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Recording
Finalizing the discs
Recording
Playing discs EditingBefore you start Connections Getting started
Changing the SETUP menu
Note
• Finalizing discs in Video mode
automatically create title
menus.
• Once you have finalized a disc
recorded in Video mode, you
cannot edit or record any-
thing else on that disc.
Discs recorded in VR mode
can still be recorded and edit-
ed on this unit even after
finalized.
• When you insert a DVD-RW
disc finalized with this unit,
“Undo Finalize” will appear
instead of “Finalize”.
To release the finalizing for
the disc, select “Undo
Finalize” at step 3.
• If appear when pressing
STOP button at step 4, you
cannot cancel finalizing
because the finalizing has
been in certain progress.
•When selecting “No” at step
4 and press ENTER or
RETURN button, finalizing will
be continued.
•You cannot cancel finalizing
the DVD-R disc once it has
started.
*DO NOT power off during
finalizing, this will result in
malfunction.
Disc
Edit
Format
Undo Finalize
You will need to finalize the discs
recorded in Video mode to play in
other DVD players.
Finalizing may take several min-
utes up to an hour. (A disc
recorded in Video mode can take
up to 15 minutes.A disc recorded
in VR mode can take up to 60
minutes.) A shorter recording
period on the disc will require a
longer time period for finalization.
Do not unplug the power cord
during finalization.
Details are on pages 26-27.
1
Press SETUP button to dis-
play SETUP/DISC menu.
SETUP/DISC menu will appear.
Screen:
2
Select “DISC” using { / B
buttons, then press ENTER
button.
DISC menu will appear.
* VR mode only
3
Select “Finalize” using K / L
buttons, then press ENTER
button.
Option window will appear.
* VR mode only
4
Select “Yes” using { / B but-
tons, then press ENTER but-
ton.
Finalizing will start.
To cancel finalizing, press STOP
C
button.
Select “Yes”, then press
ENTER button.
Finalizing is cancelled, then the
unit will be in stop mode.
5
Finalizing is complete.
This operation may take a
while to be completed.
Finalizing
100%
Finalizing
58%
Do you want to cancel?
Yes No
Finalizing
58%
Disc
Edit
Format
Finalize
Yes No
Disc Protect OFF ON
Disc
Edit
Format
Finalize
Disc Protect OFF ON
Setup Menu
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
VR
DVD-RW
DVD-RW
Video
DVD-R
DVD-R
ZOOM SKIP SKIP
TOP MENU
SPACE
VCR
SETUP
CM SKIP
TIMER PROG.
RETURN
123
456
78
0
9
STOP
PLAY
CH
VIDEO/TV
SLOW
PAUSE
GHI JKL MNO
PQRS
REC/OTR
REC MONITOR
MENU/LIST
CLEAR/C-RESET
SEARCH
MODE
ENTER
DISPLAY
TUV WXYZ
DVD
1
4
2
3
4
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