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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.
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Press SETUP.
The Setup menu appears.
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Use v / V to select the DISC option.
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While the DISC option is selected, press B to
move to the second level.
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Use v / V to select the Disc Initialize option.
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Press B to move to the third level.
Start icon is highlighted.
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Press ENTER.
Disc Initialize menu appears.
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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.
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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.
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Follow steps 1-3 as shown on page 26 (Disc
Initialize).
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Use v / V to select the Disc Finalize option.
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Press B to move to the third level.
Finalize is highlighted.
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Press ENTER.
Finalize menu appears.
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Select OK then press ENTER.
The recorder starts finalizing the disc.
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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.
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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