Owner's Manual

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Pre-operation Setup
(Continued)
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 for
navigating
the disc. This is accessed
by pressing
MENU/LIST or TITLE.
Caution
After
you've
finalized a disc
recording
on a
DVD-R,
DVD-RW,
or a DVD+R
disc,
you
can't edit
or record
anything
else on
that
disc
except
on a DVD+RW
disc.
1
Follow
steps
1-3 as shown on
page
27
(Disc
Format).
2
Use v /
V
to select the
Finalize
option.
3
Press B
to
move
to the third
level.
Finalize is
highlighted.
4
Press ENTER/MEMORY.
Finalize menu
appears.
5
Select
"Yes"
then
press
ENTER/MEMORY.
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. A
heavily
recorded disc can take
up
to
8 minutes or more to finalize.
Tip
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.
Disc Label
Use this to
enter/memory
a name for the disc. This
name
appears
when
you
load the disc and when
you
display
disc information on-screen.
?
The disc name can be
up
to 21 characters
long.
?F or discs formatted on a different DVD
Recorder,
you
will see
only
a limited number of characters.
1
Follow
steps
1-3 as shown Disc
Format
on
page
27.
2
Use v /
V
to select the
Disc Label
option.
3
Press B
to
move
to the third
level.
"Edit" icon is
highlighted.
4
Press ENTER/MEMORY.
Keyboard
menu
appears.
5
Enter/memory
a name for
the
disc. Use vVbB
to select
a
character then
press
ENTER/MEMO-
RY
to
confirm
your
selection.
?
Alphabet Capital:
Switches the
keyboard
to
upper
case characters.
?
Alphabet
Small: Switches the
keyboard
to lower
case characters.
?
Symbols:
Switches the
keyboard
to
symbol
char-
acters.
?
OK: Select to finish.
?C ancel: Select to exit the menu.
?
Space:
Inserts a
space
at the cursor
position.
?
Delete:
Deletes the
previous
character at the
cursor
position.
?
b
/ B: Moves cursor to left or
right.
6
Choose OK
then
press
ENTER/MEMORY
to
save
the
name and
return to the
Setup
menu.
7
Press SETUP
to exit the
menu.
Finalize
Unfinalize
Disc
Format
Finalize
Disc Label
Disc
Protect
Yes
Do
you
want finalization?
Finalize
No
Edit
Disc
Format
Finalize
Disc Label
Disc
Protect
0 123456789
ABCDEFGH I J
KLMNOPQRST
UVWXYZ
DVD-RW
Alphabet Capital
OK Cancel
Space
Delete