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Auto Chapter
During recording, chapter markers are added auto-
matically at fixed intervals. You can set this interval to
5 minutes or 10 minutes. To turn off automatic chap-
ter marking, select “None”.
DISC
Disc Initialize
If you load a completely blank disc, the recorder will
initialize the disc.
•
DVD-R/DVD+R/DVD+RW:
The recorder formats in
Video mode.
•
DVD-RW: The recorder initialize the disc to VR Mode or
Video Mode.
•
DVD-RAM: The recorder initialize the disc to VR Mode.
Also, you can format the disc from the Setup menu
as below.
1
Select the “Disc Initialize” on the DISC menu then
press
B
.
“Start” icon is highlighted.
2
Press ENTER.
•
In case of DVD-RW, use
b / B
to select a
desired Disc Initialize Mode (VR Mode or Video
Mode) then press ENTER.
•
In case of DVD+RW
/DVD-RAM
, use
b / B
to
select “OK”, and press ENTER.
It takes a few moments to format the disc.
Caution
If you want to change the disc format, everything
recorded on the disc will be erased.
Disc Finalize
Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the
disc can be played on a regular DVD player or com-
puter equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen
for navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing
LIST/DISC MENU or TITLE.
Caution
Once you have finalized a DVD-R and DVD+R disc,
you cannot edit or record anything else on that disc
except DVD+RW. However, you can record and edit
a DVD-RW disc by choosing Unfinalize.
1
Select the “Disc Finalize” on the DISC menu then
press
B
.
Finalize is highlighted.
2
Press ENTER.
3
Use
b / B
to select OK then press ENTER.
The VCR/DVD Recorder starts finalizing the disc.
Note:
Finalization can take up to 3-4 minutes or more
depending on the type of disc, how much is recorded
on the disc, and the number of titles on the disc.
Tips
•
If you load a DVD-RW that has already been final-
ized, you can ‘Unfinalize’ it by choosing Unfinalize
from the Finalize menu. After doing this, you can
edit and re-record onto the disc.
•
You cannot unfinalize a DVD-R and DVD+R disc.
•
If you need to unlock the disc to make edits,
select OFF.
Start
Disc Initialize
Disc Finalize
Disc Label
Disc Protect
PBC
AutoPlay
Prev.
Select
Close
Disc Initialize
Disc Finalize
Disc Label
Disc Protect
PBC
Unfinalize
Finalize
AutoPlay
Prev.
Select
Close
5 Min
10 Min
None
Disc Record Mode
VCR Record Mode
DV Record Audio
Auto Chapter
Prev.
Select
Close
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