Fostex CR500 owner manual Before starting recording, <Closing and finalizing>, Finalizing

CD-R/RW MASTER RECORDER CR500 (Recording)

Before starting recording

<Closing and finalizing>

The CR500 can close or finalize a recorded disc. The following explains what are closing and finalizing.

Closing

Closing is done to a BWF formatted disc. A closed disc can be read by a Windows computer. You can close a disc when ejecting a recorded disc (see page 46).

If you use a recorded disc only with the CR500 and do not use it with your com- puter, you do not need to close it (see <Notes> below).

If you want to close an unclosed disc which is not currently loaded to the CR500, load it to the CR500 and then attempt to eject it (i.e. press the [OPEN/CLOSE] key). The display shows the screen for closing the disc (see page 46).

<Note>: Each time you close a BWF formatted disc, the number of remaining recordable files decreases by one and the remaining disc space decreases. Therefore, we recommend closing a disc only when it is necessary.

<Note>: You can also finalize a BWF formatted disc using the "Finalize" item of the "DISK UTILITY" menu in the MENU mode (see page 92).

With a finalized formatted disc, you cannot make additional recordings, file name editing, file deletion and file restoring.

Finalizing

Finalizing is done to a CD-DA formatted disc. A finalized disc can be read by a Windows or Mac OS computer, as well as can be played back by a normal CD player (only a CD-R disc can be played back by a normal CD player).

You can finalize a disc when ejecting a recorded disc (see page 49) or using the "Finalize" item of the "DISK UTILITY" menu in the MENU mode (see page 92).

<Note>: Note that you cannot make additional recordings to a finalized disc.

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