Philips CDR-776 Finalizing CDR & Cdrw discs, Unfinalizing Cdrw discs, For Cdrw discs only

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Finalizing

English

Finalizing CDR & CDRW discs

During finalizing, an index is written to the disc.

Finalizing is a simple procedure that is necessary in order to:

-be able to play recordings on a CD PLAYER

-avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc,

-avoid erasure of tracks on a CDRW,

-write CD text on a CDR(W).

Note:When a CDR has been finalized, no more recordings can be added.

Auto finalizing

The CDR(W) is automatically finalized when using the MAKE CD recording function.

Manual finalizing

1 Make sure the disc (in the CD recorder) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles.

2 With the recorder stopped, press FINALIZE.

➜The display will show FINALIZE CD and PRESS RECORD.

3 Press RECORD.

➜XX XX FINAL and the approximate finalization time is shown on the display.

The display counts down through the finalization. Upon completion, the total number of tracks and the total time recorded will appear on the display.

For CDR(W), rchanges to don display.

Finalizing will take at least 2- 4 minutes.

Note: During finalization, the CD recorder will not accept operating commands.

Unfinalizing CDRW discs

For CDRW discs only

If you want to make more recordings (or erase tracks) on a finalized disc, you must unfinalize it first.The index of the disc content will be removed.

To unfinalize

1 With the CD recorder stopped, press REC TYPE or ERASE.

➜UNFINALIZE and PRESS ENTER will appear on the display.

2 Press the EASY JOG/ENTER key.

➜The disc will now be unfinalized and can be used again to record.

Note: After unfinalizing the recorder enters:

-RECORD FAST mode if the REC TYPE key was pressed before unfinalizing

-ERASE TRACK mode if the ERASE key was pressed before unfinalizing

0If no further recording or erasure is required, press STOP 9.

Notes:

Unfinalizing will take approximately 1.5 minutes.

When unfinalizing a CDRW disc with text available, this text will be transferred to the CD recorder memory. However,

if the text memory is full, the message

MEMORY FULL/FINALIZE CD will be displayed.Text must be erased, stored for other discs, or another disc must be finalized in order to create space in the memory.

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