(Un)Finalizing, Erasing; Finalizing Cdr(W) Discs; Unfinalizing Cdrw Discs; Erasing From A Cdrw Disc - Philips FW-R55/25 User Manual

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Finalizing CDR(W) discs

Finalizing a CDR(W) disc is a simple procedure, necessary to:
– play a recorded CDR on a standard CD player,
– play a recorded CDRW on a CDRW compatible
CD player and CD recorder,
– avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc, or
– avoid accidental erasure of tracks on a CDRW.
Notes:
Finalizing will take about 2 minutes.
During finalization no other operating commands can be
executed.
After finalization of the CDR(W),
the display.
Auto finalizing
When using either COPY CD or COMPILE CD, your
recordings will be finalized automatically (see "High speed
recording and automatic finalizing").
Manual finalizing when recording is in progress
1
Press FINALIZE CD on the set during recording.
AUTO FINAL? is displayed.
➜
2
Press YES to confirm.
➜
is shown.The finalization will start after
FINALIZE
recording and the actual finalizing time remaining will
start to count down.
Manual finalizing when recording is stopped
1
Insert the CDR(W) you want to finalize in the
CD recorder tray.
2
Press CDR to select the CD recorder.
3
Press FINALIZE CD on the set.
FINALIZE? is displayed.
➜
4
Press YES to start finalizing.
is shown. FINAL is displayed and the actual
➜
FINALIZE
finalizing time remaining starts to count down.
ON•OFF
LEVEL
AUX
MIC /
LEV EL
MIC
changes to on
CDRW CD
(Un)finalizing, erasing
Unfinalizing CDRW discs
If you want to record (or erase) on (from) a finalized
CDRW, you have to unfinalize it first.
Notes:
Unfinalizing will take approximately 2 minutes.
After unfinalizing of the CDRW,
the display.
1
Insert the CDRW you want to unfinalize in the
CD recorder tray.
2
Press CDR to select the CD recorder.
3
Press FINALIZE CD on the set.
UNFINALIZE? is displayed.
➜
4
Press YES to start unfinalizing.
UNFINAL is displayed and the operation time remaining
➜
starts to count down.

Erasing from a CDRW disc

It is possible to erase one or more tracks (starting from the
end of the last track) or the entire CDRW.
Erasing an entire CDRW
1
Insert the CDRW you want to erase in the CD recorder tray.
2
Press CDR to select the CD recorder.
3
Press ERASE CD to enter the erasing menu.
4
Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select:
ERASE DISC?: for erasing the entire disc
➜
5
Press YES to confirm your selection.
ERASE? is displayed.
➜
6
Press YES to start erasing.
ERASE is displayed and the operation time left starts to
➜
count down.
Erasing one or more tracks
1
Follow steps 1–3 of "Erasing an entire CDRW".
2
Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select the track
number(s) you wish to erase.
ERASE and the track number (e.g. 10+)? are displayed.
➜
To select more tracks to be erased repeat step 2.
0 0
Note:When erasing several tracks, the tracks to be erased must
be selected in sequence, starting from the last recorded track.
Example:The CDRW has 5 tracks recorded on it. Now, you can
erase tracks 5 and 4.You can also erase tracks 5, 4 and 3, but
you cannot erase tracks 5 and 3!
3
Press YES to confirm your selection.
ERASE? is displayed.
➜
4
Press YES to start erasing.
ERASE is displayed and the operation time left starts to
➜
count down.
changes to on
CD CDRW
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