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Parts of the window
Click to start formatting.
Click to close DVDForm.
Enter a volume name.
You must input a volume name when
you select UDF format. When you do
not input one, a volume name is set as
“PANA-UDF” automatically.
Select this when you want to perform
physical formatting.
(There is no need to do this every time.)
This mode forces a check of all sectors
for defects and allocates detected de-
fective sectors to the spare area.
(Normally it takes about one hour for
4.7 GB/9.4 GB DVD-RAM discs or
2.6 GB/5.2 GB DVD-RAM discs, and
takes about 20 minutes for an 8 cm
DVD-RAM disc.)
Select the format type.
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4.7 GB / 9.4 GB DVD-RAM discs
Select the format type.
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Universal Disk Format
(UDF 1.5)
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This is the standard format type for DVD-RAM. Data can be trans-
ferred between different operating systems, for example Windows
and Mac OS
1
.
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DVD-RAM formatted with UDF1.5 cannot be used with DVD Video
recorders that use the DVD Forum’s video recording standard or with
the recording software designed for personal computers that is based
on the above standard.
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This format is designed to be used with DVD Video recorders that
use the DVD Forum’s video recording standard and with the record-
ing software designed for personal computers that is based on the
above standard. Perform this format for a disc used for a DVD video
recorder.
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This is not displayed in Windows 2000.
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The computer you are using must be able to handle UDF2.0 to use
DVD-RAM formatted with UDF2.0.
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This is the Windows OS embedded format type.
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This format can be used with Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows
Me / Windows NT / Windows 2000.
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This is the additional format type on Windows 95 (OSR2
2
) /
Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows 2000.
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FAT-32 formatted discs cannot be used with Windows NT.
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This is the Windows 2000 embedded format type.
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This is not displayed in Windows 98 / Windows Me.
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Do not use FDISK FAT-16 4.0 GB formatted DVD-RAM discs in
Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me.
Universal Disk Format
(UDF 2.0)
FDISK FAT-16 2.0 GB
FDISK FAT-16 4.0 GB
(Windows NT /
Windows 2000 Only)
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FAT-32
