Marantz CDR300 manual How to Finalize, How to Unfinalize a CD-RWdisc

How to Finalize

Finalizing is writing the TOC (table of contents) on a disc so a CD player can recognize the number of tracks, the total time for each track, and their location on the disc. A recorded disc must be finalized to playback on a standard CD player. Once finalized a CD-R disc can be played on CD players that support CD-R playback. CD-RW discs can only be played on CD players that support CD-RW playback. Consult your CD player owner's manual to confirm supported formats.

Finalizing is necessary to:

•be able to play a recorded CD-R or CD-RW disc on a CD player

•prevent further recording on a disc

•avoid erasing tracks on a CD-RW disc

•record text information onto a disc you record

Notes:

•	A finalized CD-R disc can never be recorded onto
	again.
•	A finalized CD-RW disc can be unfinalized for more
	recording.

Then PUSH REC KEY	TOTAL TRACK R
	L
	dB-50	-30	-22	-16	-12	-8	-4	0
is displayed.	CD-RW
3 Push the REC	dB-50	-30	-22	-16	-12	-8	-4	0
	L
button. The timer (a)	TOTAL TRACK R
	CD-RW
counts down as the
track is erased.			a
When done the	dB-50	-30	-22	-16	-12	-8	-4	0
	L
display shows the	TOTAL TRACK R
	CD
number of tracks and
their total playing time	b
(example shown).

CD-RW or CD-R changes to CD (b).

How to Unfinalize a CD-RW disc

1 Push Stop. The	L
	dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0
	TOTAL TRACK R
display shows the	CD
number of tracks and

their total playing time (example shown).

•	The CDR300 can play back unfinalized CD-R or
	CD-RW discs.
•	SYNC REC+FINAL mode automatically finalizes.

2Push ERASE three times. After the first push ERASE TRACK is displayed.

CD

L

dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0

TOTAL TRACK R

BASS	MID	TREBLE
		CD RECORDER CDR300
PROFESSIONAL

SELECT

ERASE FINALIZE

REC

PUSH ENTER

3 2 1

After the second push ERASE DISC is displayed.

After the third push UNFINALIZE is displayed for about three seconds.

CD

CD

L

dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0

TOTAL TRACK R

L

dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0

TOTAL TRACK R

How to Finalize a CD-R or CD-RW disc:

Then PUSH ENTER is displayed.

CD

L

dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0

TOTAL TRACK R

1Push Stop.

The display shows the number of tracks and their total playing time (example shown).

CD-RW

L

dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0

TOTAL TRACK R

3Push the SELECT PUSH/ENTER control. The timer (a) counts down as the finalizing is erased.

CD

L

dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0

TOTAL TRACK R

a

2 Push FINALIZE.	TOTAL TRACK R
	L
	dB-50 -30 -22	-16	-12	-8	-4	0
FINALIZE is displayed	CD-RW
for about 3 seconds.
	L
Note:	dB-50 -30 -22	-16	-12	-8	-4	0
	TOTAL TRACK R
	CD-RW

If the disc is blank or has already been

finalized, NOT POSSIBLE flashes twice, then the display returns to the time display.

When done the	TOTAL TRACK R
	L
	dB-50 -30 -22 -16 -12 -8 -4 0
display shows the	CD-RW
number of tracks and
their total playing time (example shown).

The disc has been unfinalized but not erased.

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