bNote
Label the disc before you finalize it. Once a disc is finalized, you cannot change the disc name.
Protecting a Disc
You can protect all titles on the disc to prevent accidental recording, editing, or erasing.
1 Insert a disc.
2 Press SYSTEM MENU to turn on the System Menu.
3 Select [Setup] and press ENTER.
The Setup display appears.
4 Select 
[Disc] and press ,.
5 Select [Protect Disc] and press ,.
Format DVD
Finalize
Input Disc Name
Protect Disc | Off |
PBCOn
6 Select [On] and press ENTER.
To cancel the protection
Repeat the steps above, and select [Off] and press ENTER in step 6.
zHint
You can set protection for individual titles (page 54).
Playing a DVD on Other Equipment (Finalize)
+RW |
Finalizing is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment.
When you finalize a DVD+RW,
Before finalizing, check the differences between the disc types in the table below.
Differences between the disc types
+RW | Discs are automatically finalized when | |
| removed from the recorder. However, | |
| you may need to finalize the disc for | |
| certain DVD equipment, or if the | |
| recording time is short. You can edit or | |
| record on the disc even after finalizing. | |
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Finalizing is necessary when playing on | ||
| any equipment other than this recorder. | |
| Playable only on VR mode compatible | |
| players. After finalizing, you cannot edit | |
| or record on the disc. If you want to edit | |
| or record on it again, unfinalize the disc. | |
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| |
Finalizing is necessary when playing on | ||
| any equipment other than this recorder. | |
| After finalizing, you cannot edit or | |
| record on the disc. If you want to edit or | |
| record on it again, unfinalize the disc. | |
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| |
+R | Finalizing is necessary when playing on | |
any equipment other than this recorder. | ||
After finalizing, you cannot edit or | ||
| ||
| record on the disc. | |
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Operation Basic
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