Owner's Manual

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Disc
Settings
Initialize
If
you
load a
completely
blank
disc,
the recorder will
initialize the disc.
DVD-R: The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode.
The
recording
mode will
always
be Video mode.
DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD+R
(DL)/DVD-RAM:
The
Initialize menu will
appears.
Select
[OK]
then
press
ENTER. DVD-RW disc is initialized to Video mode.
Also,
you
can reformat the DVD-RW/DVD+RW/
DVD-RAM from the
Setup
menu as below.
1. Select
[Initialize] option
then
press
B.
2. Press ENTER while
[Start]
is selected.
Format Disc menu
appears.
3. Use
b
/ B to select a desired mode
(VR
Mode or
Video
Mode)
then
press
ENTER.
Confirm
message
will
appear.
For
DVD+RWs,
go
to
step
4.
4. Use
b
/ B to select
[OK]
then
press
ENTER.
It takes a few moments to initialize the disc.
Caution
If
you
want to
change
the disc
format,
everything
recorded on
the disc
will be
erased.
Finalize
Finalizing
'fixes' the
recordings
in
place
so that the
disc can be
played
on a
regular
DVD
player
or
computer equipped
with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
Finalizing
a Video mode disc creates a menu screen
for
navigating
the disc. This is accessed
by pressing
MENU/LIST or TITLE.
Caution
Once
you
have finalized a DVD-R and DVD+R
disc,
you
cannot edit or record
anything
else on that disc
except
DVD+RW.
However,
you
can record and edit a
DVD-RW disc
by choosing [Unfinalize] option.
1. Select
[Finalize] option
then
press
B.
2. Press ENTER while
[Finalize]
is selected.
Finalize menu
appears.
3. Select
[OK]
then
press
ENTER.
The recorder starts
finalizing
the disc.
Note:
How
long
finalization takes
depends
on the
type
of
disc,
how much is recorded on the
disc,
and the
number of titles on the disc.
DVD+R DL disc can take
up
to 30 minutes to
finalize.
Tips
If
you
load a DVD-RW that has
already
been
finalized,
you
can 'Unfinalize' it
by choosing
Unfinalize from the Finalize menu. After
doing
this,
you
can edit and re-record onto the disc.
You cannot unfinalize a DVD-R and DVD+R
(DL)
disc.
If
[Disc Protect] option
is set to
[ON],
the finalize is
not available. To
finalize,
set
[Disc Protect] option
to
[OFF].