Philips DMR-EH55 Selecting the background style-Top Menu, Creating Top Menu-Create Top Menu

Press [3, 4] to select “Finalize” and press [ENTER].

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

Press [3, 4] to select “Create Top

Menu” and press [ENTER].

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 finalizing.

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 53)

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

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

Top Menu List

1 2 3

Display after finalizing

Thumbnail	01
(Still picture)

Title Name

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

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 finalizing.

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 53)

4 Press [3, 4] to select “Auto-Play

Select” and press [ENTER].

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

Top Menu: The top menu appears first.

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

Enabling discs to be played on other equipment–Finalize

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL]

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

[Note]

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

After finalizing

≥[-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 (➡ 54) although it becomes play-only after finalizing.

≥When copying in high speed, chapters will be replicated. ≥[-R][-RW‹V›]Titles are divided into about 5-minute ([+R] 8-

minute)§ chapters, if

–the titles were directly recorded to the disc.

–the titles were copied using any mode other than the high speed mode (excluding [-R]DL] [+R]DL]).

§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
	finalizing	finalizing
Recording/Editing/Entering name	Y	t
Play on other players	t	Y

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

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

≥Discs finalized 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 column) before creating top menu.

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 53)

HDD, disc and card management

Preparation

Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

After performing steps 1–3 (➡ 53)

4

5

6 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and press [ENTER].

A message appears when finalizing is finished.

4

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

6 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and press [ENTER].

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

7 Press [ENTER].

[Note]	[Note]
≥You cannot cancel finalizing.	≥You can record or edit discs after creating the Top Menu. But the
≥Finalizing takes up to 15 minutes.	created menu is deleted when you record or edit disc. In such
([-R]DL] [+R]DL] Finalizing takes up to 60 minutes.)	cases, create the Top Menu again by using “Create Top Menu”.
≥Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalizing.
This will render the disc unusable.

7 Press [ENTER].

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN].

To exit the screen

Press [RETURN] several times.

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