Disc And Sd Card Management; Finalizing A Disc - Panasonic Palmcorder VDR-D50P Operating Instructions Manual

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Disc and SD
card
management
Allows discs to be played on other devices.
If you insert a DVD-RW or a DVD-R/DVD-R DL disc recorded in this unit (that has not been
finalized) into another device such as DVD recorder, PC, etc., the disc may become unusable.
Be sure to finalize the disc on this unit before inserting it in other devices.
DVD-RAM:
≥ It is not necessary to finalize DVD-RAM disc.
DVD-RW (VR format):
≥ After finalization, DVD-RW (VR format) discs can be recorded and edited in the same way as
DVD-RW (VR format) discs before finalization.
≥ After finalizing a DVD-RW (VR format) disc once, it will not be finalized again. (Even if you record
or edit a DVD-RW (VR format) disc, it is not necessary to finalize it again.)
DVD-RW (Video format), DVD-R, DVD-R DL:
≥ After finalizing, the disc becomes play only, and you can no longer record.
≥ When you un-finalize a DVD-RW (Video format) disc, the disc can be used for recording again.
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¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
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Connect this unit to the AC
adaptor.
≥ Finalization cannot be executed when using a
battery. If the power supply stops while
finalizing, the finalization will fail and the data
may be damaged. Use the AC adaptor.
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Select the menu. (l 30)
[DISC SETUP] # [FINALIZE] # [YES]
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When the confirmation message appears
Select [YES], then press the
joystick.
When finalizing a DVD-RW (Video format) or
DVD-R/DVD-R DL disc, a top menu is created.
≥ 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.
≥ When using a double sided disc, finalize each
side.
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Finalizing a disc

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(-RW‹VR›) (-RW‹V›) (-R) (-R]DL)
≥ The top menu created when finalizing does not
appear on this unit. It appears when the disc is
played back on other devices.
≥ The time it takes to finalize a disc varies. The
shorter the recording content on the disc, the
longer it will take to finalize the disc.
≥ Do not shake, bump or expose this unit to heat
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.