5 When you finish selecting titles, select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The list of the titles to be erased appears for confirmation.

To change the selection, select “Change,” and repeat from step 3.

6 Select “OK” and press ENTER.

The titles are erased.

To erase all titles on the disc

You can reformat a DVD+RW or DVD-RW to make the disc blank.

See “8. Reformatting a disc” on page 34.

Erasing a section of a title (A-B Erase)

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You can select a section (scene) in a title and erase it. Note that erasing scenes in a title cannot be undone.

1 After step 2 of “Erasing and Editing a Title,” select “A-B Erase” and press

ENTER.

The display for setting point A appears. The title starts to play.

To return to the beginning of the title, press X and then press ..

4 Select point B using m/M, and press ENTER.

Playback pauses.

5 Press ENTER if point B is correct.

If point B is incorrect, select point B using c/C, and press ENTER. The display asks for confirmation.

To reset point A, press M and O RETURN, and go to step 2.

To reset point B, press M and repeat step 4.

To preview the title without scenes to be erased, select “Preview” (except for DVD+RWs).

6 Select “OK,” and press ENTER.

The scene is erased. The display for setting point A appears.

To continue, go to step 2.

To finish, select “Quit.”

zHint

A chapter mark is inserted after the scene was erased. The chapter mark divides the title into separate chapters on either side of the mark.

bNotes

Images or sound may be momentarily interrupted at the point where you erase a section of a title.

Sections shorter than five seconds may not be erased.

For DVD+RWs, the erased section may be slightly different from the points you selected.

Playback point

2 Select point A using m/M, and press ENTER.

Playback pauses.

3 Press ENTER if point A is correct.

If point A is incorrect, select point A using c/C, and press ENTER. The display for setting point B appears.

Creating chapters manually

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You can manually insert a chapter mark at any point you like during playback or recording.

Press CHAPTER MARK at the point where you want to divide the title into chapters.

Each time you press the button, “Marking ...” appears on the screen and the scenes to the left and right of the mark become separate chapters.

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