Sony RDR-GX300 Labeling, protecting, or formatting a disc, Note, Note, recorder, 3 Select an option, and press ENTER, 1 Press TOOLS while the disc is in the

Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)

Disc Information

DiscName	Movie						Close
Media	DVD-RW	Format			VR		Disc Name
Title no.	Original 3 / Playlist 2						Protect Disc
Protected	Not Protected						Finalize
Date	9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003						Erase All
	HQ : 0H30M		HSP : 0H45M			SP : 1H00M
Remainder	LP : 1H30M			EP : 2H00M		SLP : 3H00M	Format
						2. 3 / 4. 7GB

A“Disc Name”

B“Media”: Disc type

C“Format”: Recording format type (DVD- RW only)

D“Title no.”: Total number of titles

E“Protected”: Indicates whether protection is set (DVD-RW in VR mode only)

F“Date”: Dates of when the oldest and the most recent titles were recorded

G“Continuous Rem. Time”/“Remainder” (approximate)

•The longest continuous recording time in each of the recording modes

•Disc space bar

•Remaining disc space/total disc space

HDisc setting buttons (page 35)

•“Disc Name”

•“Protect Disc”

•“Finalize”/“Unfinalize”

•“Erase All”

•“Format”

Available settings differ depending on the disc type.

zHint

For DVD-RWs (Video mode) and DVD+RWs, you can check free space and title location on the disc using the Disc Map display (page 64).

Labeling, protecting, or formatting a disc

+RW -RWVR-RWVideo						+R	-R
You can execute options effective for the entire
disc using the Disc Information display.
1 Press TOOLS while the disc is in the
recorder.								toGuide
The TOOLS menu appears.
2 Select “Disc Info.,” and press ENTER.								Displays
Example: When the inserted disc is a DVD-
RW (VR mode).
	Disc Information
	DiscName						Close
							Disc Name
	Media	DVD-RW	Format		VR
	Title no.	Original 3 / Playlist 2					Protect Disc
	Protected	Not Protected					Finalize
	Date	9/15/2003 ~ 10/28/2003					Erase All
		HQ : 0H30M HSP : 0H45M				SP : 1H00M
	Remainder	LP : 1H30M		EP : 2H00M		SLP : 3H00M	Format
						2. 3 / 4. 7GB

3 Select an option, and press ENTER.

“Disc Name”: Labels a disc. Enter the disc name in the “Input Disc Name” display (page 39).

“Protect Disc” (DVD-RW in VR mode only): Protects all titles on the disc. To cancel the protection, select “Don’t Protect.”

“Erase All” (DVD-RW/DVD+RW only): Erases all titles on the disc (except the protected titles).

“Format” (DVD-RW/DVD+RW only): Erases all contents of the disc to make a blank disc. For DVD-RWs, select a recording format (VR or Video) according to your needs.

zHints

•You can set protection for individual titles (page 62).

•By reformatting, you can change the recording format on DVD-RWs, or record again on DVD-RWs (Video mode) that have been finalized.

Note

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

Note

You can enter up to 64 characters for a disc name. The disc name may not appear when the disc is played on other DVD equipment.

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