CD Player User Manual

TASCAM CD-RW901 31
Finalizing
As has been explained earlier (“About Finalizing” on
page 7), in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it
must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This
process is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on the
CD-RW901 by the TOC indicator under the disc type
on the display being un-lit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1. Load the unnalized disc, and with the unit in
stop mode, press the
FINALIZE key.
The display shows
FINALIZE?
If you do not want to proceed with the nalizing
process, press the
FINALIZE/INS key on the front
panel or the
FINALIZE key on the remote control.
2. To start the nalizing process, push the
MULTI
JOG dial or press the ENTER key on the remote
control.
The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the nalizing
process, press the
STOP key.
3. When nalization has been chosen, the display
shows the
TOC ashing and the remaining time.
The unit starts counting down from a time
shown on the display.
4. When nalization has been nished successfully,
Complete appears and the TOC will be lit on the
display.
NOTE
During the finalizing process, all key presses are
ignored.
Unfinalizing CD-RW discs
If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to
erase the Table of Contents in the following way:
1. With the nalized disc loaded and the unit in
stop mode, press the
ERASE/DEL key on the
front panel or the
ERASE key on the remote con-
trol.
Rotate the
MULTI JOG dial or press the MENU
(+/-) keys on the remote control to select UNFI-
NALIZE?. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the
ENTER key to conrm.
If you do not want to proceed with the unnal
-
izing process, press the ERASE/DEL key on the
front panel or the
ERASE key on the remote
control.
2. The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the unnaliz-
ing process, press the
STOP key.
3. To start the unnalizing process, press the
MULTI JOG dial or the ENTER key again.
When unnalization has been chosen, the dis
-
play shows
Erase ashing and the remaining
time. The unit starts counting down from a time
shown on the display.
4. When nalization has been nished successfully,
Complete appears on the display, and the TOC
indicator will go off.
This section deals with the actions taken after record-
ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase
operations for CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more
can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs
can be “unfinalized” using the CD-RW901, i.e. their
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further mate-
rial can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is full,
tracks can be erased following the unfinalize process,
and new material can be recorded.
6 − After recording