Panasonic DMR-EZ47VEB quick start DVD Management, Accessing the Management Menus

DVD Management

You can manage discs through formatting, fi nalising and other operations.

Accessing the Management Menus

Preparation:

[RAM] Release protection (disc, cartridge, ¼ below).

Insert a disc.

With the unit stopped

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.  Press [FUNCTION MENU].

 Press [, ] to select “To Others”, then press [OK].

FUNCTION MENU

DVD-RAM	Disc Protection Off
Playback	FUNCTION MENU
Recording	DVD-RAM	Disc Protection Off
Delete	Playback	TV Guide
Copy	Recording	Playlists
		Flexible Rec
To Others	Delete	DV Auto Rec
OK	Copy	Setup
RETURN
	To Others	DVD Management
	OK
	RETURN
 Press [, ] to select “DVD Management”, then

press [OK].

Tips

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN].

To exit the screen

Press [EXIT].

Setting Protection

[RAM]

Use to prevent accidental erasure of disc.

Perform preparation steps − of “Accessing the Management Menus” (¼ above).

Press [, ] to select “Disc Protection”, then press [OK].

Press [] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].

Protection of cartridge disc

[RAM] (With a cartridge)

With the write-protect tab in the protect position, you cannot record to, edit, format, or erase from the disc.

Naming Discs

[RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]

You can give a name for the disc.

Perform preparation steps − of “Accessing the Management Menus” (¼ above).

Press [, ] to select “Disc Name”, then press

[OK].

Entering Text (¼ 44).

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Tips

The disc name is displayed in the DVD Management window.

With finalised discs and +RW created Top Menu, the name is displayed on the Top Menu.

Deleting All Titles

You can delete all titles on the single-sided DVD-RAM at once.

Important: Once deleted, contents cannot be recovered.

[RAM]

Perform preparation steps − of “Accessing the Management Menus” (¼ left).

Press [, ] to select “Delete all titles”, then press [OK].

Press [] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].  Press [] to select “Start”, then press [OK].

–A message appears when deleting is finished.

 Press [OK] to complete.

Notes

Deleting does not work if one or more titles are protected.

Formatting Discs

[RAM[ [-RW‹V›] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] [+R] [+R]DL] (New disc only)

Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM recordable on recording equipment.

You can record or edit after formatting the fi nalised DVD-RW. Important: Once formatted, contents cannot be recovered. Perform preparation steps − of “Accessing the Management Menus” (¼ left).

Press [, ] to select “Format Disc”, then press [OK].

Press [] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].  Press [] to select “Start”, then press [OK].

–Formatting starts ([RAM] may take up to a maximum of 70 minutes).

–A message appears when formatting is finished.

Press [OK] to complete.

Notes

Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while formatting. This can render the disc unusable.

When a disc has been formatted using this unit, it may not be possible to use it on any other equipment.

[-R][-R]DL]Formatting cannot be performed.

[-RW‹V›][-RW‹VR›]You can format only as DVD-Video format on this unit.

[RAM[ Pressing [RETURN] during format will cancel the process.

The disc must be reformatted if you do this.

[RAM[ The disc cannot be formatted if the write protect tab (¼ left) is switched to “PROTECT”. Release the protection to continue.

The message “Unable to format” appears when trying to format discs the unit cannot use.

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