Panasonic DMR-E75V Format Disc, Auto-Play Select, Finalize, Select Start with 2 and press Enter

Advanced Operations DVD

1Format Disc

[RAM]

Some DVD-RAM are unformatted. You must format these discs before using them in this unit. Formatting also allows you to erase the entire contents of a disc.

[4]	Select “Yes” with [2] and press [ENTER].
		Format Disc
[5]	Select “Start” with [2] and press [ENTER].	Formatting the Disc will erase all contents.
	≥Formatting starts.	This will take approximately 1 minute.
	≥A message appears when formatting is finished.	Start formatting the disc ?

[6]Press [ENTER].

All recordings are irretrievably erased when a disc is formatted.	Yes	No
To stop formatting
Press [RETURN].	Format Disc
≥You can cancel formatting if it takes more than 2 minutes. The disc must be reformatted if you do	All contents of this disc will be
this.	completely erased.
≥Do not disconnect the AC mains lead while the message “Formatting the disc” is on the TV.	Start formatting the disc ?
This can render the disc unusable.
≥Formatting normally takes a few minutes, however it may take up to a maximum of 70 minutes.	Start	Cancel
≥All data on the disc is erased when it is formatted, including recordings made with this unit. Data
written to the disc by a computer is also erased.
For your reference
≥DVD-R and CD-R/RW cannot be formatted.

[RAM]

≥The disc cannot be formatted if the write protect tab (l 15) is switched to “PROTECT”. Release the protection to continue. ≥The message “Unable to format” appears when trying to format discs this unit cannot use.

1Auto-Play Select

[DVD-R]

≥Be sure to follow the procedure below before finalizing.

After finalizing, the screen that will be displayed for the beginning on DVD-Video equipment can be selected.

[4]Press [3, 4] to select a desired item and press [ENTER].

≥When “Title 1” is selected, the “Top Menu” screen is not displayed, and it plays from the beginning of the disk.

Auto-Play Select

Top Menu

Title 1

1Finalize

[DVD-R]

You can play DVD-R on compatible DVD players by finalizing them on this unit, effectively making them into DVD-Video that complies with DVD-Video format.

The menu you create with this unit can also be used on the player.

[4]Select “Yes” with [2] and press [ENTER].

[5]Select “Start” with [2] and press [ENTER].

≥Finalizing starts.

A message appears when finalizing is finished.

[6]Press [ENTER].

Note

≥Do not turn the unit off or disconnect the AC mains lead while the message “Finalizing the

Disc” is on the TV. This can render the disc unusable. ≥You can only finalize DVD-R that was recorded on this unit. ≥You cannot record on DVD-R that have been finalized.

≥Finalizing takes up to about 15 minutes. ≥After finalizing

-There is a pause of several seconds between titles.

-Titles are divided into about 5-minute chapters.

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

Finalize

This will take approximately ≤ minutes.

Start finalizing the disc ?

Yes No

Finalize

Finalize will make this disc playback only.

Start Cancel

	Before finalizing	After finalizing
Disc display on this unit	DVD-R	DVD-V
Recording/Editing/Entering name	Y	—	(Y: Possible, –: Impossible)
Play on other players	—	Y

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

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