Finalize Disc; Erase Disc - Sony VRD-MC6 Operating Instructions Manual

Finalize disc

If you eject a disc without finalizing, you
can finalize it later.
z Hints
• To finalize a disc means to make the disc
playable on other DVD devices. If you do not
finalize the disc with the DVDirect, the disc
cannot be played on other DVD devices.
• You cannot add videos or photos to a finalized
disc.
• When using a DVD+RW disc and connecting
the camcorder to the DVDirect's VIDEO IN
connector or DV IN connector for recording
video, finalizing is unnecessary. You can always
add videos on the DVD+RW with the
DVDirect, and the disc will be playable on other
DVD devices.
1 Insert a disc to finalize, press V or v
to select [Finalize disc], and press the
ENTER button.
2 Press V or v to select [Yes] and press
the ENTER button.
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3 Press V or v to select [OK] and press
the ENTER button.
The DVDirect starts finalizing the disc.
If you insert a disc containing photos,
the message [Create a slideshow?]
appears. To create a slideshow, press V
or v to select [Yes] and press the
ENTER button.
When the message [Complete] appears,
finalizing has completed.
b Note
• It takes a few minutes to finalize a disc.
(Depending on the contents of a disc, time to
complete finalizing a disc may vary. If you
create a slideshow, it takes longer to finalize the
disc.)

Erase disc

You can erase all content recorded on a
DVD+RW or DVD-RW disc. The erased
disc is reusable as a blank disc.
b Note
• Be aware that this operation erases all data.
1 Insert a disc to erase, press V or v to
select [Erase disc], and press the
ENTER button.