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This section explains each item of disc setup. See “Basic
Settings of the Disc Setup Screen” on page 89 to set each
item.
VR MODE INITIALIZE
When you record on a DVD-RW disc in VR mode, you need
to initialize the disc in VR mode.
(This is used when you want to erase the entire contents of
a recorded disc. Check the recorded contents before
erasing so that disc contents are not erased by mistake.)
RETURN
ENTER
ENTER
DISC SETUP
VR MODE INITIALIZE
APRX.
1MIN
YES
NO
FINALIZE
PROTECT OFF ON
SELECT
* This function does not work when the disc is protected.
* You cannot initialize DVD-R discs for VR mode.
VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE
When a DVD-RW disc is used to record in the Video mode,
the disc must be initialized in the Video mode before you
start recording. Initializing is also used to erase the entire
contents of a recorded disc (contents cannot be erased
from DVD-R discs).
DISC SETUP
VR MODE INITIALIZE
VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE
APRX.
1MIN
YES
NO
PROTECT OFF ON
SELECT
RETURN
ENTER
ENTER
*
DVD-R discs cannot be initialized.
FINALIZE
• When a disc recorded in the Video mode is played back
with another DVD player or when a disc recorded in the
VR mode is not played back with another DVD-RW-
compatible player, finalize the disc so that it can be
played back.
• Several minutes to about 1 hour may be required for
finalizing processing. (Processing takes longer time when
there is a large amount of available disc space on DVD-
RW discs (VR mode).)
DISC SETUP
VR MODE INITIALIZE
VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE
FINALIZE
APRX.
38MIN
YES
NO
SELECT
RETURN
ENTER
ENTER
• Once a disc has been finalized with this recorder, it does
not have to be finalized again.
• Discs in the VR mode that have been finalized with this
recorder can be recorded and edited even after they
have been finalized.
• A disc menu is generated for discs in the Video mode
that have been finalized with this recorder. Discs that
have been finalized cannot be used for recording or
editing.
• Finalizing cannot be selected when a finalized disc has
been loaded in the recorder. When a DVD-RW disc (VR
mode) that has been finalized with a different recorder is
loaded in this recorder, “UNDO FINALIZE” may be
displayed. The disc can be used for recording and
editing with this recorder if Undo Finalize is performed at
this time.
• Finalizing of VR mode discs can be interrupted even
when finalizing is in progress. However, starting about 4
minutes before completion of finalizing, the interrupt
display is no longer displayed, indicating that finalizing
can no longer be interrupted. In addition, finalizing can
also not be interrupted if the interrupt display is not
displayed from the start of finalizing.
PROTECT
This lets you protect a recorded disc. Disc protect prevents
the contents of that disc from being altered by recording or
editing. In addition, this procedure is used to cancel disc
protect. Once disc protect is canceled, it can again be used
for recording and editing.
DISC SETUP
VR MODE INITIALIZE
VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE
FINALIZE
PROTECT OFF
ON
SELECT
RETURN
Æ
OFF:
Disc protect is canceled and the disc can be used
for editing and recording.
Æ
ON:
Disc protect is activated and the disc cannot be
edited or recorded.
* Discs for which disc protect has been set cannot be
initialized.
* Disc protect is only available for DVD-RW discs (VR
mode).
* Protect processing may take up to about 2 minutes
depending on the recording status of the disc such as if
the disc contains a large number of titles.
Disc Setup Screen
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