Sharp DV-RW2U manual Disc Setup Screen, DVD-R discs cannot be initialized

Disc Setup Screen

This section explains each item of disc setup. See “Basic Settings of the Disc Setup Screen” on page 89 to set each item.

VR MODE INITIALIZE

When you record on a DVD-RW disc in VR mode, you need to initialize the disc in VR mode.

(This is used when you want to erase the entire contents of a recorded disc. Check the recorded contents before erasing so that disc contents are not erased by mistake.)

DISC SETUP
VR MODE INITIALIZE
APRX.	1MIN	YES	NO
FINALIZE
PROTECT		OFF	ON
SELECT	ENTER ENTER		RETURN

*This function does not work when the disc is protected.

*You cannot initialize DVD-R discs for VR mode.

VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE

When a DVD-RW disc is used to record in the Video mode, the disc must be initialized in the Video mode before you start recording. Initializing is also used to erase the entire contents of a recorded disc (contents cannot be erased from DVD-R discs).

DISC SETUP
VR MODE INITIALIZE
VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE
APRX.	1MIN	YES	NO
PROTECT		OFF	ON
SELECT	ENTER ENTER		RETURN

*DVD-R discs cannot be initialized.

FINALIZE

•When a disc recorded in the Video mode is played back with another DVD player or when a disc recorded in the VR mode is not played back with another DVD-RW- compatible player, finalize the disc so that it can be played back.

•Several minutes to about 1 hour may be required for finalizing processing. (Processing takes longer time when there is a large amount of available disc space on DVD- RW discs (VR mode).)

DISC SETUP

VR MODE INITIALIZE

VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE

FINALIZE

APRX. 38MIN	YES NO
SELECT ENTER ENTER	RETURN

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•Once a disc has been finalized with this recorder, it does not have to be finalized again.

•Discs in the VR mode that have been finalized with this recorder can be recorded and edited even after they have been finalized.

•A disc menu is generated for discs in the Video mode that have been finalized with this recorder. Discs that have been finalized cannot be used for recording or editing.

•Finalizing cannot be selected when a finalized disc has been loaded in the recorder. When a DVD-RW disc (VR mode) that has been finalized with a different recorder is loaded in this recorder, “UNDO FINALIZE” may be displayed. The disc can be used for recording and editing with this recorder if Undo Finalize is performed at this time.

•Finalizing of VR mode discs can be interrupted even when finalizing is in progress. However, starting about 4 minutes before completion of finalizing, the interrupt display is no longer displayed, indicating that finalizing can no longer be interrupted. In addition, finalizing can also not be interrupted if the interrupt display is not displayed from the start of finalizing.

PROTECT

This lets you protect a recorded disc. Disc protect prevents the contents of that disc from being altered by recording or editing. In addition, this procedure is used to cancel disc protect. Once disc protect is canceled, it can again be used for recording and editing.

DISC SETUP

VR MODE INITIALIZE

VIDEO MODE INITIALIZE

FINALIZE
PROTECT	OFF ON
SELECT	RETURN

ÆOFF: Disc protect is canceled and the disc can be used for editing and recording.

ÆON: Disc protect is activated and the disc cannot be edited or recorded.

*Discs for which disc protect has been set cannot be initialized.

*Disc protect is only available for DVD-RW discs (VR mode).

*Protect processing may take up to about 2 minutes depending on the recording status of the disc such as if the disc contains a large number of titles.

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