zHint

You can check whether the disc has been finalised or not. If you cannot select “Finalise” in step 3 above, the disc has already been finalised.

bNotes

Depending on the condition of the disc, recording, or the DVD equipment, discs may not play even if the discs are finalised.

The recorder may not be able to finalise the disc if it was recorded on another recorder.

8. Reformatting a disc

+RW

New discs are automatically formatted when inserted. If necessary, you can manually reformat a DVD+RW disc to make a blank disc.

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ENTER

OPTIONS

1 Insert a disc.

See “1. Inserting a Disc” on page 26.

2 Press OPTIONS to select “Disc Information,” and press ENTER.

Example: When a DVD+RW is inserted.

3 Select “Format,” and press ENTER.

4 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

All contents on the disc are erased.

bNote

On this model, 1 GB (read “gigabyte”) is equivalent to 1 billion bytes. The larger the number, the larger the disc space.

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