Panasonic DMR-E65 manual Erasing all the contents of a disc or card-Format

While stopped

Erasing all the contents of a disc or card—Format

[RAM] [SD] [PC]

Preparation

≥Press [DVD] or [SD/PC] to select the drive. ≥Release protection (➡page 36).

1

Press [FUNCTIONS].

2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “DISC

MANAGEMENT” or “CARD MANAGEMENT” and press [ENTER].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “Format Disc” or “Format” and press [ENTER].

4 Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [ENTER].

5 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and press [ENTER].

A message appears when formatting is finished.

6 Press [ENTER].

[Note]

≥Formatting erases all contents (including computer data), and it cannot be restored. Check carefully before

proceeding. The contents are erased when you format it even if you have set protection.

≥Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while formatting. This can render the disc unusable.

Formatting normally takes a few minutes, however it may take up to a maximum of 70 minutes ([RAM]).

≥To stop formatting

Press [RETURN].

(You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The disc or card must be reformatted if you do this.)

≥Formatting cannot be performed on DVD-R or CD-R/RW.

≥When a disc or card has been formatted using this unit, it may not be possible to use it on any other equipment.

≥You cannot format a Microdrive or mobile hard disk on this unit.

Enabling DVD-R to be played on other equipment—Finalize

[DVD-R]

Preparation

Press [DVD] to select the DVD drive.

1 While stopped

Press [FUNCTIONS].

2 Press [3, 4, 2, 1] to select “DISC

MANAGEMENT” and press [ENTER].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “Auto-Play

Select” and press [ENTER].

Press [3, 4] to select “Top Menu” or “Title 1” and press [ENTER].

You can select whether to show the top menu after finalizing. Top Menu: The top menu appears first.

Title 1: The disc content is played without displaying the top menu.

4 Press [3, 4] to select “Finalize” and press [ENTER].

1Press [2, 1] to select “Yes” and press [ENTER].

2 Press [2, 1] to select “Start” and press [ENTER]. A message appears when finalizing is finished.

3 Press [ENTER].

[Note]

After finalizing

≥The disc becomes play-only and you can no longer record or edit.

≥Titles are divided into about 5-minute§chapters.

§This time varies greatly depending on the condition and mode

of recording.

≥There is a pause of several seconds between titles during play.

Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while finalizing. This

will render the disc unusable. Finalizing takes up to 15 minutes.

≥You cannot finalize DVD-R recorded on other manufacturer’s equipment.

	Before	After
	finalizing	finalizing
Disc display on this unit	DVD-R	DVD-V
Recording/Editing/Entering name	Y	t
Play on other players	t	Y

Convenient functions

DVD-R finalized on this unit may not be playable on other players due to the condition of the recording.

To exit the screen	To return to the previous screen
Press [RETURN] several times.	Press [RETURN].

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