Formatting a Disc
Use these instructions to format a disc. Clear disc
protection before formatting.
1
With the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU
button.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RAM(VR)
Title List
Title List
Playlist
Disc Manager
Timer Rec.
Setup
Copy
MOVE
ENTER
Press the ...† buttons to select Disc Manager,
2
then press the ENTER or √ button.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RAM(VR)
Title List
Disc Name
Playlist
Disc Protection
Disc Format
Disc Manager
Delete All Title Lists
Timer Rec.
Setup
Copy
MOVE
ENTER
Press the ...† buttons to select Disc Format,
3
then press the ENTER or √ button.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RAM(VR)
Title List
Disc Name
Playlist
Disc Protection
Disc Format
Disc Manager
Delete All Title Lists
Timer Rec.
Setup
Copy
MOVE
ENTER
DVD-RAM/+RW
• You will be prompted with the confirmation
message 'Do you want to format disc?'.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RAM(VR)
Title List
Disc Name
Playlist
Disc Protection
Disc Format
Disc Manager
Do you want to format disc?
Delete All Title Lists
Timer Rec.
Yes
Setup
Copy
MOVE
ENTER
• You will be prompted with the confirmation
message 'All data will be deleted. Do you want
to continue?'.
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Title List
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
Disc Manager
:
√ √
: Not Protected
√ √
:
√ √
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
Disc Manager
:
√ √
: Not Protected
√ √
:
√ √
√ √
RETURN
EXIT
Disc Manager
:
√ √
: Not Protected
√ √
:
√ √
√ √
No
RETURN
EXIT
DVD-RW
• You will be prompted with the confirmation
message 'Choose the recording format for
DVD-RW.'
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Title List
Disc Name
Disc Protection
Playlist
Disc Format
Disc Manager
Choose the recording format for DVD-RW.
Disc Finalize
Timer Rec.
Delete All Title Lists
DVD-VR
Setup
Copy
MOVE
ENTER
Press the œ √ buttons to select Yes, then press
4
the ENTER button. The disc is formatted.
DVD-VR and DVD-V modes are compatible
with the following disc types.
DVD-VR
DVD-RAM
DISC
DVD-RW
Finalizing a disc
After you record titles onto a DVD-RW/DVD±R disc with
your DVD Recorder & VCR, it needs to be finalized
before it can be played back on external devices.
1
With the unit in Stop mode, press the MENU
button.
DVD-Recorder
DVD-RW(VR)
Title List
Title List
Playlist
Disc Manager
Timer Rec.
Setup
Copy
MOVE
ENTER
Disc Manager
:
√ √
: Not Protected
√ √
: DVD-VR
√ √
√ √
√ √
DVD-V
RETURN
EXIT
DVD-V
DVD-RW
DVD-R
Title List
√ √
RETURN
EXIT