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Chapter 14
The Disc Setup menu
From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure, initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu.
Basic settings
Input Disc Name
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW
When you initialize a disc for recording, the recorder automatically assigns a name for the disc ranging from DISC 1 to DISC 99. You can use the Input Disc Name function to change the default disc name to something more descriptive. This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information
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Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
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2Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Input Disc Name’ > ‘Next Screen’.
Disc Setup |
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Basic | Input Disc Name | Next Screen |
Initialize | Lock Disc |
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Finalize |
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Optimize HDD |
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3Input a name for the disc. The disc name can be up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc, or 40 for a Video mode discs and DVD+R/+RW.
•See Title Name on page 91 for more on navigating the input screen.
Lock Disc
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM
• Default setting: Off
Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording, editing or erasing of the disc.
Important
•A locked disc can still be initialized (which will completely erase the disc).
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Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
ENTER
2Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Lock Disc’ then ‘On’ or ‘Off’.
Disc Setup |
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Basic | Input Disc Name | On |
Initialize | Lock Disc | Off |
Finalize |
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Optimize HDD |
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Set to On to prevent accidental recording, editing or erasing of the disc loaded. If you need to unlock the disc to make edits, select
Off.
DVD-RW Auto Initialize
DVD-RW
• Default setting: VR Mode
Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you insert a blank
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