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DVD RVCR User’s Guide
NOTE:
• Be sure to finish all editing before
finalizing the disc. You cannot edit a
finalized disc.
Formatting/Finalizing Discs
What is Formatting?
•
Formatting completely erases a
DVD+RW so it can be recorded on
again.
•
You cannot erase and reformat a
DVD+R disc.
•
Make sure you have safely backed
up your DVD+RW disc before refor-
matting because all contents will be
erased.
Formatting a DVD+RW
To format (erase) a DVD+RW disc:
1
Press GUIDER to display the Easy
Guider menu.
2
Press
to select “Erase” and then
press ENTER.
3
Press ENTER again to confirm that you
wish to erase and reformat the disc.
4
When the disc formatting process
is complete, press ENTER to exit the
Easy Guider.
What is Finalizing?
•
Finalizing a DVD+R locks its record-
ings in place so the disc can be
played on most standard DVD players.
•
After you have finalized a DVD+R disc,
you cannot edit or record anything
else on that disc.
•
Finalizing is not necessary when us-
ing a DVD+RW disc.
Finalizing a DVD+R
To finalize a DVD+R disc:
1
Press GUIDER to display the Easy
Guider menu.
2
Press
to select “Finalize” then
press ENTER.
3
Press ENTER again to confirm that you
wish to finalize the disc.
• Finalizing can take up to 3-4 min-
utes depending on the type of disc,
how much is recorded on the disc,
and the number of titles on the disc.
4
When the disc finalization is com-
plete, press ENTER to exit the Easy
Guider.
EXIT
Playback
Record
Copy
Erase
Finalize
EXIT
Erase
Finalize
Copy
Playback
Record
