Making the disc compatiblewith playbackon other devices(Finalizing)

Finalizing makes the recorded disc compatible for playback with other devices and DVD drives of computers.

Before finalizing, you can select the style of the DVD menu which displays the movie list (p. 70).

Finalizingisrequireddependingon thetypeof disc.

DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+RDL: Finalizing is required.

• DVD+RW: Finalizing is not required, except in the following cases:

@To create a DVD menu

@To play back on a computer DVD drive

@If the disc has a shorl total recording time (less than 5 rain. in HQ mode, 8 rain. in SP mode, or 15 rain. in LP mode)

O Notes

Playback compatibility with all devices is nol guaranteed.

No DVD menu is crealed for DVD-RW (VR mode).

Toplay backa discin otherdevicesforthefirsttime (p.70)

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