Panasonic DMR-EZ49VEB manual DVD Management, Accessing the Management Menus

DVD Management

You can manage discs through formatting, finalising and other operations.

Accessing the Management Menus

Preparation:

≥[RAM] Release protection (> below, “Setting Protection”).

≥Insert a disc.

With the unit stopped

1Press [DRIVE SELECT] to select the DVD drive.

2 Press [FUNCTION MENU].

3 Press [3, 4] to select “Others”, then press [OK].

FUNCTION MENU
DVD-RAM	Disc Protection Off
Playback	Playlists
Recording	Flexible Rec
Delete	DVD Management
	Setup
Copy
TV Guide
Others
Drive Select
OK
RETURN

4Press [3, 4] to select “DVD Management”, then press [OK].

Tips

To return to the previous screen

Press [RETURN ].

To exit the screen

Press [EXIT].

Naming Discs

[RAM] [-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW] You can give a name for the disc.

Perform preparation steps 1–4of “Accessing the Management Menus” (> above).

5Press [3, 4] to select “Disc Name”, then press [OK]. Entering Text (> 49).

Tips

≥[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] With a finalised disc, the name is displayed on the Top Menu.

≥[+RW] The disc name is displayed only if you play the disc on other equipment after creating top menu.

Setting Protection

[RAM]

Use to prevent accidental erasure of disc. Perform preparation steps 1–4of “Accessing the Management Menus” (> above).

5Press [3, 4] to select “Disc Protection”, then press [OK].

6Press [2] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].

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Deleting All Titles

You can delete all titles on the single-sided DVD-RAM at once.

Important: Once deleted, contents cannot be recovered.

[RAM]

Perform preparation steps 1–4of “Accessing the Management Menus” (> left).

5Press [3, 4] to select “Delete all titles”, then press [OK].

6Press [2] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].

7 Press [2] to select “Start”, then press [OK].

–A message appears when deleting is finished.

8 Press [OK] to complete.

Notes

≥Deleting does not work if one or more titles are protected.

≥Still picture data (JPEG) or computer data cannot be deleted.

Formatting Discs

[RAM] [-RW‹V›] [+RW] [-RW‹VR›] [+R] [+R]DL] (New disc only)

Formatting is the process of making media such as DVD-RAM recordable on recording equipment.

You can record or edit after formatting the finalised DVD-RW. Important: Once formatted, contents cannot be recovered.

Perform preparation steps 1–4of “Accessing the Management Menus” (> left).

5Press [3, 4] to select “Format Disc”, then press [OK].

6Press [2] to select “Yes”, then press [OK].

7 Press [2] to select “Start”, then press [OK].

–Formatting starts ([RAM] may take up to a maximum of 70 minutes).

–A message appears when formatting is finished.

8Press [OK] to complete.

Notes

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

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

≥[-R][-R]DL] [CD] Formatting cannot be performed.

≥[-RW‹V›][-RW‹VR›]You can format only as DVD-Video format on this unit.

≥The message “Unable to format” appears when trying to format discs the unit cannot use.

Selecting Whether to Show the Top Menu First —Auto- Play Select

[-R] [-R]DL] [-RW‹V›] [+R] [+R]DL] [+RW]

Before finalising a disc, select whether the top menu shows after finalising.

Perform preparation steps 1–4of “Accessing the Management Menus” (> left).

5Press [3, 4] to select “Auto-Play Select”, then press [OK].

6Press [3, 4] to select “Top Menu” or “Title 1”, then press [OK].

≥Top Menu:

The Top Menu appears first.

≥Title 1:

The disc content is played without displaying the Top Menu.

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