Panasonic DMR-EX79 quick start Selecting the background style-Top Menu, RQT9306 4 Press OK

Press [3, 4] to select “Finalise” and press [OK].

Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK].

Press [3, 4] to select “Create Top

Menu” and press [OK].

Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [OK].

HDD and disc management

Selecting the background style—Top Menu

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

You can select the background that will be displayed as the DVD- Video top menu after finalising or creating Top Menu ([+RW]).

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (> 56, Common procedures)

1 Press [3, 4] to select “Top Menu” and press [OK].

2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select the background and press [OK].

Top Menu List
1	2	3
Display after finalising
Thumbnail	01
(Still picture)	Title Name

≥You can change thumbnails displayed in the top menu. (> 39, Change Thumbnail)

≥[-R] This function cannot be used for discs with still images recorded on them.

Selecting whether to show the Top

Menu first—Auto-Play Select

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

You can select whether to show the top menu after finalising.

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (> 56, Common procedures)

1 Press [3, 4] to select “Auto-Play

Select” and press [OK].

2 Press [3, 4] to select “Top Menu” or “Title 1” and press [OK].

Top Menu: The top menu appears first.

Title 1: The disc content is played without displaying the top menu.

≥[-R] This function cannot be used for discs with still images recorded on them.

Enabling discs to be played on other equipment—Finalise

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL]

Make selections from “Top Menu” and “Auto-Play Select” (> above) before finalising the disc.

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (> 56, Common procedures)

1

2

3 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and press [OK].

A message appears when finalising is finished.

Note

≥You cannot cancel finalising.

≥Finalising takes up to 15 minutes.

([-R]DL] [+R]DL] Finalising takes up to 60 minutes.)

≥Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalising. This will render the disc unusable.

RQT9306 4 Press [OK].

Note

When finalising a high-speed recording compatible disc, it may take longer than displayed on the confirmation screen (approximately four times).

After finalising

≥[-R] [-R]DL] [+R] [+R]DL] The disc becomes play-only and you can no longer record or edit.

≥[-RW‹V›]You can record and edit the disc after formatting (> 57) although it becomes play-only after finalising.

≥When copying in high speed, chapters will be replicated.

≥[-R] [-RW‹V›] [+R] Chapters are created automatically ([-R] [-RW‹V›] about 5-minute§[+R] about 8-minute§), if

–the titles were directly recorded to the disc.

–the titles were copied using any mode other than the high speed mode.

§This time varies greatly depending on the condition and mode

of recording.

≥There is a pause of several seconds between titles and chapters during play.

	Before	After
	finalising	finalising
Recording/Editing/Entering name	≤	–
Play on other players	–	≤

≥You cannot finalise discs recorded on other manufacturer’s equipment.

≥If you finalise discs recorded on Panasonic equipment other than this unit, the background selected as “Top Menu” may not be

displayed.

≥Discs finalised on this unit may not be playable on other players due to the condition of the recording.

Creating Top Menu—Create Top Menu

[+RW]

+RW discs contain no Top Menu data. Top Menu is a convenient function. We recommend you create the menu before playing a +RW disc on other equipment.

You cannot use the Top Menu for playing on this unit.

Make selections from “Top Menu” and “Auto-Play Select” (> left) before creating top menu.

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (> 56, Common procedures)

1

2

3 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and press [OK].

Creating Top Menu starts. You cannot cancel creating. Creating Top Menu can take a few minutes.

4 Press [OK].

Note

≥You can record or edit discs after creating the Top Menu. But the created menu is deleted when you record or edit disc. In such cases, create the Top Menu again by using “Create Top Menu”.

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN ].

To exit the screen

Press [EXIT].

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