5 • After recording—Erasing
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3
Turn the
MULTI JOG
control or use the
SKIP
keys to change the number of the first track to
be erased. The highest value that this number
can take is the last track recorded (e.g. if 17
tracks have been recorded on the disc,
17-
17
means that the last track only, 17, will be
erased). The lowest value that this number can
take is
2
(if this number was
1
, the whole disc
would be erased, as described below).
4
If you do not want to proceed with the erase
operation, press any other key (such as the
STOP
key).
NOTE
If only one track has been recorded on the disc, only
the “erase disc” option (5.2.2, “Erasing a whole disc”)
is available.
5
When the range of tracks to be erased has been
selected, press the
MULTI JOG
control or press
the
ENTER
key
8
.
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to
erase a track or tracks, make sure that they are
recordings that you really want to erase!
6
If the erase operation has been selected, the
word
ERASE
flashes on the display, and the
timer starts counting down from
0:20
(20
seconds).
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At the end of the countdown period, the word
Complete
appears briefly on the display,
and the display returns to the track/time
display.
5.2.2
Erasing a whole disc
When you want to erase a whole disc (all the tracks
on a disc), follow the procedure below:
1
With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop
mode, press the
ERASE
key (
G
or
D
).
2
Turn the
MULTI JOG
control
B
or use the
SKIP
keys
I
until the display shows
ERASE
DISC?
.
3
If you do not want to proceed with the erase
operation, press any other key (such as the
STOP
key).
4
To erase the contents of the disc, press the
MULTI JOG
control or press the
ENTER
key
8
.
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to
erase a disc, make sure that it contains only record-
ings that you really want to erase!
5
If the erase operation has been selected, the
word
ERASE
flashes on the display, and the
timer starts counting down a time value shown
on the display.
6
At the end of the countdown period, the word
Complete
appears briefly on the display,
and the display returns to the track/time
display.
5.2.3
Refreshing a disc
If a CD-RW disc has been corrupted at any point
(e.g. power has been cut off in the middle of a final-
ize operation, etc.), or has been used in a computer or
another piece of equipment that makes it unreadable,
it is possible to “refresh” the disc to make it usable
again. This is equivalent to formatting a disk on a
computer to prepare it for use. This operation
destroys all data on the disc.
1
With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop
mode, press the
ERASE
key (
G
or
D
).
2
Turn the
MULTI JOG
control
B
or use the
SKIP
keys
I
until the display shows
DISC
REFRESH
.
3
If you do not want to proceed with the refresh
operation, press any other key (such as the
STOP
key).
4
To refresh the disc, press the
MULTI JOG
con-
trol or press the
ENTER
key
8
.
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to
refresh a disc, make sure that it contains only record-
ings that you really want to erase!
5
If the erase operation has been selected, the
word
ERASE
flashes on the display, and the
timer starts counting down. The refresh opera-
tion typically takes around 20 minutes or so.
6
At the end of the countdown period, the word
Complete
appears briefly on the display,
and the display returns to the track/time
display (of course, there are no tracks, and the
disc is as the start, with the total time of the
disc available for recording).
