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FINALIZING
As has been explained earlier, 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 finalizing.
1. Press the FINALIZE button in the stop
mode.
“FiN-d” appears on the display.
• To cancel the finalizing process, press the STOP
button.
2. Press the PLAY button to start finalizing
The display will show “Busy” during finalize, wait until the busy
disappear to complete finalizing the CD recording. The time to
finalize is subject to the contents recorded and may take a few
minutes in some cases.
When the operation has been finished, the NO TOC indicator turns off and the display
returns to the track/time display.
During finalizing, no buttons will work.
Never turn the power off nor unplug the power cord while finalizing.
• Although finalized CD-R discs may be played on ordinary CD players, remember that
finalized CD-RW discs may not play on ordinary CD players.
Erase or Un-finalize a CD-RW
It is possible to erase the last recorded track and it is also possible to erase a whole disc.
Erase procedures are possible only on an un-finalized CD-RW disc. If a CD-RW disc has
been finalized, the disc must be un-finalized prior to being erased. Remember that it is not
possible to perform any erase nor un-finalize procedures on a CD-R disc.
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