Panasonic PV DR2714 manual Format Disc, Select First play, „ To stop formatting

Format Disc

RAM

(Refer to “Formatting” on page 74.).

Notes:

•Formatting erases all contents on the disc, including computer data. Check carefully before proceeding.

•Some DVD-RAM are unformatted. Format them before using them in this unit. Formatting also allows you to erase the entire contents of a disc.

1 Press Ÿź to select “Disc Format” and press

ENTER.

2 Press ŻŹ to select “Yes” and press ENTER.

e.g., DVD-RAM

DISC SETTING

DVD-RAM	Titles	11		Free	5:38(EP)
	Used	0:22
			Format disc
			Disc Name
		Formatting the disc will erase all contents.
			Disc Protection		On
		This will take approximately 1 minute.
		Are you sure you want to continue?
			Erase all titles
			Format disc
			Yes		No

3 Press ŻŹ to select “Start” and press ENTER.

Select First play

DVD-R

Select whether to show the top menu after finalizing the disc. Do this before finalizing the disc.

1 Press Ÿź to select “Select First play” and press ENTER in Step 3 on page 63.

2 Press Ÿź to select “Top Menu” or “Title 1” and press ENTER.

DISC SETTING	Titles	11	Free	5:38(EP)
DVD-R
	Used	0:22
			Select First play
			Disc Name
			Top Menu	On
			Title 1
			Format disc

Top Menu: The top menu appears first.

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

e.g., DVD-RAM

DISC SETTING	Titles	11	Free	5:38(EP)
DVD-RAM
	Used	0:22
			Format disc
			Disc Name
			All contents of this disc will be
			Disc Protection	On
			completely erased.
			Do you want to continue?
			Erase all titles
			Format disc
			Start	Cancel

• A message appears when formatting is finished.

4 Press ENTER.

„To stop formatting

Press RETURN.

Notes:

•Do not turn the unit off or disconnect the AC power supply cord while the message “Formatting the disc” is on the TV. This can render the disc unusable. (This can take up to max. 70 minutes (DVD-RAM). If it takes more than 2 minutes, you can cancel formatting by pressing RETURN. The disc must be reformatted if you do this.)

•All data on the disc is erased when it is formatted, including recordings made with this unit. Data written to the disc by a computer is also erased.

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

•The disc cannot be formatted if the write protect tab (p. 7) is switched to “PROTECT”. Release the protection to continue.

•The message “Unable to format” appears when trying to format discs this unit cannot use.

•DVD-R and CD-R/RW cannot be formatted.

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