Dvd-Ram Physical Format - Toshiba RD-X2U Owner's Manual

4) Press the / buttons to select "Start," then
press the ENTER button.
DVD-RAM Format
Entire disc contents excluding
library data will be erased if
disc is formatted. Proceed?
Start
Disc format
Select
5) Press the / buttons to select "Start," then
press the ENTER button.
Initialization starts.
DVD-RAM Format
Start
Disc format
Select
When initialization is completed, the setup window
disappears.

DVD-RAM Physical Format

Physical formatting is a simple execution for a disc which
cannot be used or read (or which is becoming hard to
read). It may refresh such a disc for recording and
playback. (There is no guarantee that all such discs will
be recovered.)
"DVD-RAM logical format" process only rewrites certain
data on file system and management information,
however, "DVD-RAM physical format" rewites all data on
a disc, therefore it takes a much longer time to complete.
For a 4.7GB single sided DVD-RAM, about 70 minutes
will be necessary. While processing, all recorder
operations and functions including program recording or
automatic recording of an external source will not work
until the process is finished. Also this process erases all
data stored on the disc.
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1) During pause, press the SETUP button.
2) Press the / buttons to select "Initial
Settings" then press the ENTER button.
Initial Settings
Time & Date Setting
TV/CATV
Channel Setting
Guide Channel Setting
Cable Box/DSS
Output Channel
DVD-RAM Physical Format
HDD Format
3) Press the / buttons to select "DVD-RAM
Physical Format," then press the ENTER
button.
4) Press the / buttons to select "Yes," then
press the ENTER button to execute.
Warning: It will take approximetely
70 minutes to format a 4.7GB
DVD-RAM and all data will be erased.
Confirm that timer programing is not
scheduled. Procceed?
Yes
To cancel, select "No", then press the ENTER
button.
Notes
• The physical format process may fail if executed to a dirty
DVD-RAM disc. Also, the disc may be difficult to record,
even if it finished. Before executing DVD-RAM physical
format process, be sure to confirm the disc is not dirty.
Clean it if necessary.
• The following DVD-RAM discs require physical formatting:
– A disc which is not formatted correctly.
– The disc which has errors during writing because of dirt
on the disc, and cannot be further recorded, or cannot
initialize normally.
• You need to start physical formatting from the first step
again when you use a failed disc.
• Physical formatting does not work if the disc contains a lot
of void beyond limitation of this recorder.
• If an error occurs in physical formatting, "F--ERROR"
appears in the front panel display. To turn off the message,
press the DISPLAY button.
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