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Recording

Finalizing (for Playback on Other DVD Players)

Finalize a disc recorded using this DVD recorder as described below in order to ensure that it can be played on other DVD players.
In the case of DVD-RWs, playback will be possible on DVD players that support video mode.
After finalizing a disc;
●No additional recording will be possible.
●The title menu cannot be changed.
●The titles created before finalizing will be displayed as the top menu.

Finalizing

The process of finalizing can be carried out in two different ways.
●Select DISC MENU and then FINALIZE from the Setup Menu.
●Select FINALIZE on the REC CONTROL panel when this is being used for recording.
Setup Procedure: Insert the disc to be finalized.
1.
If using the Setup Menu:
1.
If using the REC CONTROL panel:
MENU
FINALIZE EXECUTE
CANCEL
CANCEL DISC FINALIZATION
CANCEL
DISC ERASE (QUICK) CANCEL
DISC ERASE (FULL)
CANCEL
LAST TITLE ERASE
OFF
AUTO FINALIZE OFF
AUTO CANCEL DISC FINALIZ.
DISC
MENU
000 min
04/05/04
11:20:00
TITLE 01 0:11:22
DVD-RW
CHAPTER
01 0:11:22
REC
FINALIZE
DISC
TITLE
qPress the SET UP button to
display the Setup Menu, and
then select DISC.
wSet FINALIZE from the DISC
MENU screen to EXECUTE
and then press the SET button.
Select FINALIZE and then press
the keyboard’s Enter key.
FINALIZE button
The screen that will now be displayed depends on the setting of EDIT MENU from the DVD MENU screen.
When DISABLE is set, finalization starts. If this is set to ENABLE, a screen for editing title menus will
appear. Use this screen to confirm that the title menu is as
required, to modify the display style, and to input title
names. (☞ Page 49)
●A bar showing the state of progress will be displayed during finalizing.
●The progress bar will disappear when finalization has been completed and
the normal screen display will then be restored.
(The REC CONTROL panel will not be displayed.)
Select NO from the confirmation screen to cancel finalizing and return to the
previous screen.
FINALIZE
Progress screen
Notes
●A maximum of 20 minutes will be required to complete finalizing.
●When finalizing is carried out, all of the disc’s recorded video and audio are
stored in accordance with the DVD Video Standard; accordingly, this content
can also be replayed as DVD video.
●Although a disc finalized using this DVD recorder may in principle be played
on other DVD players, there is no guarantee that all of its content will be
playable.
●When the AUTO FINALIZE item on the DISC menu screen is set to ON,
finalization will be automatically performed when ejecting the disc. (When
the EDIT MENU item on the DVD MENU screen is set to DISABLE.)
●In the case of a DVD-RW, it is possible to cancel the finalization and make
an additional recording. (☞ page 28.)

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Changing Chapter Menus (THUMBNAIL EDIT Screen)

This DVD recorder can automatically create title and chapter menus as recording operations are started and stopped.
Title and chapter menus are created using the following.
●Chapter thumbnails : The frames at which chapter marks have been inserted are used as thumbnails.
●Title thumbnails : The frames at the start of individual recordings are used as thumbnails. As a result, a title’s thumbnail is
the same as that of its first chapter.
●Display style : Menus are created using the style set using the DVD MENU screen. (Styles determine factors such as
thumbnail positioning and background)
After chapter menus have been created in this way, it will be possible to modify thumbnails and styles, or to insert new names and
comments.
In specific terms, the editing of chapter menus is carried out using the THUMBNAIL EDIT screen that appears when recording of a
title is ended.

Opening the THUMBNAIL EDIT Screen

MENU
STYLE TYPE1
THUMNAIL FORM NORMAL
CAPTER PATERN 1
TITLE PATERN 1
DISC IN ACTION TITLE
TITLE END NEXT TITLE
DVD MENU TYPE TOP
EDIT MENU ENABLE
DVD MENU
DVD MENU Screen Set EDIT MENU from the DVD MENU screen to ENABLE.
●The THUMBNAIL EDIT screen will appear automatically whenever moving to
Stop mode from Recording mode or Recording Pause mode.
Note
If EDIT MENU from the DVD MENU screen is set to DISABLE, the THUMBNAIL
EDIT screen will not be displayed. In such a case, title and chapter menus are
created using preset settings.
THUMBNAIL EDIT screen
When initially displayed, the THUMBNAIL EDIT screen contains thumbnails for up to six recorded chapters in the order that they
were recorded. The seventh and subsequent thumbnails are displayed on the following pages.
●This initial screen can be used to change a chapter’s thumbnail or to input names and comments.
●Operations on this screen can be carried out using the front panel buttons or a keyboard.
Front panel: Select using the t,8,6, and 7 buttons, and confirm the selection using the SET button.
Keyboard :Select using the arrow keys and confirm the selection using the Enter key. The input of names and comments is
also carried out using the keyboard.
1
AAA
2
BBB
3
CCC
4
DDD
5
EEE
6
FFF
TITLE CLOSE
CHAPTER MENU TEXT LOAD TEMP LOAD
THUMBNAIL EDIT
1 - 6
Displays the next page
Thumbnail
Displays the previous page
Highlighted item:
The currently selected item is
displayed in highlight.
This button is used to close a disc’s
titles when editing has been
completed. As such, it should not be
used until all other operations have
been completed.
When title close processing has ended,
the display will return to the E-E screen,
and subsequent editing of chapter
menus will not be possible.
Displays the CHAPTER MENU EDIT screen.
Specifically, this screen is used to check and
change display styles.
Reads title text that has been created using
an external application.
This is used for
importing a template
using the “EasyMenu”
menu template editing
software.
Title & Chapter Menu Settings
Chapter number:
This number is used during
description of operation.
It will not appear on the
actual screen.