Disc and card management
Finalizing a disc
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LSQT1052
Finalizing a disc(-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)
To play back a DVD-RW (Video format) or a DVD-R on other devices e.g. a DVD player, finalize the
disc.
¬Connect this unit to the AC adaptor. (Finalization cannot be executed using a battery.)
¬Rotate the mode dial to select .
1 Press the MENU button, then select [ SETUP] #
[ FINALIZE] # [YES] and press the joystick.
2 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the
joystick.
≥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. Play back the disc on a DVD
player.
≥It may take time to finalize a disc.
≥If this unit becomes hot or is shaken strongly or
impacted while finalizing, the finalization will fail and
the disc may become unplayable on other devices.
≥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 is for enabling discs to be played on other devices.
∫Finalizing video format discs
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit, before using it on other devices.
DVD-RW (Video format): After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only. You can record on the
disc after un-finalizing (l84) or formatting (l81).
DVD-R: After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only and you can no longer
record.
∫Finalizing VR format discs
DVD-RAM: It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
DVD-RW (VR format): F inalizing a DVD-RW (VR format) increases its compatibility with other
products. DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization can be recorded and
edited in the same way as DVD-RW (VR format) before finalization.
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