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Setting Men
us
RQT9048
Selecting Whether to Show the Top Menu
First
-R
-R DL
-RW(V)
+R
+R DL
+RW
Before finalizing a disc, select whether the top menu
shows after finalizing.
Perform preparation steps 1
−
4 of “Accessing the
Management Menus” (
➔
39).
e
,
r
to select “Playback will start
with:”, then
e
,
r
to select desired item, then
DVD’s Top Menu:
The Top Menu appears first.
First Recording:
The disc content is played without displaying
the Top Menu.
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Finalizing
-R
-R DL
-RW(V)
+R
+R DL
You can play these discs on compatible DVD players by
finalizing it on the unit.
The menu you create with the unit can also be used on
most DVD players.
Perform preparation steps 1
−
4 of “Accessing the
Management Menus” (
➔
39).
e
,
r
to select “Finalize”, then
w
to select “Yes”, then
w
to select “Start”, then
Finalizing starts and cannot be canceled.
(may take up to 15 minutes)
(
-R DL
+R DL
up to 60 minutes)
A message appears when finalizing is
finished.
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8
to complete.
Notes
Do not disconnect the AC power supply cord while finalizing. This
can render the disc unusable.
When finalizing a high-speed recording compatible disc, it may take
longer than displayed on the confirmation screen (approximately 4
times longer).
After finalizing
-R
-R DL
+R
+R DL
The disc becomes play-only and you
can no longer record or edit it.
-RW(V)
You can record and edit the disc after formatting
although it becomes play-only after finalizing.
The disc finalized on the unit may not be playable on other
players depending on the condition of the recording.
There is a pause of several seconds between recordings
and chapters during playback.
Recordings are divided into about 5-minute chapters*
(
+R
+R DL
8 minutes).
* This time varies greatly depending on the condition and mode of
recording.
Tips
After you have finished recording and try to eject the disc, a screen
asking if you want to finalize the disc appears (
➔
18).
Create DVD Top Menu
+RW
+RW discs contain no Top Menu Data. Top Menu is a
convenient function. We recommend you create the
menu before playing a +RW disc on other equipment.
Perform preparation steps 1
−
4 of “Accessing the
Management Menus” (
➔
39).
e
,
r
to select “Create DVD Top
Menu”, then
w
to select “Start”, then
w
to select “Start”, then
“Create DVD Top Menu” cannot be canceled
once started.
“Create DVD Top Menu” takes a few minutes.
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8
to complete.
Notes
Recording or editing on the disc may delete the Top Menu. In that
case, create the Top Menu again.
You cannot use the Top Menu for playing on this unit.
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