44 Chapter 5—Recording
CDR1000—Owner’s Manual
Finalizing Discs
The Finalization function reads the temporary table of contents stored in the PMA, and
writes the final TOC to disc, so that discs can be played on standard CD players.
Unfinalized CD-R discs can be played on other CD-R recorders. Once finalized, CD-R
discs cannot be used for additional recording and are fixed for life.
Unfinalized CD-RW discs can be played on other CD-RW recorders, but cannot be
played on CD-RW-compatible CD players until they have been finalized. Unlike CD-R
discs, CD-RW discs can be erased. You can erase the last track or erase the entire disc.
1From stop, press the [FINALIZE] button.
Finalize Standby mode is engaged, “FINALIZE” flashes on the display, and the REC
indicators flash.
If the next step is not performed within four seconds, Finalize Standby mode is can-
celled.
2Press the [PLAY] button to start finalization.
Finalization starts, “FINALIZING” appears on the display, the REC indicators light up
continuously, and the PLAY indicators flash.
The time remaining to complete the finalization process counts down on the display in
minutes and seconds. No other CDR1000 functions can be used while Finalization is in
progress. With discs that support recording at 4x normal speed, finalization takes place
at 4x normal speed.
When the finalization process is finished, the REC and PLAY indicators go out and
“FINALIZING” disappears from the display.