System Setting32
System Setting
3
Disc SettingsDisc Format
If you load a completely blank disc, the recorder will
initialize the disc.
[DVD-R]
The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode.
The recording mode will always be Video
mode.
[DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD+R(DL)]
The Initialize menu will appears. Select
[OK] then press ENTER (b). DVD-RW disc is
initialized to Video mode.
Also, you can reformat the DVD-RW/DVD+RW from
the Setup menu as below.
1. Select [Disc Format] option then press d.
2. Press ENTER (b) while [Start] is selected.
Format Disc menu appears.
3. Use a/d to select a desired mode (VR Mode
or Video Mode) then press ENTER (b).
Conrm message will appear.
For DVD+RW discs, go to step 4.
4. Use a/d to select [OK] then press ENTER (b).
It takes a few moments to initialize the disc.
If you want to change the disc format,
everything recorded on the disc will be erased.
>Caution
Finalize
Finalizing [xes] the recordings in place so that
the disc can be played on a regular DVD player
or computer equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM
drive.
Finalizing a disc creates a menu screen for
navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing
MENU/LIST or TITLE.
yOnce you have nalized a DVD-R and
DVD+R disc, you cannot edit or record
anything else on that disc.
yYou can record and edit a DVD-RW disc by
choosing [Unnalize] option.
y You can edit or record on the DVD+RW disc
even after nalizing.
>Caution
1. Select [Finalize] option then press d.
2. Press ENTER (b) while [Finalize] is selected.
Finalize menu appears.
3. Select [OK] then press ENTER (b).
The recorder starts nalizing the disc.
yHow long nalization takes depends on the
type of disc, how much is recorded on the
disc, and the number of titles on the disc.
yDVD+R DL disc can take up to 30 minutes
to nalize.
yIf you load a DVD-RW that has already been
nalized, you can ‘Unnalize’ it by choosing
Unnalize from the Finalize menu. After
doing this, you can edit and re-record onto
the disc.
yYou cannot unnalize a DVD-R and DVD+R
disc.
yIf [Disc Protect] option is set to [ON], the
nalize is not available. To nalize, set [Disc
Protect] option to [OFF].
, Note