After Recording; Finalizing; Unfinalizing Cd-Rw Discs - Tascam Professional CD-RW900 Owner's Manual

6-After recording

This section deals with the actions taken after re-
cord-ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and
erase operations for CD-RW discs.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more
can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs

Finalizing

As has been explained earlier ("Finalizing" on page
7), in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it
must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it.
This process is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on
the CD-RW900 by the
TOC
type on the display being un-lit when the disc is in-
serted.
To finalize a disc:
1. Load the unfinalized disc, and with the unit in
stop mode, press the
FINALIZE
The display shows
FINALIZE?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing
process, press the
FINALIZE/INS
panel or the
FINALIZE
2. To start the finalizing process, push the
dial or press the
JOG
control.
The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing
process, press the
STOP

Unfinalizing CD-RW discs

If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to
erase the Table of Contents in the following way:
1. With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in stop
mode, press the
ERASE/DEL
panel or the key on the remote control.
ERASE
Rotate the
MULTI JOG
keys on the remote control to select
Push the
MULTI JOG
key to confirm.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinal-
izing process, press the
front panel or the
SKIP
trol.
2. The display shows
Sure?
If you do not want to proceed with the unfinaliz-
ing process, press the

TASCAM CD-RW900
indicator under the disc
key.
key on the front
key on the remote control.
MULTI
key on the remote
ENTER
key.
key on the front
dial or press the
SKIP
UNFINALIZE?
dial or press the
ENTER
key on the
ERASE/DEL
keys on the remote con-
key.
STOP
can be "unfinalized" using the CD-RW900, i.e. their
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further
material can be recorded on them. Even if the disc
is full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize
process, and new material can be recorded.
3. When finalization has been chosen, the display
shows the
TOC
The unit starts counting down from a time shown
on the display.
4. When finalization has been finished successfully,
appears and the
Complete
display.
NOTE
During the finalizing process, all key presses are ig-
nored.
3. To start the unfinalizing process, press the
dial or the
JOG
When unfinalization has been chosen, the display
shows flashing and the remaining time. The
Erase
unit starts counting down from a time shown on
the display.
. 4. When finalization has been finished successfully,
appears on the display, and the
Complete
dicator will go off.
flashing and the remaining time.
will be lit on the
TOC
key again.
ENTER
MULTI
in-
TOC