is off
If the battery is exhausted, it is not possible to remove the 
disc by pressing the EJECT button. In such cases, use the 
following emergency procedure to remove the disc 
manually.

Turn off the POWER switch.

Carry out the operation shown in the following figure.

POWER switch

HUMID indicator

EJECT button

Lid of the disc 
compartment

Insert the disc.

V indication on 
the outside

Push and 
close the lid.