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TASCAM CD-RW900
Unfinalizing CD-RW discs
If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to
erase the Table of Contents in the following way:
1
With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in stop
mode, press the
ERASE/DEL
key on the front panel
or the
ERASE
key on the remote control.
Rortate the
MULTI JOG
dial or press the
SKIP
keys
on the remote control to select
UNFINALIZE?
. Push
the
MULTI JOG
dial or press the
ENTER
key to
confirm.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinalizing
process, press the
ERASE/DEL
key on the front
panel or the
SKIP
keys on the remote control.
2
The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinalizing
process, press the
STOP
key.
3
To start the unfinalizing process, press the
MULTI
JOG
dial or the
ENTER
key again.
When unfinalization has been chosen, the display
shows the
Erase
flashing and the remaining time.
The unit starts counting down from a time shown on
the display.
4
When finalization has been finished successfully,
Complete
appears on the display, yet the
TOC
will
go off.
6-After recording
Finalizing
This section deals with the actions taken after record-
ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase
operations for CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more can
be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs
can be “unfinalized” using the CD-RW900, i.e. their
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further ma-
terial can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is full,
tracks can be erased following the unfinalize process,
and new material can be recorded.
As has been explained earlier (“Finalizing” on page 7), in
order for a disc to become a standard CD, it must have
a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This process is
known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on the
CD-RW900 by the
TOC
indicator under the disc type on
the display being un-lit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1
Load the unfinalized disc, and the unit in stop mode,
press the
FINALIZE
key.
The display shows
FINALIZE?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing
process, press the
FINALIZE/INS
key on the front
panel or the
FINALIZE
key on the remote control.
2
To start the finalizing process, push the
MULTI JOG
dial or press the
ENTER
key on the remote control.
The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing pro-
cess, press the
STOP
key.
3
When finalization has been chosen, the display
shows the
TOC
flashing and the remaining time. The
unit starts counting down from a time shown on the
display.
4
When finalization has been finished successfully,
Complete
appears and the
TOC
will be lit on the
display.
NOTE
During the process of finalizing, any key operation is not
accepted.
