Formatting Discs; Managing The Copied Disc (Formatting, Auto Protect, Displaying Disc Information) - Panasonic HDC-HS200 Operating Instructions Manual

Managing the copied disc
(Formatting, Auto protect, Displaying disc information)
≥ Connect this unit to the DVD burner and then touch [PLAY DISC]. (l 103)

∫ Formatting discs

This is for initializing DVD-RAM and DVD-RW
discs.
Please be aware that if a disc is formatted,
then all the data recorded on the disc will be
erased. Back up important data on a PC etc.
Select the menu. (l 27)
[DISC SETUP] # [FORMAT DISC] # [YES]
≥ When the confirmation message appears,
touch [YES].
≥ When formatting is complete, touch [EXIT] to
exit the message screen.
≥ Connect this unit and the DVD burner to format
discs. You may no longer be able to use the
discs if you format them on another device
such as a PC etc.
∫ Auto protect
You can protect (write protect) a DVD-RAM or
DVD-RW disc when copying motion pictures or
still pictures in high definition picture quality to
the disc.
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Select the menu. (l 27)
[DISC SETUP] # [AUTO PROTECT] # [ON]
≥ The default setting is [ON].
≥ If a disc that you copied to is inserted in
another device without protecting it, a message
may be displayed prompting you to format the
disc. We recommend setting [AUTO
PROTECT] to [ON] in order to prevent
accidental deletion.
2
Copy to the disc. (l 105)
≥ The copied disc is write protected when it is
ejected if [AUTO PROTECT] is [ON].
To release the disc protection
≥ If you format a disc, the auto protection is
released. Please be aware that all the data
recorded on the disc is erased and cannot be
recovered.
≥ The disc will need to be re-formatted on the
device you will use.
∫ Displaying disc information
Information such as the type of recorded disc,
the number of recorded scenes and whether or
not the disc is finalized is displayed.
Select the menu. (l 27)
[DISC SETUP] # [DISC STATUS] # [YES]
≥ Touch [EXIT] to exit the information screen.
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