User guide

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Before
Operation (Continued)
DISC
Disc Initialize
If
you
load a
completely
blank
disc,
the recorder
will ini-
tialize the disc.
DVD-R:
The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode.
The
recording
mode
will
always
be Video mode.
DVD-RW:
The recorder initialize the disc to
VR
mode.
DVD+R:
The Initialize menu
will
appears.
Select "Yes"
then
press
ENTER.
DVD+RW:
The recorder initialize the disc to
DVD+RW
mode.
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 Disc Initialize
option.
5
Press B to move to the third level.
Start icon is
highlighted.
6
Press ENTER.
Disc Initialize menu
appears.
7
In case of
DVD-RW,
use
b
/ B to select a desired
Disc Format Mode
(VR
Mode or Video
Mode)
then
press
ENTER.
In case of
DVD+RW,
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 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
LIST/DISC MENU or
TITLE.
Caution
?
When
DVD-R, DVD-RW,
and DVD+R
recording,
you've
finalized a disc
recording, you
can't edit or
record
anything
else on that disc
except
DVD+RW.
1
Follow
steps
1-3 as shown on
page
26
(Disc
Initialize).
2
Use v /
V
to select the Disc Finalize
option.
3
Press B to move to the third level.
Finalize is
highlighted.
4
Press ENTER.
Finalize menu
appears.
5
Select OK then
press
ENTER.
The recorder starts
finalizing
the disc.
ote
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
disc recorded can take
up
to 8
min-
utes or more to finalize.
ip
If
you
load a
DVD-RW
or
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.
Start
Disc Initialize
Disc Finalize
Disc Label
Disc Protect
PBC
AutoPlay
Select a mode.
Disc Initialize
Video ModeVR Mode
OK
All data on the disc will be deleted.
Proceed?
Disc Initialize
Cancel
Finalize
Unfinalize
Disc Initialize
Disc Finalize
Disc Label
Disc Protect
PBC
AutoPlay
OK
Do
you
want finalization?
Finalize
Cancel