Owner's Manual

26
Disc
Initialize
If
you
load a
completely
blank
disc,
the "Initialize" menu
will
appear.
Select "Ok" then
press
ENTER. The
Recorder will initialize the disc.
DVD-R: The Recorder initializes the disc for Video
mode. The
recording
mode will
always
be Video
mode.
DVD-RW: The Recorder initializes the disc for VR
mode.
DVD+R
(DL)
/ DVD+RW: The Recorder initializes the
disc.
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
For
DVD-RWs,
use
b
/ B
to select
a
mode
(DVD-VR
or
DVD-Video)
then
press
ENTER.
For
DVD+RWs,
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.
Disc Protect
When
recording
in DVD+RW / +R disc or VR mode for-
matted DVD-RW
disc,
set to ON to
prevent
accidental
recording, editing
or
deleting
of the disc loaded. If
you
need to unlock the disc to make
edits,
select OFF.
Pre-operation Setup
(Continued)