Formatting/Renaming/ Protecting a Disc

+RW -RWVR-RWVideo +R -R

The “Disc Setting” display allows you to check the disc information or change the disc name. Depending on the disc type, you can also format or set protection.

DVD

SYSTEM

MENU

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ENTER

ORETURN

1 Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder.

2 Press SYSTEM MENU while the recorder is in stop mode.

3 Select “Disc Setting,” and press ENTER.

The “Disc Setting” display appears.

1

Disc Setting

10:10 AM

Title List

Disc Name

:

 

2

 

Timer

Disc Protect

: Not Protected

 

3

Edit

Disc Format

: VR Mode

4

 

 

Dubbing

Disc Finalize

: Unfinalized

 

Disc Information

 

5

 

 

Disc Setting

Erase All Titles

 

 

 

6

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

4 Select an option, and press ENTER.

A“Disc Name”: Allows you to rename a disc.

For details on how to enter characters, see page 60.

B“Disc Protect” (DVD-RWs (VR mode) only): Protects all titles on the disc when “Protected” is selected. To cancel the protection, select “Not Protected.”

C“Disc Format” (DVD+RWs/DVD- RWs only): Erases all contents of the disc, including protected titles, and makes a blank disc.

For DVD-RWs, select a recording format (“VR Mode” or “Video Mode”) according to your needs.

D“Disc Finalize”: Finalizes a disc. See page 86 for details.

E“Disc Information”: Displays the following information.

•Disc name

•Disc type (and recording format for a DVD-RW(VR mode))

•Total number of titles

•Protect setting

•The oldest and most recent recording date

•The total available recording time in each recording mode

Disc Information

 

 

10:10 AM

 

 

 

 

 

Disc Name

Disc 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

DVD-RW

 

Format

VR Mode

 

 

 

 

Title No.

Original 6 / Playlist 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protected

Not Protected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

04/05/2005 ~ 04/30/2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remainder

HQ : 0H 57M

HSP : 1H 26M

SP : 1H 55M

 

LSP : 2H 23M

LP : 2H 52M

EP : 3H 50M

 

SLP : 5H 46M

SEP : 7H 40M

4.4/4.7GB

F“Erase All Titles” (DVD+RWs/DVD- RWs only): Erases all titles on the disc (except protected titles). Select “OK” when asked for confirmation.

For DVD-RWs (VR mode), Playlist titles created with protected titles are also erased.

To return to the previous display

Press O RETURN.

zHints

•You can set protection for individual titles (page 56).

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

Note

You can label a disc using up to 32 characters; however, the name may not display on other DVD equipment.

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