65
RQT9199
Finalising
Selecting Whether to Show the Top Menu
First —Auto-Play Select
[-R]
[-R]DL]
[-RW‹V›]
[+R]
[+R]DL]
[+RW]
You can select the background that will be displayed as the
DVD-Video top menu after
fi
nalising or Create Top Menu
(
[+RW]
).
Perform preparation steps
−
of “Accessing the
Management Menus” ( 64).
Press [
,
] to select “Top Menu”, then press [OK].
Press [
,
,
,
] to select the background, then
press [OK].
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4
7
8
5
2
9
6
3
Top Menu List
01
You can change thumbnails displayed in the top menu.
( 45, Change Thumbnail)
Selecting the background style—Top Menu
[-R]
[-R]DL]
[-RW‹V›]
[+R]
[+R]DL]
[+RW]
Before
fi
nalising a disc, select whether the top menu shows
after
fi
nalising.
Perform preparation steps
−
of “Accessing the
Management Menus” ( 64).
Press [
,
] to select “Auto-Play Select”, then
press [OK].
Press [
,
] to select “Top Menu” or “Title 1”, then
press [OK].
Top Menu:
The Top Menu appears first.
Title 1:
The disc content is played without displaying the Top
Menu.
[-R]
[-R]DL]
[-RW‹V›]
[+R]
[+R]DL]
You can play these discs on compatible DVD players by
fi
nalising it on the unit, effectively making it into DVD-Video that
complies with DVD-Video standards. The menu you create with
the unit can also be used on most DVD players.
Perform preparation steps
−
of “Accessing the
Management Menus” ( 64).
Press [
,
] to select “Finalise”, then press [OK].
Press [
] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].
Press [
] to select “Start”, then press [OK].
– Finalising starts and cannot be cancelled (may take
up to 15 minutes) (
[-R]DL]
[+R]DL]
up to 60 minutes)
– A message appears when finalising is finished.
Press [OK] to complete.
Notes
Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalising. This
can render the disc unusable.
When finalising a high-speed recording compatible disc,
it may take longer than displayed on the confirmation
screen (approximately 4 times longer).
After finalising
–
[-R]
[-R]DL]
[+R]
[+R]DL]
The disc becomes play-only and
you can no longer record or edit it.
–
[-RW‹V›]
You can record and edit the disc after
formatting although it becomes play-only after
fi
nalising.
– When copying in high speed, chapters will be
replicated.
– The disc
fi
nalised on the unit may not be playable
on other players depending on the condition of the
recording.
– There is a pause of several seconds between titles and
chapters during playback.
–
[-R]
[-RW‹V›]
Titles are divided into about 5-minute
(
[+R]
8-minute)
chapters, if
– the titles were directly recorded to the disc.
– the titles were copied using any mode other than the
high speed mode (excluding
[-R]DL]
[+R]DL]
).
This time varies greatly depending on the condition
and mode of recording.
Tips
After you have finished recording or copying and try to
eject the disc, a screen asking if you want to finalise the
disc appears ( 27).
Create Top Menu
[+RW]
+RW discs contain no Top Menu data. Top Menu is a
convenient function. We recommend you create the menu
before playing a +RW disc on other equipment.
Perform preparation steps
−
of “Accessing the
Management Menus” ( 64).
Press [
,
] to select “Create Top Menu”, then
press [OK].
Press [
] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].
Press [
] to select “Start”, then press [OK].
– “Create Top Menu” cannot be cancelled once started.
– “Create Top Menu” takes a few minutes.
Press [OK] to complete.
Notes
Recording or editing on the disc may delete the Top
Menu. In that case, create the Top Menu again.
You cannot use the Top Menu for playing on this unit.
Display after
fi
nalising
Thumbnail
(Still picture)
Title Name
Setting Menus
DMR-EH58EBL.indb 65
DMR-EH58EBL.indb 65
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