Owner's Manual
21
Hookup and
Settings
Disc
Settings
(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
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
disc.
If
[Disc
Protect]
option
is
set
to
[ON],
the
finalize
is
not
available.
To
finalize,
set
[Disc
Protect]
option
to
[OFF].
Disc
Label
Use
this
to
enter
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
32
characters
long.
For
discs
formatted
on
a
different
recorder,
you
will
see
only
a
limited
character
set.
1.
Select
[Disc Label]
option
then
press
B.
2.
Press
ENTER
while
[Edit]
is
selected.
Keyboard
menu
appears.
To
enter
characters,
see
page
45.
Disc
Protect
When
recording
in
DVD+RW
/
+R
disc
or
VR
mode
formatted
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].
PBC
PBC
stands
for
Playback
Control
and
refers
to
special
menus
and
navigation
features
that
are
available
on
some
Video
CDs.
[ON]
Video
CDs
are
played
according
to
the
PBC,
if
available.
[OFF]
Video
CDs
are
played
the
same
way
as
Audio
CDs.