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Finalizing the Disc

The length of the finalization process depends on the scenes recorded and the remaining free space on the disc.

POINTS TO CHECK

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Power the camcorder using the compact power adapter.

FUNC.

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FUNC.

MENU*

DISC OPERATIONS

FINALIZE

FUNC. ** YES

*Only when using a DVD-RW recorded in VR mode. With discs recorded in VIDEO mode, pressing FUNC. will open the menu directly on the setup menus screen.

**During the disc finalization a progress bar is displayed. Close the menu only after the screen display returns to the [DISC OPERATIONS] menu.

Playing Back your Disc on a DVD Player or a Computer’s DVD Drive

After finalizing the disc, you can play it on DVD players compatible with the type of disc you used (DVD-R, DVD-R DL or DVD-RW). You cannot play back discs that have not yet been finalized on an external DVD device.

For details about disc compatibility refer to the instruction manual of the DVD player or DVD drive.

ON A DVD PLAYER

1Turn on the TV and DVD player.

2Insert a finalized disc in the DVD player.

3Select the scene you want to play from the index screen.

ON A cOMPUTER’S DVD DRIVE

1Insert a finalized disc in the DVD drive.

2Run the DVD playback software.

•Refer also to the instruction manual and help modules of your DVD playback software.

•To view still images recorded on the disc, close first any DVD playback software that may be running.

NOTES

DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode can only be played on VR mode-compatible DVD players.

Depending on your DVD device you may not be able to play the disc.

The resolution of Photomovie scenes will be lower than that of the original still images.

In order to play the disc on a computer you need to have DVD playback software installed and running. Also, in order to play back a DVD-R DL you must have a DVD drive capable of reading dual-layered DVD discs.