Seven Basic Operations

—Getting to Know Your DVD Recorder

1.Inserting and Formatting a DVD Disc (Disc Info)

Inserting a disc

+RW

-RWVR

-RWVideo +R

-R DVD

VCD

CD

DATA CD

 

 

Z

 

 

 

 

 

DVD

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1 Press DVD.

2 Press Z (open/close), and place a disc on the disc tray.

Recording/playback side facing down

3 Press Z (open/close) to close the disc tray.

Wait until “LOAD” disappears in the front panel display.

Unused DVDs are formatted automatically.

Formatting a DVD disc (Disc Info)

+RW -RWVR-RWVideo

New discs are automatically formatted when inserted. If necessary, you can manually re-format a DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc to make a blank disc. For DVD-RWs, you can select a recording format (VR mode or Video mode) according to your needs (page 8).

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ENTER

TOOLS

1 Insert a disc.

See “Inserting a disc” above.

2 Press TOOLS.

The TOOLS menu appears.

Close

Stop

Erase

Protect

Dubbing

Options for the disc or picture

The TOOLS menu displays options applicable to the entire disc (e.g. disc protection), recorder (e.g. audio settings during recording), or multiple items on a list menu (e.g. erasing multiple titles). The displayed options differ depending on the situation and disc type.

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