CD Recording
Press the Erase Button @ twice and check to make certain that the word ERASE flashes in the Time/Message Display F. Within three seconds, press the CDR Play/Select Button (j to start the process. The ERASE message will be replaced by OPC and then TOC as the disc is readied for the erasure. The word ERASE will be displayed again during the process.
When the ERASE message goes out and is replaced with a normal display, the disc has been unfinalized and is ready to have single tracks erased or new tracks added.
Erasing an Entire CD-RW Disc
Erasing the entire contents of a disc is simple, and it does not matter if the disc has been finalized or not. To erase the disc, press the Erase Button @TWICE if the disc has NOT been finalized and once if it has been finalized, so that the word DISC appears in the Time/Message Display F and the word ERASE flashes. To start the erasure, press the Select Button (and note that the word ERASE will stop flashing. The erasure process takes about a minute, and it is complete when the Information Display resets to 00 00:00 and ERASE goes out. The disc is now totally erased and may be reused.
Erasing a Single Track
The individual tracks on a
may be erased the disc must be unfinalized. If the disc is finalized, follow the instructions above for unfinalizing before proceeding with these steps.
To erase only the last track, press the Erase Button @. Note that the Time/Message Display Fwill display 01 TRK and ERASE will flash. Press the Play/Select Button j( within three seconds and note that the Erase Indicator will stop flashing. When ERASE goes out, the Time/Message Display F will show the total number of tracks that now remain on the disc.
You may erase more than one track, counting backwards from the last track. First, press the Erase Button @. Note that the Time/Message Display Fwill display 01 TRK and ERASE will flash. Press the Next Button wó or Previous Button iô until the number of tracks to be erased appears in the Time/Message Display F. For example, when 06 TRK appears in the display a total of six tracks will be erased, counting back from the last track on the disc. Next, press the Play/Select Button (j within three seconds of making the track selection and note that ERASE will stop flashing. When ERASE goes out, the Time/Message Display F will show
the total number of tracks that now remain on the disc.
Important Note: Tracks at the beginning or in the middle of the disc may not be erased until all of the tracks after them have been erased.
Important Note on Erasure and Finalization Times: Regardless of the speed at which a disc was recorded, the CDR 30 will erase and finalize discs at the x4 speed to mini- mize the length of the process. However, in some cases, it may be necessary for the unit to repeat the erasure or finalization due to the nature of an individual disc. For that reason, it is normal for the time required to complete these steps to vary from one disc to another.
