Panasonic DMR-E20 DVD Recorder User Manual


 
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Advanced operations
Disc setting
Format
[RAM]
Some DVD-RAM are unformatted. You must format these discs be-
fore you can use them in this unit. Formatting also allows you to
erase the entire contents of a disc.
All recordings are irretrievably erased when a disc is format-
ted. Check the disc carefully before formatting to ensure it
doesnt contain any programs you want to keep.
1
2
3
4·5
TOP WINDOW
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
TV
CH
TV/AV
PROG / CHECK
TOP WINDOW
FRAME
SKIP
STOP
VCR Plus+
REC
TIME SLIP CM SKIP
V.S.S.
ACTION
TVDVD
AUDIO
ADD/DLT
REC MODE
CANCEL
INPUT
SELECT
LAST
MARKER
MARKER
WRITE
CH
DVD
123
456
789
0
PAUSE PLAY
SLOW/SEARCH
S TATU S
RETURN
ENTER
VOL
POWER
POWER
OPEN/CLOSE
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100
RETURN
DVD, TV
2·3·4·5
1
DISC SETTING
Disc Protection
DISC SETTING
Enter Title
Off
Format
RETURN
ENTER
SELECT
Prog # 7
Used Total Mark
Free
100 : 58
0 : 42 (SP)
DISC SETTING
RETURN
ENTER
Format Disc
Formatting the Disc will erase all contents.
This will take approximately 1 minute.
Is it OK to start formatting the disc?
Yes No
Prog # 7
Used Total Mark
Free
100 : 58
0 : 42 (SP)
SELECT
DISC SETTING
RETURN
ENTER
Format Disc
All contents of this disc will be
completely erased.
Is it OK to start formatting the disc?
Start Cancel
SELECT
Prog # 7
Used Total Mark
Free
100 : 58
0 : 42 (SP)
TOP
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Preparation
³Switch [DVD, TV] to DVD.
³Insert the disc you want to format.
1 While stopped
Press [TOP WINDOW].
2
Use the joystick [
3
,
4
,
2
,
1
] to
select DISC SETTING and press [ENTER].
3 Use the joystick [3, 4] to select
Format and press [ENTER].
4 Use the joystick [2, 1] to select
Yes and press [ENTER].
5 Use the joystick [2, 1] to select
Start and press [ENTER].
Formatting starts.
The message Formatting is completed appears when for-
matting is finished.
º To stop formatting
Press [RETURN] in steps 4 and 5, or select No in step 4, Cancel
in step 5 and press [ENTER].
Note
³
Do not turn the unit off or disconnect the AC power supply cord
while the message Formatting the disc is on the television.
This can render the disc unusable.
(Formatting takes up to 70 minutes. You can cancel formatting if it
takes more than 2 minutes by pressing [RETURN]. The disc must
be reformatted if you do this.)
³
All data on the disc is erased when it is formatted, including recordings
made with this unit. Data written to the disc by a computer is also erased.