IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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Unfinalizing CD-RW discs
If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to er ase
the Table of Contents in the following way:
1. With the finalized disc loaded a nd the unit in stop
mode, press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel
or the ERASE key on the remote control.
Rotate the MULTI JOG dial or press the SKIP key
on the remote control to select U NFINALIZE?.
Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key
to confirm.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinaliz -
ing process, press the ERASE/DE L key on the front
panel or the SKIP key on the remote control.
2. The display shows Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinaliz ing
process, press the STOP key.
3. To start the unfinalizing process , press the MULTI
JOG dial or the ENTER key again.
When unfinalization has been chosen, th e display
shows Erase flashing and the remain ing time.
The unit starts counti ng down from a time shown
on the display.
4. When finalization has been f inished successfully,
Complete appears on the display, and the TOC indi-
cator will go off.
Finalizing
As has been explained earlier (“About Finalizing” on page
7), in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it must
have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This process
is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc c an always be distinguished on the
CD-RW900SL by the TOC indicator under the disc type on
the display being unlit when the disc is inser ted.
To finalize a disc:
1. Load the unfinalized disc , and with the unit in stop
mode, press the FINALIZE key.
The display shows FINALIZE?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizi ng
process, press the FINALIZE/INS key on the front
panel or the FINALIZE key on the remote control.
2. To start the finalizing process, push the MU LTI JOG
dial or press the ENTER key on the remote control.
The display shows Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizi ng
process, press the STOP key.
3. When finali zation has been chosen, the disp lay
shows the TOC fla shing and the rema ining time.
The unit starts counting down fr om a time shown
on the display.
4. When finali zation has been finished suc cessfully,
Complete appears and the TOC will be lit on
the display.
NOTE
During the finalizing process, all key presses are ignored.
This section deals with the actions ta ken after record-ing:
finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and er ase opera-
tions for CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R disc s are truly final—no more c an
be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs can be
“unfinalized” using t he CD-RW900SL, i.e. their TOC can
be deleted, and if there is space, fur ther material can be
recorded on them. Even if the disc is full, track s can be
erased following the unfinaliz e process, and new material
can be recorded.
6 − After recording