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Setting the disc
NEW DISC FORMAT
If you insert an unused disc, the disc is automatically
formatted.
If you use the DVD-RW (Ver.1.1 or later), you can se-
lect the mode to be used for automatic format.
Select “NEW DISC FORMAT” and select the mode from
the list below.
VR
:
Format the disc in the VR mode.
VIDEO
: Format the disc in the Video mode.
When you insert an unused disc, the following mes-
sage screen will appear.
• When you select “START” and press
ENTER
, the
formatting will start. The screen below will appear.
• When you select “CANCEL” and press
ENTER
, the
normal TV screen will appear.
NOTE:
If a recorded disc has scratches or contamination on it,
the “NEW DISC FORMAT” screen may appear.
If this happens, select “CANCEL”.
FINALISE
To play a DVD disc recorded on this unit you must finalise
the disc to ensure compatibility with other DVD players.
In addition if you are using a DVD-RW disc you must record
in Video mode.
When “FINALISE” is selected, the screen below will ap-
pear.
• When you select “START” and press
ENTER
, final-
isation will start. The screen below will appear.
NOTES:
• During the finalisation the cursor will move repeat-
edly. When the finalisation finished, “FINALISING
COMPLETED PRESS ENTER” will appear. Press
ENTER
, the normal TV screen will appear.
• The finalisation process may require a few minutes
to about 1 hour according to disc type or the amount
of free space on the disc.
• You can record or edit a finalised DVD-RW (in VR
mode) by cancelling the finalising, but you cannot do
these operations with a DVD-RW (Video mode), or
with a DVD-R.
• For a DVD-RW (in VR mode) which was finalised by
another unit, you can record or edit on this unit by
cancelling the finalisation.
• You cannot playback a disc recorded on VR mode
on a unit that does not support DVD-RW.
• Even if you finalise a disc in the Video mode, the disc
cannot be played back in some DVD players.
PROTECT DISC
You can protect a disc to prevent the content recorded
on it from being erased, edited or re-recorded.
Only DVD-RW (in VR mode) can be protected.
Select “PROTECT DISC (VR ONLY)” and select “ON”
to protect the disc.
To cancel the disc protection, select “OFF”.
UNDO FINALISE
You can cancel the finalisation of a finalised DVD-RW
(in VR mode).
You cannot cancel the finalisation for discs other than
above. You can record or edit on a disc whose
finalisation has been cancelled.
Select “UNDO FINALISE”, and the screen below will
appear.
• When you select “START” and press
ENTER
, the can-
celling finalisation will start. The screen below will appear.
• When you select “CANCEL” and press
ENTER
, the
DISC SETUP screen will appear.
NOTES:
• During the cancelling finalisation the cursor will move
repeatedly. When the cancelling finalisation finished,
“UNDO FINALISING COMPLETED PRESS ENTER” will
appear. Press
ENTER
, the normal TV screen will appear.
• The cancelling finalisation process may require a few
minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type or
the amount of free space on the disc.
• When the disc’s finalisation cannot be cancelled,
you cannot select “UNDO FINALISE”.
FINALISING
PLEASE WAIT
FINALISE
START
CANCEL
NEW DISC FORMAT
VIDEO MODE
START
CANCEL
INITIALIZING DISC
VIDEO MODE
UNFINALISING
PLEASE WAIT
UNDO FINALISE
START
CANCEL
• When you select “CANCEL” and press
ENTER
, the
DISC SETUP screen will appear.
