13The Disc Setup menu

See Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 85 for detailed instructions.

Finalize settings

Finalize

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.

It is also possible to finalize DVD+RW discs. This is only necessary if you want to a player to display a title menu for the disc.

See Recording from a DV camcorder on page 83 for detailed instructions.

Undo Finalize

DVD-RW

You can undo the finalization on DVD-RW discs recorded on this recorder in Video mode. You need to do this if you want to record more material or edit material already on

the disc.

You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs which have been finalized on other DVD recorders. If when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be recorded. Undo the finalization is displayed, use this command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder.

1HOME MENU Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home

Menu.

ENTER

 

2

Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Undo Finalize’ then

‘Start’.

 

Optimize HDD

HDD

As you record, erase and edit recordings, the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented. Periodically, the HDD will need optimizing to ‘clean up’ all the fragmented files.

When the HDD needs optimizing the recorder will automatically display a message recommending optimization.

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Important

•Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours. During optimization, playback and recording are not possible.

•Canceling optimization mid-way does not undo the optimization already done, so the HDD will be partly optimized.

1HOME MENU Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home

Menu.

 

ENTER

 

 

2

Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then ‘Start’.

 

Disc Setup

 

 

 

Basic

Start Optimization

Start

 

Initialize

 

 

 

Finalize

 

 

 

Optimize HDD

 

 

A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go.

Initialize HDD

HDD

When your DVD recorder is working without a problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu. However, if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for some reason, you can initialize the HDD to fix the problem. Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on it.

1HOME MENU Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home

Menu.

 

ENTER

 

 

2

Select ‘Initialize HDD’ then ‘Start’.

 

Disc Setup

 

 

 

Basic

Initialize

Start

 

Initialize

 

 

 

Finalize

 

 

 

Initialize HDD

 

 

En

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