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 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.

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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5

6

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)

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JVC SR-MV50U manual Format a Disc DVD Deck Only, Format a DVD-RAM Disc, Format a DVD-RW Disc

SR-MV50U specifications

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