Finalizing A Disc - Panasonic VDR-D300 Operating Manual (English, Spanish) Operating Instructions Manual

Finalizing a disc

Finalizing a disc
Finalizing a disc
This is for enabling discs to be played on other devices.
To play back a DVD-RW (Video format) or a DVD-R on other devices e.g. a DVD player, finalize the
disc.
∫ Finalizing video format discs
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit, before using it on other devices.
DVD-RW (Video format): After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only. You can record on the
DVD-R:
∫ Finalizing VR format discs
DVD-RAM:
DVD-RW (VR format): Finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format) increases its compatibility with other
¬ Connect this unit to the AC adaptor.
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
1 Press the MENU button, then select [
# [ FINALIZE] # [YES] and press the joystick.
≥ When finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format), skip to step 3.
2
[When finalizing a DVD-RW (Video format) or DVD-R]
Select whether or not to create a top menu, then press the joystick.
YES: After finalizing, a top menu containing thumbnails appears first during playback.
NO: A top menu is not created. Playback starts from the first scene.
3 When the confirmation message appears, select [YES], then press the
joystick.
≥ When finalizing is complete, press the MENU button to exit the message screen.
≥ Do not finalize a disc recorded on this unit using any
other device.
≥ In the case of a double sided disc, finalize each
side.
≥ The top menu created when finalizing does not
appear on this unit. Play back the disc on a DVD
player.
Titles are displayed by recording date on the top
menu. However, when [PLAY MODE] is set to
[BY DATE] to view scenes by recording date, some
scenes recorded on the same date may be
separated. (l 78) These scenes will be displayed
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as separate titles on the top menu.
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disc after un-finalizing (l 101) or formatting (l 98).
After finalizing, the disc becomes play-only and you can no longer record.
It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM.
products. DVD-RW (VR format) after finalization can be recorded and
edited in the same way as DVD-RW (VR format) before finalization.
(Finalization cannot be executed using a battery.)
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(-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R)
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≥ Depending on the condition of the disc, the time it
takes for finalizing will differ. It may take up to 15
minutes.
≥ If this unit becomes hot or is shaken strongly or
impacted while finalizing, the finalization will fail and
the disc may become unplayable on other devices.
≥ If the power supply stops while finalizing, the
finalization will fail and the disc may become
unplayable on other devices even if disc repair is
carried out.