4 Select “Basic,” and press ENTER.

5 Select “Protect Disc,” and press

ENTER.

6

6.Playing the Disc on Other DVD Equipment (Finalise)

+RW -RWVR-RWVideo+R

-RVR

-RVideo

Finalising is necessary when you play discs recorded with this recorder on other DVD equipment.

When you finalise a DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video mode), DVD+R, or DVD-R (Video mode), a DVD menu will be automatically created, which can be displayed on other DVD equipment.

Before finalising, check the differences between the disc types in the table below.

Differences between disc types

to Getting — Operations Basic Seven

Select “On,” and press ENTER.7 Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.To cancel the protection

Select “Off” in step 6.

+RW

Discs are automatically finalised when removed from the recorder. However, you may need to finalise the disc for certain DVD equipment, or if the recording time is short. You can edit or record on the disc even after finalising.

Recorder DVD Your Know

zHint

You can set protection for individual titles (page 59).

-RWVR

Finalising is unnecessary when

playing a disc on VR format

 

 

compatible equipment.

 

Even if your other DVD equipment

 

is VR format compatible, you may

 

need to finalise the disc, especially

 

if the recording time is short. You

 

can edit or record on the disc even

 

after finalising.

 

 

 

Finalising is necessary when

-RWVideoplaying on any equipment other

 

than this recorder.

 

After finalising, you cannot edit or

 

record on the disc. If you want to

 

record on it again, unfinalise

 

(page 41) or reformat the disc

 

(page 42). However, if you

 

reformat the disc, all recorded

 

contents will be erased.

 

 

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