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SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS (cont.)

Format a disc

Some DVD-RAM/RW discs are unformatted.

Format the disc when you use an unformatted disc or you want to delete all recordings and data on the disc.

ATTENTION:

When a disc is formatted, all recordings and data are erased. It is impossible to restore them.

Never turn off the unit or disconnect the mains power cord while “NOW FORMATTING...” is displayed on the TV screen.

Turn on the unit.

Turn on the TV and select the AV mode.

Slide the TV/CABLE/SAT/DVD switch to DVD.

Load a DVD-RAM/RW disc to format.

Format a DVD-RAM disc

A Access the Main Menu screen.

Press SET UP.

B Access the “UTILITY” screen.

APress rt w e to select

“DVD SET UP”, then press

ENTER.

B Press w e to select “UTILITY”, then press

ENTER.

C Format the disc.

APress rt to select “FORMAT”, then press ENTER. Press w e to select “YES”, then press ENTER when “DISC WILL BE FORMATTED” appears on the TV screen.

BPress w e to select “OK”, then press ENTER when “DISC FORMATTING WAS SELECTED” appears on the TV screen.

Format a DVD-RW disc

Perform steps A to B of “Format a DVD-RAM disc” on the above before continuing.

A Format the disc.

APress rt to select “FORMAT”, then press ENTER. Press w e to choose “VR MODE” or “VIDEO MODE”,

then press ENTER when “DISC WILL BE FORMATTED” appears on the TV screen.

“VR MODE”: To be chosen when you want to record, erase, or edit data on the disc repeatedly.

“VIDEO MODE”:To be chosen when you want to erase all the data on the disc once played back to record new data, or play the disc on other DVD players.

BPress w e to select “YES”, then press ENTER when

“DISC WILL BE FORMATTED IN VR MODE/VIDEO MODE” appears on the TV screen.

NOTES:

It is impossible to format Version 1.0 DVD-RW discs in Video mode.

It is impossible to format DVD-R discs.

All the programmes on a disc will be deleted once the disc is formatted even if they are protected titles. ( pg. 70, “Protect title”)

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