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TASCAM CD-RW900MKII
Unfinalizing CD-RW discs
If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to erase the
Table of Contents in the following way:
1. With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in stop
mode, press the
ERASE/DEL
key on the front panel
or the
ERASE
key on the remote control.
Rotate the
MULTI JOG
dial or press the
SKIP
key
on the remote control to select
UNFINALIZE?
.
Push the
MULTI JOG
dial or press the
ENTER
key
to confirm.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinaliz-
ing process, press the
ERASE/DEL
key on the front
panel or the
SKIP
key on the remote control.
2. The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinalizing
process, press the
STOP
key.
3. To start the unfinalizing process, press the
MULTI
JOG
dial or the
ENTER
key again.
When unfinalization has been chosen, the display
shows
Erase
flashing and the remaining time.
The unit starts counting down from a time shown
on the display.
4. When finalization has been finished successfully,
Complete
appears on the display, and the
TOC
indi-
cator will go off.
Finalizing
As has been explained earlier (“About Finalizing” on page 8), in
order for a disc to become a standard CD, it must have a Table of
Contents (TOC) written to it. This process is known as finaliz-
ing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on the
CD-RW900MKII by the
TOC
indicator under the disc type on the
display being unlit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1. Load the unfinalized disc, and with the unit in stop
mode, press the
FINALIZE
key.
The display shows
FINALIZE?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing
process, press the
FINALIZE/INS
key on the front
panel or the
FINALIZE
key on the remote control.
2. To start the finalizing process, push the
MULTI JOG
dial or press the
ENTER
key on the remote control.
The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing
process, press the
STOP
key.
3. When finalization has been chosen, the display
shows the
TOC
flashing and the remaining time. The
unit starts counting down from a time shown on
the display.
4. When finalization has been finished successfully,
Complete
appears and the
TOC
will be lit on the
display.
NOTE
During the finalizing process, all key presses are ignored.
This section deals with the actions taken after record-ing: final-
izing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase operations for
CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more can be
recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs can be “unfinal-
ized” using the CD-RW900MKII, i.e. their TOC can be deleted,
and if there is space, further material can be recorded on them.
Even if the disc is full, tracks can be erased following the unfi-
nalize process, and new material can be recorded.
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