LG Electronics RCT699H owner manual Disc Settings, Disc Format, Finalize, Dvd-Rw/Dvd+Rw/Dvd+Rdl

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System Setting

Disc Settings

Disc 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/dto select a desired mode (VR Mode or Video Mode) then press ENTER (b). Confirm message will appear.

For DVD+RW discs, go to step 4.

4.Use a/dto select [OK] then press ENTER (b). It takes a few moments to initialize the disc.

>>Caution

If you want to change the disc format, everything recorded on the disc will be erased.

Finalize

Finalizing [fixes] 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.

>>Caution

yy Once you have finalized a DVD-R and DVD+R disc, you cannot edit or record anything else on that disc.

yy You can record and edit a DVD-RW disc by choosing [Unfinalize] option.

yy You can edit or record on the DVD+RW disc even after finalizing.

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 finalizing the disc.

,,Note

yy How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc, how much is recorded on the disc, and the number of titles on the disc.

yy DVD+R DL disc can take up to 30 minutes to finalize.

yy If you load a DVD-RW that has already been finalized, you can ‘Unfinalize’ it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu. After doing this, you can edit and re-record onto the disc.

yy You cannot unfinalize a DVD-R and DVD+R disc.

yy If [Disc Protect] option is set to [ON], the finalize is not available. To finalize, set [Disc Protect] option to [OFF].