Managing the disc contents

Erasing recordings/titles

 

Disc settings

 

 

 

You can erase specific recordings from a disc.

Please note: If there is an 'Empty title' between titles, this space can not be used from this DVD-Recorder.

Each recording from the HDD to a DVD+RW/+R (archiving) will be added at the end of existing recordings

1Press the STOP h button or during playback press DISC MENU .

2Using A or B select the title you want to delete and confirm with C .

P The title editing menu will appear.

Settings for title Charly 1

 

Name

 

Charly 1

Play full title

 

Erase this title

Press OK

3Select 'Erase this title' using A or B and confirm with OK .

P 'This will completely erase this title'. 'Press OK to confirm' appears on the TV screen.

OIf you want to delete this title, press OK to confirm.

OOtherwise press D .

4'Erasing title' appears on the TV screen.

5At this point 'Empty title' appears in the 'index picture display'. A new recording can now be made here.

If the deleted title was very short (less than 1 minute) 'Empty title' will not appear at this point.

Can titles be deleted from a DVD+R disc?

Titles on DVD+R discs are only marked as deleted. 'Deleted title' will appear in the display instead of 'Empty title'. During playback the 'deleted' title is skipped. The space used for this title cannot be used again as the title has not been physically deleted. Once the disc has been finalized no further changes can be made.

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NTSC

DVD playback

This screen appears before the first title and contains general information about the current disc.

You can:

•) change the name of the disc

•) activate or deactivate write protection on the disc •) Finish editing (make the disc DVD compatible)

•) finalize a DVD+R •) delete a DVD+RW

To get to this display, proceed as follows:

1Press the STOP h button or during playback press DISC MENU .

2Select the first title with A or press STOP h . STOP h .

3Press A .

P The disc info display will appear.

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Philips HDRW 720/17 Erasing recordings/titles Disc settings, Select Erase this title using a or B and confirm with OK

HDRW 720/17 specifications

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