50 Editing: Disc Information Screen
You can change Disc settings for a DVD+RW/DVD+R from the Disc
Information Screen.
1
When in the Index Picture Screen, press STOP
C
to select
the first Title on the DVD+RW/DVD+R.
2
Press CH+
8
to enter the Disc Information Screen.
3
In the Disc Information Screen, press
:
to enter the
Settings menu.
4
Press CH+
8
or CH-
9
to select Disc name, Protection,
Erase disc (DVD+RW only), Make edits compatible
(DVD+RW only), or Finalize disc (DVD+R only). Proceed as
follows, depending on which feature you want to adjust.
●
Disc name (DVD+RW and DVD+R)
Press
:
. Press
;
or
:
to choose the character position,
then press CH+
8
or CH-
9
to enter a character.
Press
SELECT to alternate between capital and lower case characters.
Press CLEAR to erase a character (the space will remain). Repeat
this process until you enter the complete name.
To save the
name, press OK.
“Storing name” will appear briefly.
●
Protection (DVD+RW and DVD+R)
Press
:
. Press CH+
8
or CH-
9
to select Protected or
Unprotected, then press OK.
If you protect the Disc, you cannot
make any further changes to the Disc, including recording. “Disc
locked” will appear on the TV screen briefly if you attempt record-
ing. Choosing Protected also disables most editing features.
To edit or record again, select Unprotected.
Remember, protecting a DVD+R is not the same as finalizing it.
Finalization cannot be undone.
●
Erase disc (DVD+RW only)
Press OK.
“This will erase all titles Press OK to confirm” will
appear.
Press OK again to begin erasing.
(If you decide not to
erase the Disc, press
;
.) “Erasing disc” appears until erasing is com-
plete.When the Disc is erased, the Index Picture Screen will reap-
pear, showing the free space on the Disc.
●
Make edits compatible (DVD+RW only)
Press OK
. “This will take XX” and “Press OK to confirm” will
appear to indicate how long the action will take.
Press OK again.
“Working ..” and a progress percentage bar will
appear until the action is complete.The Index Picture Screen will
reappear when the process is complete.
●
Finalize Disc (DVD+R only, if not finalized already)
Press OK.
“Finalizing disc” will appear until finalization is complete.
This may take a few minutes.Then, the Index Picture Screen will
reappear.
You cannot unfinalize a DVD+R, and you cannot
record or edit the DVD+R after you finalize it.
A DVD+R will play on other DVD Players only after the Disc is
finalized.
5
If necessary, press
;
when you are finished
and want to return
to the Disc Information Screen.
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9
I
I
MONITOR
TV / DVD
T / C
PLAY MODE REC. MODE
SELECT
OK
DISC
SYSTEM
MENU
CH
CH
TIMER
FSS
RETURN
CLEAR
TV VOLUME
PLAY
STOP
AUDIO
PAUSE
REC/OTR
STANDBY
• For information on the Index
Picture Screen, see page 32.
• Make edits compatible appears
when the current DVD+RW is
not compatible with other DVD
Players because you have added
Chapter Markers or made
Chapters invisible. See page 51.
• If a DVD+R was recorded on a
different DVD Recorder, the set-
tings may not be accessible.
• A disc name may contain a
maximum of 64 characters.
Helpful Hints
Settings for XXXXXX
sL 01
Disc name
B
sample
Protection
Unprotected
Erase disc
Make edits compatible
DVD+RW example
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