6Press the 
(Eject) button.
A message asking whether to finalize the disc just recorded on appears.
7Select whether to finalize the disc.
For details on finalizing discs, see “What is ‘finalize disc’?” (page 66).
To finalize the disc:
Select [Yes] and press the 
(Select) button. A confirmation message will appear, so select [Yes] and press the 
(Select) button again. Disc finalization will begin, and the process may take a few minutes.
When finalization is finished, the disc is ejected and the video DVD is completed. You can now play the disc on DVD players or the DVD drives of computers.
To not finalize the disc:
Select [No] and press the 
(Select) button. The disc will be ejected without finalization. This disc is not completed yet, and it cannot be played with other DVD players or DVD drives of computers.
Hint
If you eject a disc without finalizing after videos have been recorded, you can add videos onto the same disc later.
To stop recording
You cannot stop while recording is in progress. You can only stop recording by pressing the 
(Stop) button after a disc becomes full.
Note on recording with the DVD BURN button
This function is only available when the DVDirect is in the following states:
•no button on the DVDirect is pressed after the power is turned on
•the main menu appears in the display window
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