Panasonic LF-D102U - Manual (Page 37)

Handling DVD-RAM Discs
To safeguard DVD-RAM discs from damage
Do not place the DVD-RAM discs in the following
locations:
• Dirty or dusty locations
• Hot or humid locations or where they will be exposed to
direct sunlight
• Locations susceptible to significant differences in temperature
(condensation can occur)
Handling notes:
• Do not touch the disc surface,
• Do not drop, bend or place heavy objects on the DVD*
RAM discs.
• Do not adhere a label which has been peeled off.
• Do not incinerate the cartridge.
Dispose of the cartridge correctly.
Preventing loss of valuable information
• To prohibit writing
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Write prohibit status Write enable status
• Making backups
Just as with a hard disk or floppy disk, Panasonic
recommends that you make backups (copy the data) at
regular intervals.
Keeping the cartridges in their cases
(when they are not being used)
Remove the cartridge from the DVD-RAM drive and store it
in its case.
To remove the disc out of the TYPE2 cartridge
1 Push out the pin tor disc removing using an
object with a pointed end such as the
emergency ejection
pin (included).
Pressing the hole located on the left side using
an object with a pointed end, open the
open/close cover.
Taking care not to soil or damage the disc
surface, remove the disc horizontally.
Notes:
• The disc which has been removed out of the TYPE2
cartridge can be used as read-only media.
When the disc is returned inside the cartridge,
writing is possible again.
CF Writing speed may be reduced in some cases if a
disc is removed and then returned to the cartridge.
• Be sure not to soil the disc surface with dirt, dust and
fingerprints or damage the disc. In addition, do not drop
it, bend it or adhere paper to it. (This may cause data
read error.)
• To return a removed disc to its cartridge, first set the
printed side of the shutter and the printed side of the
disc to the same side. When doing this, make note of
the write protection setting.
DVD-RAM disc
A DVD-RAM disc is a removable media developed as a “DVD to which data can be written", aiming at reading and
writing large amounts of computer data. There are two types of DVD-RAM discs.
■ TYPE1
The disc inside cannot be removed. Single-sided discs have a capacity of 2,6 GB. Double-sided discs have a
capacity of 5.2 GB.
■ TYPE2
Single-sided 2.6 GB DVD-RAM discs. The disc inside can be removed for future use in DVD-ROM drives which
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