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Formatting/Finalizing Discs
What is Formatting?
• Formatting completely erases a
DVD+RW so it can be recorded on
again.
• You cannot erase and reformat a
DVD+R disc.
• Make sure you have safely backed
up your DVD+RW disc before refor
-
matting because all contents will be
erased.
Erasing a DVD+RW
To erase a DVD+RW disc:
1 Press GUIDER to display the Easy
Guider menu.
2 Press to select “Erase” and then
press ENTER.
3 Press ENTER again to confirm that you
wish to erase and reformat the disc.
4 When the disc formatting process
is complete, press ENTER to exit the
Easy Guider.
What is Finalizing?
• Finalizing a DVD+R locks its record-
ings in place so the disc can be
played on most standard DVD players
or computers equipped with DVD-
ROM drives.
• After you have finalized a DVD+R disc,
you cannot edit or record anything
else on that disc.
• Finalizing is not necessary when us-
ing a DVD+RW disc.
Finalizing a DVD+R
To finalize a DVD+R disc:
1 Press GUIDER to display the Easy
Guider menu.
2 Press to select “Finalize” then
press ENTER.
3 Press ENTER again to confirm that you
wish to finalize the disc.
• Finalizing can take up to 3-4 min
-
utes depending on the type of disc,
how much is recorded on the disc,
and the number of titles on the disc.
4 When the disc finalization is com-
plete, press ENTER to exit the Easy
Guider.
Playback
Erase
Record
Finalize
EXIT
Playback
Erase
Record
Finalize
EXIT
4 - Operations