Sharp DV-HR300H Finalization, With a DVD-RW in VR mode, initialize in VR mode, When recording

Initialization

Before recording to DVD-RW, initialize the disc in VR mode or Video mode.

You can also initialize the HDD. Initialize the HDD only after dubbing important recordings onto DVD-RW/R disc(s).

Function Setting

Finalization

Finalization is done so that a recorded DVD-RW/R disc can be played back with other recorders.

INITIALIZE

INITIALIZE	DVD VR	MODE INIT.
		with a DVD-RW in VR mode, initialize in VR mode	YES
	• When recording
	before you start recording.		NO
	(When you initialize, all of the recorded content of the disc is erased.
	Before initializing, check the content of the disc so that you do not
	erase any content you need.)
	• You cannot initialize if “DVD DISC PROTECTION” is set to
	“PROTECT”. (page 93)

DVD VIDEO MODE INIT.
•	When recording with a DVD-RW disc in Video mode, initialize in Video	YES
	mode before you start recording.	NO
	(When you initialize, all of the recorded content of the disc is erased.
	Before initializing, check the content of the disc so that you do not
	erase any content you need.)
•	You cannot erase with DVD-R disc.

AUTO INITIALIZE
• This sets the Recorder so it automatically initializes any unused DVD-	VR
RW discs which are loaded into the Recorder.	VIDEO
You can initialize in either VR mode or Video mode.

	HDD INITIALIZE
	•	If an HDD error message is displayed, or if you wish to return the HDD	YES
		to the state it was in when the Recorder was purchased, initialize the	NO
		HDD. All recorded video will be erased. (If you use the “ERASE ALL
		TITLES” function to erase the titles, protected titles will remain, but if
		you use the HDD initializing function, all titles will be erased.)
		Dub any important recordings to DVD-RW/R disc(s) before initializing
		the HDD.
FINALIZE
DVD	DVD FINALIZE
FINALIZE	• Set this when you want to playback a VR mode or Video mode disc		YES
		using another recorder capable of playback.	NO
		If you finalize a recording on DVD-R disc, you will not be able to
		record any more on the disc.
	•	Finalization can take anywhere from a few minutes to one hour.
		During finalization, all types of operation are disabled (including
		turning off power and removing the disc).
	•	Do not unplug the power cord during finalization. Doing so may make
		the disc unusable.
	UNDO DVD FINALIZE
	•	This resets a finalized DVD-RW disc so you can record on it again.	YES
			NO

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