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VQT1A15
Disc and card management
Finalizing a disc
(-RW) (-R) (-R\DL)
If you insert a DVD-RW, DVD-R or DVD-R DL
disc recorded in this unit (that has not been
finalized) into another device such as DVD
recorder, computer, etc., the disc may
become unusable.
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit before
inserting it in other devices.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select
and then select the [ ] (motion
picture playback) tab.
1Connect this unit to the AC
adaptor.
Finalization cannot be executed when
using a battery.
If the power supply stops while finalizing,
the finalization will fail and the data may be
damaged.
2Press the MENU button, then
select [SETUP] # [FINALIZE] #

[YES] and press the cursor

button.
3When the confirmation message

appears, select [YES], then press

the cursor button.
When finalizing a DVD-RW, DVD-R or
DVD-R DL a top menu containing
thumbnails is created.
When finalizing is complete, press the
MENU button to exit the message screen.
Do not finalize a disc recorded on this unit
using any other device.
In the case of a double sided disc, finalize each
side.
The top menu created when finalizing does not
appear on this unit. It appears when the disc is
played back on devices that support the
AVCHD.
Depending on the condition of the disc, the time
it takes for finalizing will differ. It may take up to
17 minutes.
Do not allow the unit to be heavily vibrated or
shaken while finalizing a disc. Doing so may
prevent the disc from being finalized resulting
in an unplayable disc.
If the power supply stops while finalizing, the
finalization will fail and the disc may become
unplayable on other devices even if disc repair
is carried out.

Finalizing a disc

This allows the discs to be played
back on other devices that support
the AVCHD.

Important Notice

Do not insert discs which have been
recorded in AVCHD format into devices
which do not support the AVCHD format.
In some cases the disc may get stuck in
the device. The disc will not play back on
devices that do not support the AVCHD
format.
DVD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-R DL:
After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only
and you can no longer record.
When you un-finalize a DVD-RW, the disc
can be used for recording again. (l82)
DVD-RAM:
It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
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