Un-Finalizing A Dvd-Rw; Protecting A Disc; Formatting Discs - Panasonic VDR-D220GN Operating Instructions Manual

Disc and card management

Un-finalizing a DVD-RW

This is for un-finalizing a DVD-RW
(Video format) so that it can be used
for recording.
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
1
Press the MENU button, then
select [DISC SETUP] #
[UN-FINALIZE] # [YES] and
press the joystick.
2
When the confirmation message
appears, select [YES], then press
the joystick.
≥ When un-finalizing is complete, press the
MENU button to exit the message screen.
≥ DVD-RW (VR format) cannot be un-finalized.
DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization can be
recorded and edited in the same way as DVD-
RW (VR format) before finalization.
≥ DVD-R cannot be un-finalized.
≥ When you un-finalize the disc, use a battery
with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptor.

Protecting a disc

This is for preventing recorded contents from
being deleted or edited by mistake.
Further recording and editing is not possible on
protected discs until the protection is released.
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
1
Press the MENU button, then
select [DISC SETUP] #
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LSQT1161
(-RW‹V›)
.
2
To release disc protection
1) Press the MENU button, then select
MENU
2) When the confirmation message appears,
≥ If the disc has been protected on another device,
Please be aware that if a disc is formatted, then
all the data recorded on the disc will be erased.
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
1
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›)
.
[DISC PROTECT] and press the
joystick.
When the confirmation message
appears, select [YES], then press
the joystick.
[DISC SETUP] # [DISC PROTECT] and
press the joystick.
select [YES], then press the joystick.
it may not be possible to release the protection on
this unit. In this case, release the protection on the
device that you used to protect it.

Formatting discs

This is for initializing discs.
(RAM) (-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›)
.
Press the MENU button, then
select [DISC SETUP] #
[FORMAT DISC] # [YES] and
press the joystick.
MENU
or
MENU