Finalizing a Disc
After you record titles onto a DVD-RW/DVD-R disc with
your DVD recorder, it needs to be finalized before it can
be played back on external devices.
With the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU button
1
on the remote control.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Title List
Title List
Playlist
Disc Manager
Timer Rec.
Setup
MOVE
ENTER
Press the ...† buttons to select Disc Manager, and
2
then press the ENTER or √ button.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Disc Name :
Title List
Disc Protection : Not Protected
Playlist
Disc Format : DVD-VR
Disc Manager
Disc Finalize
Timer Rec.
Delete All Title Lists
Setup
MOVE
ENTER
Press the ...† buttons to select Disc Finalize, and
3
then press the ENTER or √ button.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Title List
Disc Name :
Disc Protection : Not Protected
Playlist
Disc Format : DVD-VR
Disc Manager
Disc Finalize
Timer Rec.
Delete All Title Lists
Setup
MOVE
ENTER
DVD-Recorder
DVD-R(V)
Title List
Disc Name :
Disc Protection : Not Protected
Disc Manager
Disc Finalize
Timer Rec.
Delete All Title Lists
Setup
MOVE
ENTER
Title List
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
Disc Manager
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
Disc Manager
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
Disc Manager
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
You will be prompted with the message "Do you want
to finalize disc?".
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Title List
Disc Name :
Disc Protection : Not Protected
Playlist
Do you want to finalize disc?
Disc Format : DVD-VR
Disc Manager
Disc Finalize
Timer Rec.
Delete All Title Lists
Yes
Setup
MOVE
ENTER
If you select Yes, you will be prompted again with the
message "Disc will be finalized. Do you want to
continue?".
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Title List
Disc Name :
Disc Protection : Not Protected
Playlist
Disc will be finalized.
Disc Format : DVD-VR
Disc Manager
Do you want to continue?
Disc Finalize
Timer Rec.
Delete All Title Lists
Yes
Setup
MOVE
ENTER
4
Press the œ √ buttons to select Yes, and then press
the ENTER button.
The disc is finalized.
Once a disc is finalized, you cannot delete
s
entries from the record list.
NOTE
After being finalized, the DVD-R/DVD-
s
RW(video mode) operates in the same
manner as a regular DVD disc and is
playable in standard DVD players.
Depending on disc type, the displayed
s
screen may appear slightly different.
Finalizing time may be different depending
s
on the amount of data recorded on the disc.
Data on the disc will be damaged if the
s
recorder is powered off during finalizing
process.
Disc Manager
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
No
RETURN
EXIT
Disc Manager
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
No
RETURN
EXIT
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