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5 - Editing (cont.)
DVD Edit Menu Options
The DVD Edit Menu provides options to add,
delete, hide and unhide chapters on your
recorded discs. You can also change the
thumbnail image that represents the title in
the Disc Menu. You can even split a title on a
DVD-RW disc.
Selecting a Title/Chapter to Edit
To select the title/chapter you wish to edit:
1
Press MENU to display the Disc Menu.
2
Use to select the desired title and
press EDIT (not ENTER). The DVD Edit
Menu is displayed and the selected title
begins playing automatically.
3
Use to select
“Title” or “Chapter,”
then press ENTER.
4
Use to select the
title or chapter number
you wish to edit, then
press ENTER.
• If the selected
title has multiple
chapters, you can
also skip to the next
or previous chapter by pressing NEXT
or PREV.
• If the DVD Edit Menu times out, you can
press DISPLAY to bring it up again.
Adding/Deleting Chapters
You can manually add or delete chapter
markers in your titles during playback. Once
a chapter is marked, you can use the chapter
search feature as described above. You can
also hide or unhide chapters as described at
right.
1
Press MENU to display the Disc Menu.
2
Use to select the desired title and
press EDIT (not ENTER). The DVD Edit
Menu is displayed.
3
Use to select “Edit Chapters” then
press ENTER.
4
Use to select one of the following
options then press ENTER.
• Add - Inserts a chapter marker at the
current position.
• Delete - Deletes the currently selected
chapter marker.
• Delete All - Deletes all chapter markers.
5
After editing is complete, a DVD+RW disc
will not be compatible with other DVD
players until you make the disc compatible;
see page 27.
Hiding/Unhiding Chapters
You can hide or unhide chapters on your DVD
recordings. After hiding a chapter, the chapter
is not deleted but only hidden during playback.
This is useful for hiding commercials during
playback of your TV recordings.
1
Press MENU to display the Disc Menu.
2
Use to select the desired title and
press EDIT (not ENTER). The DVD Edit
Menu is displayed.
3
Select the desired title and chapter as
described at left.
4
Use to select “Hide Chapter” or
“Unhide Chapter” then press ENTER.
Changing Index Pictures
Each title in the Disc Menu is represented by
a thumbnail picture taken from the start of that
title or chapter. If you prefer, you can select a
different still picture from within the title.
1
Press MENU to display the Disc Menu.
2
Use to select the desired title and
press EDIT (not ENTER). The DVD Edit
Menu is displayed.
3
Select the desired title and chapter as
described at left.
4
Use to select “Change Index Picture”
then press ENTER.
5
Use to select “Yes” (or “No”).
6
Press ENTER when the preferred picture
is on your TV screen. The new picture
appears in the Disc Menu.
Splitting a Title (DVD+RW)
This feature allows you to split one title into
two.
1
Press MENU to display the Disc Menu.
2
Use to select the desired title and
press EDIT (not ENTER). The DVD Edit
Menu is displayed.
3
Select the desired title and chapter as
described at left.
4
Use to select “Split Title” then press
ENTER.
5
Use to select “Yes” (or “No”) and
press ENTER to split the title at the current
position. This may take a few minutes to
complete.
DVD Edit
Title 1 of 2
Chapter 1 of 11
Edit Chapters
Hide Chapter
Change Index Picture
Split Title
Instructions
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