Sony VRD-MC3 DVR User Manual


 
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Setup
Do not finalize the disc
when you want to add videos to the same disc with the DVDirect later.
when you want to add photos to the same disc with the DVDirect later.
when you are not finished creating the disc (not yet playable on other DVD
devices).
The following shows the differences between a finalized disc and an
unfinalized disc.
Note
When using a DVD+RW disc, finalizing is unnecessary; no message prompting finalization
appears when ejecting the disc, and there is no need to finalize from the Setup menu.
You can always add videos or photos on a DVD+RW disc (excluding slideshow DVDs) with
the DVDirect, and the disc can always be played with a DVD player or the DVD drive of a
computer.
Erase all data recorded on a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc. The erased disc is
reusable as a blank disc.
Notes
Be aware that this operation erases all data.
You cannot erase individual titles, chapters, or photos.
1 Insert a disc to erase, press m to select [Erase disc], and press
the (Select) button.
Finalized disc Unfinalized disc
Playing on standard DVD
players
Reading on DVD drives of
computers
Adding videos on the same disc
later
Adding photos on the same
disc later
Erase disc