Disc Information
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Disc Preparation
(Formatting)
If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you need to format the
discs before recording. After you insert a blank DVD-RW
disc, the disc preparation screen will appear. Press
to
select ‘Quick Preparation’ or ‘Full Preparation’, then press
ENTER.
• Quick Preparation
If you select this option, the recorder will format part of the
disc for your immediate recording. After the recording is fi
nished, you can continue recording or play back the
recorded title. If you wish to watch the title on another
DVD recorder, DVD player or PC, you need to fi nalize the
disc first.
• Full Preparation
If you select this option, the recorder will format the whole
disc. The process will take a longer time to complete. After
formatting, you can repeatedly use the disc for recording,
and there is no need to fi nalize the disc afterwards.
The preparation screen will also appear after you erase
a DVD-RW disc.
Disc Finalization
After recording or copying, you may need to finalize your
disc before it can be played back on another DVD recorder,
DVD player or PC. Please refer to the following table for
further information on discs you use.
Type
Finalization
Note
DVD-R
Data
File
-
Video
Title
-
DVD-RW
Data
File
-
Video
Title
When using a disc
formatted with ‘Quick
Preparation’ mode
When using a disc
formatted with ‘Full
Preparation’ mode
-
-
DVD+R
Data
File
Video
Title
-
-
DVD+RW
Data
File
Video
Title
-
-
DVD+R DL
(Double
Layer)
Data
File
Video
Title
: Not required
: Required
Please note that you may not be able to play a finalized
disc on certain devices (e.g. older model DVD players)
due to technical incompatibility.
Only discs used to record video titles require finalization.
Discs used to copy media files (such as MP3 or JPEG fi
les) are considered as data: there is no need to finalize
these discs.
Title & Chapter
For DVD-Video or other digital videos, disc contents are
usually divided into individual titles, which you may
preview using the disc menu. Some titles may be further
divided into a smaller unit called ‘chapter’. To view the disc
menu, press MENU on the remote control.
During or after recording, you can create chapters by
inserting chapter marks in a video title. Depending on the
target medium you use, the number of maximum chapters
and titles you can add may vary. Please see the table below
for details.
Type
Maxi. Title
Maxi. Chapter
HDD
5994*
DVD
49**
254
-
* For each title, you can create up to 999 chapters.
** For each title, you can create up to 99 chapters. But you
can only create a maximum of 254 chapters in one disc.
