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Formatting a Disc
Choosing the Recording Format of a
Blank DVD-RW Disc
When inserting a brand-new DVD-RW/+RW disc, the
unit automatically starts to initialise the disc.
DVD+RW disc will always be formatted in +VR mode,
and DVD-RW disc will be formatted either Video or
VR mode according to the recording format mode
setting of the unit. Before inserting a brand-new
DVD-RW disc, you need to set the recording format to
the desired mode. You can also manually format a
DVD-RW disc once it has been used.
1 In stop mode, press [SETUP].
2 Select “DVD Menu” using [U \ D],
then press [ENTER].
3 Select “Format” using [U \ D], then
press [ENTER].
4 Select “Format Mode” using [U \ D],
then press [ENTER].
5 Select “Video mode” or “VR mode”
using [U \ D], then press [ENTER].
6 Press [SETUP] to exit.
7 Insert a blank disc.
Formatting will start.
8 Formatting is complete.
“100%” is indicated.
Note
• The recording format setting is effective only for
DVD-RW discs. You cannot change the recording
format for a DVD-R disc and DVD+RW/+R disc.
• You cannot mix two formats on one DVD-RW disc.
If you insert a disc that has been recorded before,
the recording format cannot be changed even if you
change it in “Setup” menu.
Make Recording Compatible
Use this feature to make the unfinalised +VR mode
discs recorded on other unit recordable on this unit.
When you make an additional recording on this unit
with “Make Recording Compatible” set to “ON”, the
title list is automatically converted to this unit’s style.
1 In stop mode, press [SETUP]. Select
“General Setting” using [U \ D],
then press [ENTER].
2 Select “Recording” using [U \ D],
then press [ENTER].
3 Select “Make Recording
Compatible” using [U \ D], then
press [ENTER].
4 Select “ON” or “OFF” using [U \ D],
then press [ENTER].
5 Press [SETUP] to exit.
DVD-RWDVD-RW
Video
DVD-RWDVD-RW
VR
Format Mode
Video mode
VR mode
Video mode
VR mode
DVD Player Compatibility mode.
Editing possibility mode.
ON: Title list will be replaced when you make
additional recordings to the discs recorded by
other units.
OFF: Prohibiting additional record to the disc that has
a title list created by other units.
DVD+RWDVD+RW D
D
VD+R
VD+R
DVD+R
Make Recording Compatible
ON
OFF
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