SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS EN 75

Format A Disc (DVD Deck Only)

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 video channel (or AV mode).

●Slide the TV/CABLE/DBS/DVD switch to DVD.

●Load a DVD-RAM/RW disc to format.

Format A DVD-RAM Disc

1 Press VCR/DVD repeatedly so that the DVD lamp lights up on the unit.

2 Press SET UP to access the Main Menu screen.

3 Press rt w e to select “DVD SET UP”, then press ENTER.

4 Press w e to select “UTILITY”,

then press ENTER.

5 Press rtto select “FORMAT”, then press ENTER. Press w e to

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

6 Press w e to select “OK”, then

press ENTER when “DISC FORMATTING WAS SELECTED” appears on the TV screen.

7 Upon completing formatting, “COMPLETED” appears on the TV screen. Press ENTER to end, then press SET UP to return to the normal screen.

VCR/DVD

 

 

Format A DVD-RW Disc

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1 Perform steps 2 to 4 of “Format A DVD-RAM Disc” on the above

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before continuing.

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2 Press rt to select “FORMAT”, then press ENTER. Press w e

 

 

 

 

 

 

to choose “VR MODE” or “VIDEO MODE”, then press ENTER

ENTER

 

rtw e

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

 

 

“VR MODE”:

To be chosen when you want to record, erase, or

SET UP

 

 

 

 

 

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 back the disc on other DVD players.

3 Press w e to select “YES”, then press ENTER when “DISC WILL BE FORMATTED IN VR MODE/VIDEO MODE” appears on the TV screen.

4 Upon completing formatting, “COMPLETED” appears on the TV screen. Press ENTER to end, then press SET UP to return to the normal 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 programs on a disc will be deleted once the disc is formatted even if they are protected titles. ( pg. 53)