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To delete recorded content
Important note
Any deleted title/chapter (original) cannot be restored.
Before deleting, be sure to check contents on the disc.
1) Perform steps 1 and 2 in “Playing recorded
contents (CONTENT MENU)” (
page 57) to
select a title (chapter).
2) Press the DELETE button.
Alternate method:
Press the QUICK MENU button, then press the
/ buttons to select “Title delete” (“Chapter
delete”) and press the ENTER button.
3) Read the message and press the / buttons
to select “Yes,” then press the ENTER button.
Notes
• Deleting a title (a chapter) decreases the numbers of the
succeeding titles (chapters).
• A chapter of about 5 seconds or shorter may not be
deleted. Deleting a short chapter may not change the
display of the available disc volume.
• Deleting a playlist title/chapter does not affect the original
title/chapter.
• Deleting an original title/chapter affects all the corresponding
playlist title/chapters.
• Deleting all chapters in a title erases the title itself.
• Title and chapter which contains still pictures cannot be
deleted.
• On a DVD-R/RW disc, deleting is not possible if the disc is
finalized (
page 132).
• Chapters in a DVD-R/RW disc cannot be deleted.
• On a DVD-RW disc, only a title last recorded can restore
the disc capacity by being deleted.
• On a DVD-R disc, deleting cannot restore the disc capacity.
ENTER
DELETE
/ / /
To protect recorded content
You can protect recorded content from unexpected
deletion.
Protection is provided for each title (original).
1) Perform steps 1 and 2 in “Playing recorded
contents (CONTENT MENU)” (
page 57) to
select a title.
2) Press the QUICK MENU button, and press the
/ buttons to select “Title information”. Then
press the ENTER button.
3) Press the QUICK MENU button, and press the
/ buttons to select “Lock” and then press
the ENTER button.
The mark
appears.
Notes
• To cancel protection, repeat this procedure.
• Disc initialization erases all titles on a disc even if they are
protected.
• Executing “All HDD titles delete” (
page 163) erases all
titles on the HDD even if they are protected.
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